Yadavs, known by various other names including Gopes, Gaurs, Yadavas, Ahirs ,Kurubas, Abhirs, Surabhirs, Suras, Surasena, Souryasaini, Ghosals,Rawals, Bhatis, Goudas, Pradhans, Rauts, and Yaduvanshis, are among five most ancient Aryan races of Bharata. They mostly follow Hindu religion, and are currently located in different parts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Yadav - Mythology. According to Hindu mythology, Yadavas are descendants from Yadu, one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. Promine ...

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• Yadav - Mythology
• Yadav - Manusmriti on Ahirs
• Yadav - Introduction
• Yadav - General profile
• Yadav - Major Yadav clans
• Yadav - Scythian origin
• Yadav - Famous Yadavs

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Yadav, Yadav - Mythology, Yadav - Manusmriti on Ahirs, Yadav - Introduction, Yadav - General profile, Yadav - Major Yadav clans, Yadav - Scythian origin, Yadav - Famous Yadavs

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Yadavas are the single largest community in India, estimated to be constituting more than 11% of the Indian population - in terms of sheer numbers this translates to 110 million people, prompting some people to state that Yadavas are not merely a community but a "nation" in themselves. Through numerous political parties, such as the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular) and Tamil Makkal Desam (Tamil Nadu), this caste wields considerable political clout, especially in the governments of Uttar Pradesh, India's m ...

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Yadav, Yadav - Mythology, Yadav - Manusmriti on Ahirs, Yadav - Introduction, Yadav - General profile, Yadav - Major Yadav clans, Yadav - Scythian origin, Yadav - Famous Yadavs

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Bhaya has become a popular dialect in Indian. Originally it is spoken by people of the state of Bihar in India. This dialect has got its name because Biharis (people from Bihar) are called as Bhayas in rest of the country. The word Bhaya has now become synonymous to ignorant, short-tempered and low profiled people. The people speaking this dialect are considered low profiled. India's current rail minister and foremost politician from Bihar, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, is a notable speaker of the Bhaya dialect. Sometimes people from

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Lalu's is criticized mainly for three things - his use of caste-politics, his support to anti-social elements and corruption. Lalu Prasad Yadav - Caste politics. Lalu has been winning elections in Bihar by luring so-called "lower-caste" people, the Yadavs and the Muslims. While he claims that he is doing everything for the upliftment for the weaker sections of the society, his critics accuse him of dividing the people on the basis of the caste. Lalu P ...

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Lalu Prasad Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Early days, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Political career, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Positions held, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Career highlights, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Defeat in November 2005 elections, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's praise, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's criticism, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Caste politics, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Support for anti-social elements, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Corruption, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Personal life, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Acting stint, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Footnotes

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Lalu is one of India's most maverick politicians and is a formidable force in Indian state of Bihar, which his Rashtriya Janata Dal has governed for the 15 years. Lalu Prasad Yadav - Positions held. 1977: Elected to 6th Lok Sabha at the age of 29. 1980-1989 Member, Legislative Assembly (two terms) of Bihar. 1989: Becomes the leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Chairman, Pustakalaya Committee, Convenor, Committee on Public Undertakings, Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd ...

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Lalu Prasad Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Early days, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Political career, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Positions held, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Career highlights, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Defeat in November 2005 elections, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's praise, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's criticism, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Caste politics, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Support for anti-social elements, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Corruption, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Personal life, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Acting stint, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Footnotes

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Lalu married Rabri Devi (who also held the post of Bihar's Chief Minister) in 1973 and has two sons and seven daughters. His eldest daughter is Misa Bharati. Subhash Yadav is Lalu's brother-in-law. ...

