Lonari

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Lonari is a sub-caste in the western Indian state of Maharashtra . The main occupations of this group were traditionally the production of charcoal, salt or lime. Today they mainly do agriculture. The group is believed to have developed from the Maratha warrior caste in Maharashtra.

literature

  • Reginald Edward Enthoven: The tribes and castes of Bombay . Vol. 2, Government Central Press, Bombay 1922, pp. 384f, ISBN 978-81206-0630-2
  • Syed Siraj Ul Hassan: The Castes and Tribes of HEH The Nizam's Dominions. Vol. 1, The Times Press, Bombay 1920, pp. 404-408 ( online at Internet Archive )
  • P. Dhar: Kunbi / Lonari. In: BV Bhanu (ed.): People of India: Maharashtra. Part 2, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai 2004, pp. 1224-1232; ibid .: Lonar / Lonari. Pp. 1300-1308