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'''Kushwaha''' is a surname used by people of ] ] in Bihar.<ref name="ht">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-castes-included-in-backward-classes-list/article1-1147408.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415174249/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-castes-included-in-backward-classes-list/article1-1147408.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |title=Three castes included in backward classes list |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/kushwahas-body-to-plant-saplings-on-ashokas-birth-anniversary/articleshow/51816852.cms|title=Kushwahas' body to plant saplings on Ashoka's birth anniversary|website=Times of India|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> The ]s are also known as ], Shakya, Saini in various parts of north India.<ref name="ht"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/keshav-prasad-maurya-the-making-of-bjp-s-new-obc-face-in-uttar-pradesh-122012301087_1.html|title=Keshav Prasad Maurya: The making of BJP's new OBC face in Uttar Pradesh|website=Business Standard|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-elections-swami-prasad-maurya-says-no-intention-to-go-back-to-bjp-court-issues-arrest-warrant/articleshow/88859005.cms|title=Uttar Pradesh elections: Swami Prasad Maurya says no intention to go back to BJP; court issues arrest warrant|website=Times of India|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amit-shahs-choice-of-up-bjp-chief-to-dampen-nitish-kumars-pitch/articleshow/51771360.cms|title=Amit Shah's choice of UP BJP chief to dampen Nitish Kumar's pitch|website=Economic Times|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> As per one opinion, the Kushwaha surname is also common among members of ] caste, who later merged with the ]s to become a single homogeneous community.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3d2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 |title=Opposition in a Dominant Party System A Study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh India|author=Angela S. Burger|publisher=]|year=2022|isbn=978-0520365568}}</ref> | '''Kushwaha''' is a surname used by people of ] ] in Bihar.<ref name="ht">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-castes-included-in-backward-classes-list/article1-1147408.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415174249/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-castes-included-in-backward-classes-list/article1-1147408.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |title=Three castes included in backward classes list |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/kushwahas-body-to-plant-saplings-on-ashokas-birth-anniversary/articleshow/51816852.cms|title=Kushwahas' body to plant saplings on Ashoka's birth anniversary|website=Times of India|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> The ]s are also known as ], Shakya, Saini in various parts of north India.<ref name="ht"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/keshav-prasad-maurya-the-making-of-bjp-s-new-obc-face-in-uttar-pradesh-122012301087_1.html|title=Keshav Prasad Maurya: The making of BJP's new OBC face in Uttar Pradesh|website=Business Standard|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-elections-swami-prasad-maurya-says-no-intention-to-go-back-to-bjp-court-issues-arrest-warrant/articleshow/88859005.cms|title=Uttar Pradesh elections: Swami Prasad Maurya says no intention to go back to BJP; court issues arrest warrant|website=Times of India|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amit-shahs-choice-of-up-bjp-chief-to-dampen-nitish-kumars-pitch/articleshow/51771360.cms|title=Amit Shah's choice of UP BJP chief to dampen Nitish Kumar's pitch|website=Economic Times|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref> As per one opinion, the Kushwaha surname is also common among members of ] caste, who later merged with the ]s to become a single homogeneous community.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3d2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 |title=Opposition in a Dominant Party System A Study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh India|author=Angela S. Burger|publisher=]|year=2022|isbn=978-0520365568}}</ref> They are a dominant ] community, who comprise about 9% of the population of state of ]. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
By the early 1900, due to significant knowledge of agricultural practices, the agricultural communities like ], Kachhi and Murao in the ] had amassed rural wealth and prosperity like the members of ] and ] caste. This led them to lay claim on ] status. According to ] and ], these communities earlier had belief in ] and ], but the general claim on Kshatriya status made them link themselves to ], via ], one of the son of ]. Thus the Surname "Kushwaha" was adopted to justify the newly gained wealth and prosperity.<ref>{{cite web|first=Pinch|last=William R.|title= Peasants and Monks in British India|publisher= Berkeley: ]|year=1996|url=http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft22900465/}}</ref> This trend became more visible with the passing of time and by 1990s these communities had gained education, more access to non farm jobs and acquired political power to become rising '']s'' in many of the north Indian states. They displaced ] from power in political sphere, in coalition with members of similar agricultural castes and started calling themselves as ''Kushwaha Kshatriya'', a phenomenon described as '']''.