Lets Join hands to show Banjara

RAM RAM goar bhayiyo n bhehno,
Give me chance to introduce first,Im srihari prasad naik working as software engineer ,Pune.Im a native of Palvancha ,Khammam(Dist),A.P. I've started working on our community long back.Orkut has given me an opurtunity to talk to u all dis way for which im very much thank full to orkut team.Im working on to create a site of our communtity which tells about our heritage n culture,our issues,about our organization ,social activities(An idea) n much more.Probably it takes another couple of months to get the site on live.Apart from dis im gathering the info of our people directly goin to them ,talkin to them knowing their problems ,Doing needful to them,giving suggestions if required.
My request is to unite ,we can give this work more life, if join together.Solve the problems of needy of our community in well organized fashion.
My Important conern:
its nice to see u all.But im unhappy to say and see our guyz are more inclined towards making pals for them selves.Atleast they could show half of the interest on our community which they r showing on getting pals.No porbs , i think there r so many reasons for dis.the reasons may be:
.. we r not serious about our community.
..Lack of understanding or ignorance about our community.
..People don't have time to bother about this.
..they may be in a helpless situation eventhough they have time.
n may be many..
but guyz let me tell u, im very much serious about it. its for a cause ..for our integrity,so lets join the hands to show them(Banjaras) ..we r there for them.

Regards
Shrihari Naik

Let us know about few famous Personalities...

Hi guys please post the information about famous personalities from our cmnty....

Dr. M. SHANKAR NAIK: EX. MEDICAL EDUCATION MINISTER OF KARNATAKA

BIRTH: Recently elected President of All India Banjara Seva Sangh, Dr. M. Shankar Naik was born in village Chikkajogihalli, Bellary District, Karnataka at the house of father Shri M. Muniya Naik on 1st July, 1947. His father Shri M. Muniya Naik was a Freedom Fighter and prisoned during Quit India Movement more than 18 months. He followed Gandhian Principals throghout his life time.

EDUCATION: Dr. M. Shankar Naik completed his Middle and High School education at Village Chikkajogihalli and did PUC and Medical Education from Bellary.

MEDICAL PRACTICE: After completion of Medical Education, Dr. M. Shankar Naik started Medical Practice at Doddaballapur (Rural District of Bangalore) in 1973.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: Dr. M. Shankar Naik is the founder of Lions Club of Doddaballapur in 1973 and served as a Charter Secretary and held various positions in Lions Club as a President, Regional Chairman, District Chairman etc., and continue as a Lion Member still now. He is the founder of IMA Branch, Doddaballapur and now Life Member of IMA and Life Member of Red Cross Society. Dr. M. Shankar Naik is recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy's Award in 1997.

Banjara Leader: He elected and served as a President of Karnatka Pradesh Banjara Seva Sangh for 6 years and then President of All India Banjara Seva Sangh, Karnataka Branch. Now he elected unanimously as President of All India Banjara Seva Sangh in place of Late Shri Ranjit Naik, a well known Architect and Social Worker from Mumbai.

POLITICAL CARRIER: Dr. M. Shankar Naik entered into politics in the year of 1987 and elected as a member of Bangalore Rural Zila Parishad and served as a Vice President for 5 years. Then he got elected as a MLA from Nelamangala Constituency, Bangalore Rural District and was Minister for Medical Education during Shri J. H. Patel's Government in Karnatka and continuing in active politics.

MAILING ADDRESS: Dr. M. Shankar Naik, No. 26/B, 2nd Main, CIL Colony, Sanjay Nagar, Bangalore-560094, Karnataka Pradesh, India.

PHONE NO.: 080-3413700.

Regards,
Ravi Naik.

Who are Banjara? - An Historical Context

About our language

Linguistic Lineage for Lambadi language
Indo-European (449) --> Indo-Iranian (308) --> Indo-Aryan (219) --> Central zone (76) --> Rajasthani (18) --> Unclassified (8) --> Lambadi [lmn] (India).

