Tyagi
Tyagi originally called Taga, is a cultivator caste who claim Brahmin status.[1] The landholding community is confined to Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan. They are often considered the highest of the agricultural castes.[2] During the British Raj, they changed their name from Taga to Tyagi, and began claiming Brahmin status.[3] In 1931, they were classified as a cultivating middle caste rather than as Brahmins, along with the Jats and Bhumihars.[4] As of a 1990 report by the Backward Classes Commission, Government of Haryana, they were mostly engaged in farming.[5][6]
The name Tyagi is prevalent in both Hindu and Muslim communities.[7] Community members who converted to Islam are known as Muslim Tyagis,[8] Mulla Brahmin, Musalman Taga, Mahesra and Moolay Taga.[9]
References
- ^ Binod C Agrawal. (1974). Tribe,Caste and Peasantry. Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society,U.P. p. 188.
- ^ Satya Prakash Arya (1975). Sociological Study of folklore. Indian Publications. p. 116.
- ^ Rath, Saroj Kumar (2018). "Satyagraha and Social Justice in India". In Masaeli, Mahmoud; Prabhakar, Monica (eds.). India as a Model for Global Development. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 91.
- ^ Sharma, Shalendra D. (1999). Development and Democracy in India. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 157.
- ^ Haryana (India). Backward Classes Commission (1990). Report of the Backward Classes Commission, 1990, Government of Haryana. Controller of Printing and Stationery. p. 105.
- ^ Annapurna Chattopadhyaya (2002). The People and Culture of Bengal, A study in Origins. Firma K.L.M. p. 489.
- ^ Kripa Shankar Mathur, Binod C. Agrawal (1974), Tribe, caste, and peasantry, Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, U. P., 1974, p. 189,
... The present Hindu and Muslim Tyagis are the descendants of a common ancestor ...
- ^ Brij Raj Chauhan, Unesco (1990), Rural-urban articulations, A.C. Bros., 1990, ISBN 978-81-85489-01-8,
... In Saharanpur district SC Dube described the Tyagi village where half of the population is of Muslim Tyagi and the other half of the Hindu Tyagi ...
- ^ History of origin of some clans in India, with special reference to Jats (1992), Mangal Sen Jindal, Sarup & Sons, p. 159
Further reading
- Brass, Paul R. (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press.
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