<ref name=TF>{{cite book|title=Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change in India|year=2018|editor1 = Ajit K. Pandey|editor2=Ashok K. Pankaj|place=United Kingdom|publisher=Taylor & Francis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dHd0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT21 |pages=21–23|isbn=9780429785184 }}</ref><ref name="HOA">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SNw5zVN1V0oC&pg=PA436|page=436|editor1= V.S. Upadhyay|editor2= G. Pandey|year=1993|title=History of Anthropological Thought|place=India|publisher=Concept Publishing Company}}</ref> | By the early 1900, due to significant knowledge of agricultural practices, the agricultural communities like ], Kachhi and Murao in the ] had amassed rural wealth and prosperity like the members of ] and ] caste. This led them to lay claim on ] status. According to ] and ], these communities earlier had belief in ] and ], but the general claim on Kshatriya status made them link themselves to ], via ], one of the son of ]. Thus the Surname "Kushwaha" was adopted to justify the newly gained wealth and prosperity.<ref>{{cite web|first=Pinch|last=William R.|title= Peasants and Monks in British India|publisher= Berkeley: ]|year=1996|url=http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft22900465/}}</ref> This trend became more visible with the passing of time and by 1990s these communities had gained education, more access to non farm jobs and acquired political power to become rising '']s'' in many of the north Indian states. They displaced ] from power in political sphere, in coalition with members of similar agricultural castes and started calling themselves as ''Kushwaha Kshatriya'', a phenomenon described as '']''.<ref name=TF>{{cite book|title=Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change in India|year=2018|editor1 = Ajit K. Pandey|editor2=Ashok K. Pankaj|place=United Kingdom|publisher=Taylor & Francis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dHd0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT21 |pages=21–23|isbn=9780429785184 }}</ref><ref name="HOA">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SNw5zVN1V0oC&pg=PA436|page=436|editor1= V.S. Upadhyay|editor2= G. Pandey|year=1993|title=History of Anthropological Thought|place=India|publisher=Concept Publishing Company}}</ref> |
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Kushwaha is a surname used by people of Koeri caste in Bihar. The Kushwahas are also known as Maurya, Shakya, Saini in various parts of north India. As per one opinion, the Kushwaha surname is also common among members of Kachhi caste, who later merged with the Koeris to become a single homogeneous community. They are a dominant OBC community, who comprise about 9% of the population of state of Bihar.
Origin
By the early 1900, due to significant knowledge of agricultural practices, the agricultural communities like Koeri, Kachhi and Murao in the Gangetic Plain had amassed rural wealth and prosperity like the members of Kurmi and Yadav caste. This led them to lay claim on Kshatriya status. According to Herbert Hope Risley and William Wilson Hunter, these communities earlier had belief in Shakta and Shaiva faith, but the general claim on Kshatriya status made them link themselves to Solar Dynasty, via Kusha, one of the son of Lord Rama. Thus the Surname "Kushwaha" was adopted to justify the newly gained wealth and prosperity. This trend became more visible with the passing of time and by 1990s these communities had gained education, more access to non farm jobs and acquired political power to become rising Kulaks in many of the north Indian states. They displaced upper castes from power in political sphere, in coalition with members of similar agricultural castes and started calling themselves as Kushwaha Kshatriya, a phenomenon described as Sanskritisation.
Notable people
- Abhay Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and President of Youth wing of Janata Dal (United).
- Arun Singh Kushwaha, Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Karakat Assembly constituency, leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.
- Ajab Singh Kushwah, Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, a member of Indian National Congress
- Amarjeet Kushwaha, Indian activist, lawyer and Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.)
- Ashok Kushwaha, two times member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Sasaram Assembly constituency.
- Ajit Kushwaha, Indian Communist leader, Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Dumraon Assembly constituency.
- Ankit Kushwah, Indian cricketer from Madhya Pradesh
- Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Babu Singh Kushwaha, a former member of Bahujan Samaj Party and minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh. He, along with Swami Prasad Maurya and Nasimuddin Siddiqui, was considered as Mayawati's most trusted man.
- Basant Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, leader of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party.
- Bhagvan Singh Kushwaha, Indian politician from UP
- Binod Singh Kushwaha, former Minister for Backward and Extremely Backward Caste welfare in Government of Bihar, leader of Bhartiya Janata Party.
- Chandrapal Kushwaha, Indian politician from UP
- Dinesh Prasad Kushwaha, former minister for irrigation in Government of Bihar.
