Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

BHOVIS (WADDARS) MOBILIZATION IN KARNATAKA

Dr. Kirthi F. Chapparamani

Abstract :

Bhovis they were a wandering and had an unsettled life or called as nomadic tribe. They were classified as wandering tribe/ nomadic tribe and also called as Criminal tribes come under Depressed classes. Bhovis or Waddars, as per the Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribe modification order 1956, they are listed under Scheduled castes, throughout Karnataka. There are however nine sub castes of Waddars and among the nine sub castes of Waddars or Bhovi castes, Kallu Waddars, Mannu Waddars and Uppu Waddars form the bulk or majority of Bhovi population in Karnataka State. Bhovis or Waddars believe that they form a single endogamous group but due to some differences in occupation and jobs in cities led to the emergence of several separate endogamous groups. And as nomads these Bhovis remained peripheral to the social system. The process of sedentarization and incorporation of Bhovi in community life provided them with a foundation to initiate a movement. The present article is on the Bhovis Mobilization in Karnataka. Researcher explains the mobilization of Bhovis, sedentarization process and position of Bhovis in caste hierarchy

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BHOVIS (WADDARS) MOBILIZATION IN KARNATAKA, Dr. Kirthi F. Chapparamani INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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