Thursday 25 August 2011

The community involved in Agriculture

Kushwaha is a community, which is involved in agriculture and farming. It is found in large numbers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh as well as in Nepal and Mauritius. claim decent from Shri Kusha, eldest son of Shri Rama the main character of Hindu epic Ramayana. Large migrant populations have also settled in Bombay (Maharastra), Gujrat, WB, Delhi and Assam. Estimated population figures of Kushwaha are close to 5.00 - 6.00 crore in Northern India making it one of the largest groups in India comprising 8-10% of population in most states where they live. English descriptions of the various subgroups of Kushwaha are full of praise for their farming skills, industriousness and thrift.

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