Valmiki caste - Wikipedia
网页The Valmikis are a variety of communities throughout India who all claim descent from the legendary author of the Ramayana, Valmiki. The Valmikis can be classified as a caste or sampradaya (tradition/sect).
Chuhra - Wikipedia
网页According to the 2001 Census of India, the Balmikis formed 11.2 per cent of the Scheduled Caste population in Punjab [32] and were the second-most populous Scheduled Caste in Delhi National Capital Region.
Balmikism - Wikipedia
网页Many worshippers at Valmiki Hindu temples are Dalits, especially those belonging to the Chuhra community, though adherents from other castes pray there too and patrons of Valmiki temples come from diverse castes.
Untouchable women more prone to rape – DW – 10/14/2020
网页2020年10月14日 · Members of the Valmiki caste play an important role in many areas, disposing off dirt and muck. But their low caste status makes them vulnerable to crimes like the recent rape of a 19-year-old...
Cleaning Human Waste : "Manual Scavenging," Caste, and …
网页2014年8月25日 · Within the caste structure, Dalits who work as manual scavengers are usually from the Hindu Valmiki sub-caste, which is further subdivided into regionally named groups such as Chuhada, Rokhi...
(Re)Constructing Spatial and Social Relations: Valmikis of
网页2023年9月15日 · Situated at the intersection of space, urbanism, and caste, I show how Valmikis transformed an uninhabitable piece of land into a vibrant space for the self that tackles caste at multiple levels.
Whose Valmiki? - Kashyap Deepak, 2023 - SAGE Journals
网页2023年7月20日 · One of such stories is the birth and caste of Valmiki, the creator of Ramayana. As per Puranas and Shrutis, Valmiki was a Brahmin but Sikh and Oriental scholars oppose the view by declaring him a Dalit who later became the guru of sweepers.
(PDF) Casting the ‘sweepers’. Local politics of sanskritisation, caste …
网页The Valmiki campaign was thus patronised by members of the Congress government but it also involved modern caste organisations of ‘sweeper’ communities. The first one to appear, the UP Mehtar Sangh, was an organization of educated ‘sweepers’ that was formed in Aligarh by a Gandhian Chuhra.
On Identity of Sage Valmiki - Hinduism Stack Exchange
网页2017年1月20日 · The salient features of this research appear to cast a doubt about the authenticity of the story that Maharishi Valmiki was a dacoit. But even if Valmiki were a low-caste person, it is not relevant to the message of the Ramayana.
Formation of the Valmiki Heritage: Making Sense of Dalit Cultural ...
网页2022年7月15日 · In this context, the article explores the historical role of the Adi-Dharam Samaj, an anti-caste reformist movement by the Balmiki community. This movement has adopted various new modes and strategies to mobilize the community.
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