Leva Patel
| Leva Patidar | |
|---|---|
| Populated states | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra |
| Subdivisions | Patidar |
Leva Patel (Leuva Patidar) is a sub-caste or community of Patidars in India, situated mainly in Kathiawar region of Gujarat.
Origin
Leva Patels originated from the Katha Vistar Taluka Bhachau Jillo Kutch-Bhuj Gujrat, [Kheda district|Kheda district of Gujarat]] as Kshatriya.[1][2] There are a variety of popular legends regarding their origin, such as being migrants from Punjab, migrants fleeing the Kushans, migrants from Ayodhya, or descending from Hunas, Gurjaras. However, these legends are of dubious reliability, and are an example of the invention of tradition.[3] The most popular of these traditions is that Levas descend from Lava, son of the deity Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana.[4][5] The Levas claim that their name derives from Lava; however, it actually is a corruption of Reva, the local name for the Narmada River.[6]
In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Leva Patels have immigrated to other countries, like South Africa, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Within India, they have migrated from Gujarat to other states, like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh.[3]
Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India, was a member of this community.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Clark-Deces 2011, p. 290
- ^ Gadgil & Guha 1993, p. 84 Quote: "For instance, in western Maharashtra the Rigvedic Deshastha Brahmans are genetically closer to the local Shudra Kunbi castes than to the Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmans (Karve and Malhotra 1968)."
- ^ a b Trivedi, Jayprakash M. (1 January 1992). The Social structure of Patidar caste in India. Kanishka Pub. House. pp. 20, 32. ISBN 9788185475196.
- ^ David Francis Pocock 1972, p. 66.
- ^ Dutta, Prabhash K. (7 December 2017). "Patels and Patidars of Gujarat: Descendants of Ram and worshippers of Krishna". India Today.
- ^ Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A social history of India. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 257.
Bibliography
- David Francis Pocock (1972). Kunbi and Patidar: a study of the Patidar community of Gujarat. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198231752.
- Clark-Deces, Isabelle (2011), A Companion to the Anthropology of India, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 978-1-4051-9892-9
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