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Ahar (caste)
The Ahar are a Hindu caste in India. The term "Ahar" was historically associated with the Yadav caste, along with the term "Ahir". At the start of the 20th century, the group labelled Ahar were generally found in a few west-central districts of India, but in the 1931 census of India appeared in large numbers recorded in the north-central districts, though not in any of the districts between the former and latter. They claim to be descended from Yadu Race. Ahar, also called Ahir or Yadav is a peasant or agricultural caste of North India. The Yadava Movement in nineteenth century has successfully attempted to merge the regional caste identities like Ahar, Ahir, Gwala, Gop and so on, in favour of a generic term Yadava. According to 1931 census, the population of Ahar, Ahir, Gop, Ghoshi, Gwalvanshi, like pastoral communities was 14,170,032. Lord Krishna himself belonged to the tribe of the Yadavas, or descendants of Yadu This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Language
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