You can find out some more linguistic attributes of our language here...
http://linguistlist.org/forms/langs/LLDescription.cfm?code=lmn

Who are Banjara? - An Historical Context

The Banjaras are the largest and historic formed group in India and also known as Lambadi or Lambani. The Banjara people are a people who speak lambadi or Lambani. All gypsy languages are linked linguistically, stemming from ancient Sanskrit and belonging to the North Indo-Aryan language family. Lambadi is the heart language of the Banjara, but it has no written script. The Banjara speak a second language of the state they live in and adopt that script.

They are listed under 53 different names. Historically, these are the root Gypsies of earth. During the British colonial rule, these gypsy nomads of India were given the name Banjara, but they call themselves Ghor. The Banjaras are a colourful, versatile and one of the largest people groups of India, inhabiting most of the districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The Banjara are a sturdy, ambitious people and have a light complexion. The Banjara were historically nomadic, keeping cattle, trading salt and transporting goods. Most of these people now have settled down to farming and various types of wage labour. Their habits of living in isolated groups away from other, which was a characteristic of their nomadic days, still persist.

Their unique dress, heritage, customs and language distinguish them from the majority population, and they maintain a separate lifestyle. The banjara gypsies love storytelling, music, songs and dance. Men play drums and women dance in a circle chanting to the rhythmic beat. The Banjara are now experiencing rapid changes, and their traditional customs, practices and institutions are undergoing far-reaching transformations. They are now settled as agricultural labourers.

The Banjaras are located in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Banjara are primarily Hindu-Animists with their own gods and goddesses, festivals, and animistic worship practices. They offer goat sacrifices and are also bound by superstitions, fears and witchcraft.

P.S: internet source

Regards,
Satish Lusnavat.

We Need Reservation but in right way...........

Hello Goar Yuth.........
We must need resrvation, but in right way. now the on going resration system has many draw backs..... for example take in the case of S.T category. in general all the persons belong to this category, we are using resrvations.. it is not fair...... an I.A.S officres son also using the same S.T reservation tag and a poor student from very back ward village also using the same. so how far this is correct.....
I.A.S son becoming I.A.S, Engineers son becoming Engineer, Doctors son also a doctor and so ........on. Dr. Ambedkar introduced reservatin system to improve the peoples in backward areas and in remote areas. Because they don't have sufficient communication and resources compared with peoples in urban areas.
in early days, Dr. ambedkar thoght and present situation is different.
so friends just think how reservation is misused. The resrvation is not reached to those desired persons.......
This is the same case in all categories. so we must make a limit to reservation system. I am not against with resrvation. Today I am speaking with you peoples is becasue of resrvation.I came from very backward tanda. Today also we are not having bus service and communication facility in our thanda....

Hyderabad named after a Banjara Girl...

Hyderabad->named after a Banjara Girl - Read Story
An interesting read(especially the high lighted text).. The lady behind the name of the city is frm our own community...

History of Hyderabad:
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, ruled from Hyderabad.Hyderabad was founded on the banks of the Musi river in the present day Andhra Pradesh by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, in 1590; this relocation was intended to relieve a water shortage the dynasty had experienced at their old headquarters at Golkonda. They ruled over the Telangana region and some parts of present day Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Theories explaining the origins and etymology behind Hyderabad's name differ. A popular theory suggests that after founding the city, Quli Qutb Shah fell in love with and married a local Banjara girl known as Bhagyamathi and named this city after her, Bhagya Nagaram. In Telugu, Bhagyanagaram means prosperous city. (Bhagya: fortune; nagaram: city) .[4] Upon her conversion to Islam, Bhagyamathi changed her name to Hyder Mahal and the new city's name was correspondingly changed Hyderabad (literally, "the city of Hyder").

Here is the related link which gives proof
Etymology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India#History



When India gained independence in 1947, under the terms of independence from the British the State of Hyderabad headed by the Prime Minister, the cabinet and the Nizam opted for independence, either as a sovereign ruler or by acquiring Dominion status within the British Empire.

India then enforced an economic blockade. As a result Hyderabad state signed a Standstill Agreement with the Indian Union. On September 17, 1948, more than a year after India had gained independence, the Nizam signed the Instrument of Accession to the Indian Union.
On November 1, 1956, the states of India were reorganized on linguistic grounds. Hyderabad and the surrounding areas were added to Andhra Pradesh, based on the Telugu speaking community. Thus, Hyderabad became the capital city of the new state of AP.

