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Beldars are part of a NTB, originally from (India )] and have today migrated to many parts of India. The language spoken by them is Beldari.〔People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 245 to 248〕 ==History and origin== The community are the traditionally natives of North India, and are similar to the Oad communities, who are the navies of west India. They also claim common ancestry with Kewat community, both of whom refer to themselves as Oads.〔People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 268〕 In Maharashtra, the Beldar are found mainly in the districts of Aurangabad, Nasik, Pune, Amravati, Akola, Yawatmal, Ahmednagar, Sholapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri and the city of Mumbai. The Beldar claim to have immigrated from Rajasthan some five centuries ago. They still speak Rajasthani among themselves and Marathi with outsiders. and also use a Beldari Language.The community is strictly endogamous, and consists of a number of exogamous clans. Their main clans are the Nonya, Narora, Davawar, Kharola, Jailwar, Faatara, Horwar, Chhapawar, Tuse, Pannewar, Mahore, Basniwar, Bahr, Gorala and Udainwar. They have there personal history towards shifting from one place to another. Moreover, they categories themselves like in a form of sub-section of Beldar caste. Some categorizations are Mangal, Sadhra, Nadhra and many more.〔People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 192-197〕 The Beldar are a scheduled caste from the northern part of India. They are still engaged in their traditional occupation of navvies. Mostly, Beldars are employed in road construction and the digging of wells and rivers by the government. The Beldar caste is the occupational caste of India. The term Beldar means one who carries a hoe. In Beldar community, generally, the entire family participates in construction work. Several Beldars are nomadic by nature and shift from one place to another, looking for construction work at different sites. A few members of the Beldar community are also engaged in vegetable and fruit selling. The Beldar caste is a Hindu caste and they are largely found throughout the provinces of northern India, mainly Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. They speak a dialect of Hindi. Beldar are also found in almost all the districts of the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Beldar caste is further divided into a number of smaller sub-castes. According to some legends, the Beldar caste is said to have descended from Prithviraj Chauhan. They are very similar to the Oad community, the construction workers of western India. Both these communities claim common lineage with the Lonia community. In Hoshangabad District, some Muhammadan Beldars are also found. Regarding the origin of the Beldar caste, it is also believed that the bulk of the Beldars and their allied castes have originated from non-Aryan tribes. The Murhas of the northern districts of the country seem to be a subsidiary of the Bind tribe; further, those known as Matkuda or earth-diggers are usually considered offshoots of the Gond tribe, while the Sansias and Larhias of Chhattisgarh seem to have originated from the Kols, Bhuiyas and Oraon tribe. The term Raj, meaning a mason, is also used for the Beldars in the northern regions. The Murha, Nunia and Sansia castes are also frequently known as Beldars. They cannot be evidently distinguished from the main caste of Beldars. The Beldar caste of Saugor claim that their ancestors were mostly engaged in refining salt. They also have a rich culture and their music and dance play an integral part of their life. Drums and fireworks accompany the wedding processions of the Beldar community. Divorce is allowed in their society. The Beldar community have several indigenous customs, which they follow faithfully. They are religious by nature. Beldar are the devotees of Lord Shiva, and as such, they give the leaves of bel as an offering. So, they came to be called beldars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beldar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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