- Fateh Bahadur Kushwaha, Businessman and Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Dehri Assembly constituency (2020-25)
- Ganga Singh Kushwaha, Indian politician from UP
- Jagdeo Prasad Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Jagdish Singh Kushwaha, Indian politician from UP
- Jayant Raj Kushwaha, former Minister for rural work department in Government of Bihar; Minister for minor water resources.
- Jawahar Prasad Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Sasaram Assembly constituency.
- Kushwaha Ram Kumar Sharma, Member of Parliament from Sitamarhi constituency.
- Kunwar Yashwantsingh Kushwah, Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh
- Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta, Indian politician from Jharkhand
- Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta, Indian politician from Jharkhand
- Manoj Singh Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, a leader of Janata Dal (United).
- Mahabali Singh Kushwaha, Member of Indian Parliament from Karakat Lok Sabha constituency, Janata Dal (United) leader.
- Maha Nand Singh Kushwaha, activist and Member of Legislative Assembly from Arwal Assembly constituency.
- Nagmani Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar and Jharkhand
- Narayan Singh Kushwah, Indian politician, member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2008–present
- Narendra Kumar Kushwaha, Indian politician from UP
- Neeraj Kushawaha, Indian politician from UP
- Pramod Kumar Sinha Kushwaha, Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Raxaul Assembly constituency.
- Ramesh Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Ramratan Kushwaha, Indian politician from UP
- Ravindra Kushawaha, Indian politician from UP
- Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Bibhutipur Assembly constituency.
- Ramsewak Singh Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Hathua Assembly constituency.
- Rajesh Singh Kushwaha, Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Hathua Assembly constituency (2020-25).
- Dr. Rajesh Kushwaha; Former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kesaria Assembly constituency.
- Renu Kushawaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- R. S. Kushwaha, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (has been associated with Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party).
- Saket Kushwaha, Indian educationist and agricultural economist(Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh)
- Santosh Kumar Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Salona Kushwaha, member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
- Satyendra Narayan Kushwaha, former Member of Legislative Council, Bihar.
- Satyadev Kushwaha, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, Janata Dal (United) leader.
- Suraj Nandan Kushwaha, former president of Rashtrawadi Kushwaha Parishad, an organisation affiliated to Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Sunil Kumar Kushwaha, Member of Parliament from Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Satish Prasad Singh Kushwaha, Former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Seema Samridhi Kushwaha, Supreme Court advocate, known for Nirbhaya gang rape case 2012.
- Sunil Kushwaha, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Sitamarhi Assembly constituency.
- Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Surendra Kumar Kushwaha, Bhartiya Janata Party politician from Fazilnagar Assembly constituency, Uttar Pradesh.
- Umesh Singh Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Upendra Kushwaha, Indian politician from Bihar
- Vishal Kushwah (born 1990), Indian cricketer
- Vyas Deo Prasad Kushwaha, former minister in Government of Bihar, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Siwan Assembly constituency.
See also
References
- ^ "Three castes included in backward classes list". Hindustan Times. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Kushwahas' body to plant saplings on Ashoka's birth anniversary". Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Keshav Prasad Maurya: The making of BJP's new OBC face in Uttar Pradesh". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Uttar Pradesh elections: Swami Prasad Maurya says no intention to go back to BJP; court issues arrest warrant". Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Amit Shah's choice of UP BJP chief to dampen Nitish Kumar's pitch". Economic Times. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Angela S. Burger (2022). Opposition in a Dominant Party System A Study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh India. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520365568.
- William R., Pinch (1996). "Peasants and Monks in British India". Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Ajit K. Pandey; Ashok K. Pankaj, eds. (2018). Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change in India. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. pp. 21–23. ISBN 9780429785184.
- V.S. Upadhyay; G. Pandey, eds. (1993). History of Anthropological Thought. India: Concept Publishing Company. p. 436.
- "मुरैना में वोट के लिए अपहरण:सुमावली विधायक अजब सिंह कुशवाह ने किया अपहरण, ग्वालियर से पुलिस छुड़ाकर लाई युवक को". BHASKAR.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Pratip Chattopadhyay; Yatindra Singh Sisodia, eds. (23 November 2022). Political Communication in Contemporary India: Locating Democracy and Governance. India: Taylor & Francis. p. 55. ISBN 9781000801392.
- "Bihar cabinet: CM Nitish Kumar allocates portfolios, keeps Home Ministry; Tejashwi Yadav gets Health". India Tv. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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