Regards
Satish

Banjara Population, In Various State...

Ram Ram banjara bhaiyo,

Our Population in various states and reservation categories

Karnataka SC 95 Lacs
Andhra Pradesh ST 85 Lacs
Maharashtra VJ-A 80 Lacs
Uttar Pradesh OBC 65 Lacs
Madhya Pradesh OBC 55 Lacs
Rajasthan (now SBC) 45 Lacs
Gujarat OBC 50 Lacs
Delhi SC 30 Lacs
Tamilnadu VJ 30 Lacs
West Bengal OBC 20 Lacs
Himachal Pradesh SC 25 Lacs
Bihar ST 29 Lacs
Orissa ST 20 Lacs
Kerala OPEN 10 Lacs
Haryana OBC 10 Lacs
Punjab OBC 20 Lacs
Jammu & Kashmir OBC 8 Lacs
Arunachal Pradesh OPEN 7 Lacs

Total Banjara Population in India 6 Crore 84 Lacs

Population of India

Uttar Pradesh 166,197,921
Maharashtra 96,878,627
Bihar 82,998,509
West Bengal 80,176,197
Andhra Pradesh 76,210,007


BANJARAS 6,84,00,000


Tamil Nadu 62,405,679
Madhya Pradesh 60,348,023
Rajasthan 56,507,188
Karnataka 52,850,562
Gujarat 50,671,017
Orissa 36,804,660
Kerala 31,841,374
Jharkhand 26,945,829
Assam 26,655,528
Punjab 24,358,999
Haryana 21,144,564
Chhattisgarh 20,833,803
Delhi 13,850,507
Jammu and Kashmir 10,143,700
Uttarakhand 8,489,349
Himachal Pradesh 6,077,900
Tripura 3,199,203
Manipur 2,166,788
Meghalaya 2,318,822
Nagaland 1,990,036
Goa 1,347,668
Arunachal Pradesh 1,097,968
Pondicherry 974,345
Chandigarh 900,635
Mizoram 888,573
Sikkim 540,851
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 356,152
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 220,490
Daman and Diu 158,204
Lakshadweep 60,650

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_India_by_population

Source:Bhatkya Vimukta va tyanche Prashna—Shankarrao Kharat, Banjara Calender-2007, Beed.

Our population is more than that of most of the states in India but still we don’t have any strong political voice in India. All the states were created on the basis of language then if we consider our language as a basis then with such huge population we could be a 6th biggest state in India, but as we are spread all over India and not in a particular region we could not make any big impact in Indian politics as we are not united. How many MPs n MLAs and ministers we have in national and state cabinets? very few,the number will be below 10.There has been no influential banjara leader who has influence beyond his district after Shri. Vasantrao Naik(CM of Maharashtra from 1963 to 1975).

Instead of being in one country having same language, culture and socio-economic state we have been put under various categories in various states.

See what colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla did in Rajasthan, he fought for Gujjars, though many gujjars have died in agitation finally they have got reservation under special category,in which Banjaras are also included, thanks to colonel Bainsla. The point I want to make is if Gujjars can fight for their rights, why can’t we unite and fight for our rights, we are large in numbers, imagine what kind of pressure we can put on Government. On one side we are fighting for SC/ST status and on other side Maharashtra Government has put the condition of non-creamy layer certificate for the VJ category in state,where seats of many courses remain vacant in various colleges for various courses due to lack of candidates. Would the state government have dared to take this step if we had leader like col. Bainsla?

Jai Sevalal, Jai Hind


Regards,
Vinod Pawar

Shri Ranjit Poojari Naik, a renowned Architect and Social Worker

Shri Ranjit Poojari Naik, a renowned Architect and Social Worker, S/o Late Shri P. Champla Naik, was born on 22/10/1933, at a village: Naginayanichervu Tanda, Mandal : Somandepalli, District : Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh State (India). Studied upto S.S.C. in Govt. High School, Penukonda, Dist. Anantapur (A.P), as a boarder of Shri Thakkar Bapa Lambadi / Sugali Free Hostel, founded by Late Shri Bhagat Champla Naik (upto 1952). Did his Intermediate in science at Andhra Christian College, Guntur (A.P) and Bachelor in Architecture (B. Arch.) from J.J. College of Architecture, University of Mumbai in the year 1964.