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Lalu Prasad Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Early days, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Political career, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Positions held, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Career highlights, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Defeat in November 2005 elections, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's praise, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's criticism, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Caste politics, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Support for anti-social elements, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Corruption, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Personal life, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Acting stint, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Footnotes

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Lalu is considered by many as the saviour of the lower castes and the Muslims in Bihar. His admirers hail him as a secular leader and a promoter of social justice. Like his fellow casteman Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, Lalu has a Muslim-Yadav (MY) vote bank, with the rest of the backward castes being "boggies" to the "MY" train. Lalu has been criticized for not having done much to alleviate poverty in Bihar. He once said - "Swarg nahin diya, lekin swar to diya." (I did not give them paradise, but I did give them voice). The World Bank once lauded his par ...

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Lalu Prasad Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Early days, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Political career, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Positions held, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Career highlights, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Defeat in November 2005 elections, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's praise, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Lalu's criticism, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Caste politics, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Support for anti-social elements, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Corruption, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Personal life, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Acting stint, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Footnotes

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It stars Ajay Devgan as SP Amit Kumar who is given charge of Tezpur police station in Bihar. The area is full of corruption, inefficiency, bribery, nepotism, favoritism and crime with help from the local police. Gradually Amit realises that the local politician Sadhu Yadav is the one who benefits the most out of it. Amit arrests Sunder Yadav, Sadhu's brother. While Sunder is released soon, some police officers, get frustrated with the system, and pour acid into the eyes of two of Yadav's men, blinding them. A hue and cry is raised by the media, crime almost comes to a standstill, and ...

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Gangaajal, Gangaajal - Synopsis, Gangaajal - Cast

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List of people from Bihar - Freedom Fighters. Dr Rajendra Prasad Jayaprakash Narayan Braj Kishore Prasad Satyendra Narayan Sinha Raj Kumar Shukla Babu Kuer Singh List of people from Bihar - Post Independence. Sri Krishna Sinha Anugraha Narayan Singh Krishna Ballabh Sahay Jagjivan Ram Lakshmi Narayan Mishra Karpoori Thakur Laloo Prasad Yadav Nitish KumarSee also:

List of people from Bihar, List of people from Bihar - Ancient, List of people from Bihar - Arts, List of people from Bihar - Literature, List of people from Bihar - Movies, List of people from Bihar - Directors, List of people from Bihar - Actors, List of people from Bihar - Actresses, List of people from Bihar - Music, List of people from Bihar - Politics, List of people from Bihar - Freedom Fighters, List of people from Bihar - Post Independence, List of people from Bihar - Religion, List of people from Bihar - Science Maths Medicine, List of people from Bihar - Sports, List of people from Bihar - Others

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Davanagere, another district in Karnataka, was formerly part of Chitradurga. Chitradurga is a General constituency. The population is mainly comprised of Nayakas, Gollas (Yadavs), Kurubas, and several other communities. Regionally, Chitradurga is composed of Taluks namely - Hiriyur, Hosadurga, Holalkere , Shira etc. Rich in mineral deposites, you could also try your hand at gold prospecting at Halekal, Kotemardi or Bedimaradi, etc. Chitradurga has the distinction of having had ...

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Chitradurga, Chitradurga - History, Chitradurga - The Fort of seven rounds ಏಳು ಸುತ್ತಿನ ಕೋಟೆ, Chitradurga - Obavva, Chitradurga - Culture under Palayagaaras, Chitradurga - Geography of the fort, Chitradurga - Regional

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Shivajiraje was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort, 60 km north of Pune. His father, Shahaji raje, was a jagirdar of the sultan of Bijapur in present-day Karnataka. His mother was Jijabai, the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhav from Sindkhedraja in present-day Buldhana district of Maharashtra, one of the most influential amongst the Yadav (respected kshatreeya) rulers. When the Mughals and Adilshah completed their conquest of the Nizamshahi kingdom of Ahmednagar in 1636, Shahaji was forced to leave the region around Pune. He was inducted by A ...

