Manjhi (tribe)

Manjhi, sometimes recorded as Majhwar and as Majhi,^[1] is a community in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, where they are classified as a Scheduled Tribe for the purposes of India's system of positive discrimination, however, Majhi from West Bengal and Odisha fall separately.^[2]^[3]

Notable people[edit]

Dashrath Manjhi, also known as the Mountain Man of Bihar
Jitan Ram Manjhi, former Chief Minister of Bihar

References[edit]

^ Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (2002). Tribal Roots of Hinduism. p. 299. ISBN 9788176252997.
^ "Court questions quota for Manjhi sub-tribes". Indian Express. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Hasan, Amir; Das, J. C.; Rizvi, Baqr Raza (2004). People of India: The Communities: Gaddi-Muslim Teli. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 942, 943 and 946. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.

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[1] Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (2002). Tribal Roots of Hinduism. p. 299. ISBN 9788176252997.

[2] "Court questions quota for Manjhi sub-tribes". Indian Express. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

[3] Hasan, Amir; Das, J. C.; Rizvi, Baqr Raza (2004). People of India: The Communities: Gaddi-Muslim Teli. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 942, 943 and 946. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.

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