In the year 1962 he married Chandrakala Naik, a Teacher, Social Worker and First Banjara lady Graduate in Maharashtra State. She has helped him, in all his socio-economic and cultural activities of All India Banjara Seva Sangh (AIBSS) and many other organizations for the upliftment of Banjara Community.

He was the Member of Indian Institute of Architects (AIIA) and Practicing Engineers, Architects and Town Planners Association (PEATA – Mumbai) and registered in the Council of Architecture as a Practicing Architect (under Govt. of India Act – 1972 for the Registration of Architects). He was practicing as Architect in Mumbai since 1964 to till his death.

He started his social work since age of 19, i.e. 1952 for the Welfare of Banjaras (Nomadic Tribes/Gypsies of India), Scheduled Tribes and other Weaker Sections of the country. He appeared before “Kaka kalelkar Backward Class Commission”, in 1953 along with his father, Shri Bhagat Champla Naik and maternal uncle Comrade Shri S.Ghane Naik, to plead before the said committee, for the inclusion of Sugalis/ Lambadis in the list of Scheduled Tribes, in the Constitution of India, in the then Madras Province and succeeded in getting Lambadis / Sugalis included in the list of Scheduled Tribes of the Constitution of India, in the year 1954.

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He organized and fully participated in the Conference of Erukula – Enandi – Lambadi Tribal Conference, in 1953.
Regards,
Rajesh.

Here is the information about Our Gotra's/Juth

Banjara Gothr/Jath

Rathod/Bhukya (27)
Aaloth
Bhaanaavath
Bhilavath
Degaavath
Depaavath
Devsoth
Dungaavath
Jhandavath
Kaanaavath
Karamtoth
Khaatroth
Khethaavath
Khilaavath
Kodaavath
Kumaavath
Meghaavath
Meraajoth
Meraavath
Nenaavath
Paathloth
Pithaavath
Raajavath
Raamavath
Raathla/Phulia
Ranasoth
Sangaavath
Sotki

Pawar (12)
Aamgoth
Aivath Pammar
Baanni
Chaivoth Pammar
Injraavath
Inloth Pammar
Jharapla
Lunsavath/Nunsavath
Pamaadiyaa
Tarabaanni
Vankdoth
Vislaavath

Chavan/Chauhan (6)
Dumaavath/Chauradiya
Kayloth
Korra
Mood
Paalthyaa
Sabavat

Vadithya/Jadhav (52)
Ajmera
Baadaavath
Barmaavath
Bhagvaandas
Bharoth
Bodaa
Dhaaraavath
Dungaroth
Gangaavath
Goraam
Gugloth
Halaavath
Jaadhav
Jaloth
Jayt
Kagla
Kunsoth
Lokaavath
Lonaavath
Loolaavath
Maaloth
Mohandas
Pipaavath
Poosnamal
Salaavath
Sejaavath
Tejaavath
Tepaavath
Teraavath
Tuvar
Undaavath
VaderJhaad
Vadithya Jaajigiri
...there r some more which i dont know...If u knw plz send me the other sub categories of this gotra

Banoth (15)
Aadoth
Ade
Baanoth
Bhojaavath
Daanaavath
Dharmasoth
Dheeravath
Jaatroth
Karnaavath
Kuntaavath
Lavori
Mudavath
Paanaavath
Rupavath
Sabdasoth


People from one Gothra can marry another gothra -(sathish)

"Lack Of Awarness"

Ram Ram ,jai sevalal to all banjara
would like to remaind to all our goarBanjara bhai aur bheno's ,please try to spread & expose about our samaj(Regarding Education,Culture,Tradition,Festivals,Wor

ships,Gotra tree,reservation benfits,fund 2 the agriculture etc...) to unknown goar peoples. I think this the responsibility of every goar who knows very well about our samaj.Please try to help each other . But the main problem of the banjaras are lack of awarness about goar samaj and i think the simplest&quikest way to convey any type of message/information for individual/all by broadcasting all types of program on "TELEVISION" in our goar boli basha. Thank you, Jai Sewalal.... M.Ramesh Rathod,Scientist(DRDO),Hyderabad.