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Shivaji, Shivaji - The political scene before Shivaji, Shivaji - Early life, Shivaji - Confrontation with the local Sultanates, Shivaji - Afzal Khan, Shivaji - Siddi Jauhar, Shivaji - Clash with the Moghuls, Shivaji - Shahista Khan, Shivaji - Surat, Shivaji - Coronation, Shivaji - Shivaji's rule, Shivaji - Shivaji's forts, Shivaji - The Epilogue, Shivaji - Remembering Shivaji, Shivaji - Associates of Shivaji

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The district is named after the mythological Hindu saint Vibhandak Rishi or Bhindi Rishi.During Vedic period this region was ruled by Yadu ,the son of King Yayati.Historically during Mahabharat Era, this region was under the reign of Chedi King Shishupal. King Yadav Krishna later established Yadav rule in this area.During Mahajanapada period Chedi had prominent position.Later this area came under Chandels. Later on Prithivi Raj Chauhan defeated Chandels and brought Bhind under Chauhan Dynasty.This area later ruled by Bhadaurias in the north ...

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Bhind District, Bhind District - History, Bhind District - Mythological and Historical Facts, Bhind District - Dacoits, Bhind District - Ravines Hindi-बीहड़, Bhind District - Population, Bhind District - Tourist destinations, Bhind District - Fort of Ater, Bhind District - Jain Temples, Bhind District - Mata Renuka Temple, Bhind District - Narad Dev Temple, Bhind District - National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhind District - Gohad Fort, Bhind District - Sun Temple, Bhind District - Ancient Dadraua Temple, Bhind District - Malanpur, Bhind District - External link

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Shivaji was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort which is 60 km north of Pune. His father, Shahaji, was a jagirdar of Adilshah who was the sultan of Bijapur in present-day Karnataka. His mother, Jijabai was the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhav who was one of the most influential amongst the Yadav (Kshatriya) rulers. When the Mughals and Adilshah completed their conquest of the Nizamshahi kingdom of Ahmednagar in 1636, Shahaji was forced to leave the region around Pune. He was inducted by Adilshah and offered a distant jagir near present-day B ...

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Shivaji, Shivaji - The political scene before Shivaji, Shivaji - Early life, Shivaji - Confrontation with the local Sultanates, Shivaji - Afzal Khan, Shivaji - Siddi Jauhar, Shivaji - Clash with the Moghuls, Shivaji - Shahista Khan, Shivaji - Surat, Shivaji - Raja Jai Singh, Shivaji - Trip To Agra and Escape, Shivaji - Coronation, Shivaji - Shivaji's rule, Shivaji - Shivaji's forts, Shivaji - Shivaji and Sanskrit, Shivaji - Shivaji and Religion, Shivaji - The Epilogue, Shivaji - Remembering Shivaji, Shivaji - Associates of Shivaji

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Matunga formed a part of the seven original island of Mumbai with Mahim (then known as Mahikavati). Mahim, or Mahikawati as it was known, was the capital of Raja Bhimdev, who reigned over the region in the 13th century. Raja Bhimdev's origins are not clearly known. He may have come from Anahilwada-Patan in Gujarat or from the dynasty of Yadavs in Deogiri. He built a palace and a court of justice in Prabhadevi, as well as the first Babulnath temple. Raja Bhimdev stationed his elephant cavalry near Mahim. This place was reffered to as Matanga (Sanskrit for Eleph ...

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Matunga, Matunga - History, Matunga - Educational Institutions, Matunga - Quick Look

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See also: List of political parties in the state The current chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the leaders of the Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party). The former Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee, represents the constituency of Lucknow. Unfortunately, the state has been marred by a lot of caste based politics, which has been hindering a sound economic development of the state. The state has a large number of village councils known as Panchayats just like the other states of India. One of the Most Develop Panchayat during 2001-2005 is Shahabad ...

