Baba lakhi Shah (Banjara/ Vanjara) is a respectable name in Sikh History

Baba lakhi Shah is a respectable name in Sikh History. On Sixth Maghar SLakhishah Banjara / Vanjaraudi 1732 Bikrami Samvat, when Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs was martyred in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, the body of Guru Ji kept lying there in the square all the day. Terrorised by Subedar of Delhi anybody…

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Dr. M. Shankar Naik EX. MEDICAL EDUCATION MINISTER OF KARNATAKA

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…

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DHARAVATH, SHRI RAVINDER NAIK-Social And Cultural Activities: Founder President

Social And Cultural Activities: Founder President, Telangana Banjara Youth and Students Action Committee and got the inclusion of Telangana region banjaras in the Scheduled Tribes list in the Constitution; Founder President , All India Adivasi Banjara Sammelan; toured the country to know the conditions of banjaras spread all over India having one and same culture,…

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Hari Bhau Rathod (Activist, Social Worker and Ex M.P.)

Hari Bhau Rathod is a well known Activist, Humanitarian and Social Worker. He has been fighting since the last 22 years for getting Separate reservation for Denotified and Nomadic Tribes.Denotified Tribes are those who are previously Notified as criminal by British Govt. as per criminal Tribes Act 1871, they were declared as Denotified since the…

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Vasantrao Naik (Ex. Chief minister of maharashtra)

President Pranab Mukherjee concluded the centenary celebrations of Vasantrao Naik, former chief minister of Maharashtra, on 01.07.2013 at Navy Nagar ,Mumbai .Mukherjee released a postal cover in honour of the leader. He described Naik as a “great son” of Maharashtra and indeed India. “Today we talk about the employment guarantee programme in rural areas but…

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बंजारा समाजातील होलिकोत्सव (Banjara Holi, lengi Festival)

प्राचीन काळापासून दर्‍याखोर्‍यात वावरणार्‍या बंजारा समाजाचा इतिहास बंजारा लोकसंस्कृतीमधून दिसून येतो. बंजारा समाजाचा होळी उत्सव म्हणजे ग्राम रंगभूमीवरील टोटल थिअटरचा अविश्कार म्हणावा लागेल. हा होलीकोत्सव म्हणजे विधी नाट्य सोहळाच असतो. ज्याप्रमाणे रामपुरच्या रामलीलेमध्ये वेगवेगळी दृश्य वेगवेगळया ठिकाणी सादर होतात. त्याचप्रमाणे बजारा समाजातील होलिकोत्सवातील विधी व नृत्य गावातील वेगवेगळया ठिकाणी तीन दिवसपर्यंत संपन्न होत असतात. सर्व…

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THE HOLY LAND OF SAVABHAYA’S BIRTH PLACE

Sant Shree SevalalMaharaj was born on 15.2.1739 to parents Smt. DharmaniYaadi (mother) and ShriRamavathBhimaNaik on this holy land around 275 years back. At that time this location was popularly known as Ramagundam or RamjiNaikTanda (RamjiNaik is grand father of Sevabhaya, who come to the location with 360 families of his Tanda and about 4000 loaded…

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पोहरादेवी :: (Poharadevi Holy Place of Banjaras), Marathi

पोहरादेवी आणि बंजारा समाज यांचे अतूट असे नाते आहे. बंजारा व्यक्तीच्या जीवनात पोहरादेवी या गावाला अन्यय साधारण असे महत्व आहे. सुमारे 276 वर्षापूर्वी संतमुर्ती सेवादास महाराज हे बंजारा वंशात अवतारी पुरूष होवून गेले. सेवादास महाराजांना बंजारा समाज कुलदैवत मानतात. सेवादास महाराज हे बंजारा वंशात तिसरा अवतार असल्याचे सांगितल्या जाते. ज्यावेळेस समाजात अन्याय होते. त्यावेळेस समाजात…

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