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Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh - Creation, Uttar Pradesh - Population, Uttar Pradesh - History, Uttar Pradesh - Constituent regions, Uttar Pradesh - Divisions and districts, Uttar Pradesh - Languages, Uttar Pradesh - Politics, Uttar Pradesh - Education, Uttar Pradesh - Tourism, Uttar Pradesh - Arts and crafts, Uttar Pradesh - See Also

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Indian Railways is a publicly-owned company controlled by the Government of India, via the Ministry of Railways. The ministry is currently headed by Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Union Minister for Railways and assisted by two junior Ministers of State for Railways, R. Velu and Naranbhai J. Rathwa. Reporting to them is the Railway Board, which has six members and a chairman. Each of the sixteen zones is headed by a General Manager (GM) who reports directly to the Railway Board. The zones are further divided into divisions under the control o ...

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Indian Railways, Indian Railways - History, Indian Railways - Railway zones, Indian Railways - Passenger services, Indian Railways - Suburban rail, Indian Railways - Freight, Indian Railways - Notable trains and achievements, Indian Railways - Organisational structure, Indian Railways - Rail budget and finances, Indian Railways - Current problems, Indian Railways - Accidents, Indian Railways - Overcrowding, Indian Railways - Level crossings and fencing, Indian Railways - Sanitation, Indian Railways - Notes

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The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis, the so-called Aryans from the north-west of the Indian subcontinent migrated between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE, possibly from Central Asia or the Middle East; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants apparently resulted in classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish ...

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• History of India - The Paleolithic era
• History of India - The Neolithic era
• History of India - The Bronze age
• History of India - Vedic civilization
• History of India - The Mahajanapadas
• History of India - The Magadha empire
• History of India - Shishunaga dynasty
• History of India - Nanda dynasty
• History of India - Maurya dynasty
• History of India - Shunga dynasty
• History of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - the golden age
• History of India - Satavahana empire
• History of India - Kushan empire
• History of India - Gupta dynasty
• History of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - the classical age
• History of India - Harsha's empire
• History of India - The Chalukyas and Pallavas
• History of India - Chola empire
• History of India - The Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas
• History of India - The Rajputs
• History of India - The Islamic Sultanates
• History of India - Vijayanagar empire
• History of India - The Mughal era
• History of India - The Maratha confederacy
• History of India - The Kingdom of Mysore
• History of India - The Punjab
• History of India - Company rule
• History of India - The British Raj
• History of India - The independence movement
• History of India - Independent India
• History of India - Textbooks and Surveys

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Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj (Marathi शिवाजीराजे भोसले)(February 19, 1630 - April 3, 1680) was the founder of the Maratha empire in western India in 1674 and one of the greatest Indian Kings. Using guerrilla tactics superbly suited to the rugged mountains and valleys of the region, he annexed a portion of the then dominant Mughal empire. He is still considered a hero in the present-day state of Maharashtra, and stories of his exploits have entered in ...

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• Shivaji - The political scene before Shivaji
• Shivaji - Early life
• Shivaji - Confrontation with the local Sultanates
• Shivaji - Afzal Khan
• Shivaji - Siddi Jauhar
• Shivaji - Clash with the Moghuls
• Shivaji - Shahista Khan
• Shivaji - Surat
• Shivaji - Raja Jai Singh
• Shivaji - Trip To Agra and Escape
• Shivaji - Coronation
• Shivaji - Shivaji's rule
• Shivaji - Shivaji's forts
• Shivaji - Shivaji and Sanskrit
• Shivaji - Shivaji and Religion
• Shivaji - The Epilogue
• Shivaji - Remembering Shivaji
• Shivaji - Associates of Shivaji

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The Kingdom of Nepal (IPA: /[nəˈpɑːl]/ listen ▶ (help·info)) is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia, bordering the People's Republic of China to the north and India to the south, east and west. Nepal has the distinction of being the world's only Hindu state, with over eighty percent of the people following this faith. For a relatively small country, the Nepali landscape is uncommonly diverse, ...

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• Nepal - History
• Nepal - Geography
• Nepal - Economy
• Nepal - Government and politics
• Nepal - Military and foreign affairs
• Nepal - Subdivisions
• Nepal - Demographics
• Nepal - Culture

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