Banajiga

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Banajiga
Total population
15 Lakhs
Regions with significant populations
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
Languages
Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Religion
Om symbol.svg Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Balija

Banajigas are a Kannada speaking mercantile community primarily living in the Indian state of Karnataka. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana they are known as Balijas. [1]

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Banajiga (vanik, tradesman) are Canarese traders, many of whom are Lingayats. [2]

Etymology

Variations of the name in use in the medieval era were Balanja, Bananja, Bananju, Banajiga and Banijiga, with probable cognates Balijiga, Valanjiyar, Balanji, Bananji and derivatives such as Baliga, all of which are said to be derived from the Sanskrit term Vanik or Vanij, for trader. [3]

Occupation

Banajigas are traders and business people. Some are also professionals such as teachers, doctors, and engineers.[ citation needed ]

Sub groups

[16]

Dynasty

Rulers

Status

Banajigas are high in social status. The Banajiga caste is included in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for the state of Karnataka. [27] [28]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Bench - National Commission for Backward Classes". ncbc.nic.in.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Castes and Tribes of Southern India". Wikisource.
  3. ↑ Epigraphia Indica. Vol. 4. Manager of Publications. 1896. p. 296. In the Telugu word balija or balijiga has the same meaning . It is therefore probable that the words vaļañjiyam , vaļañjiyar , balañji , baṇañji , baṇañjiga and balija are cognate and derived from the Sanskrit vanij
  4. ↑ "Population".
  5. ↑ Iyengar, Venkatesa (1932). "Banajiga".
  6. ↑ "Gopala Banajiga". 1990.
  7. ↑ "Castes and Tribes of Southern India".
  8. ↑ "Banajiga subgroups". 1990.
  9. ↑ "Copy-of-communication issued by state govt" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Write read data Banagara" (PDF).
  11. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Sub groups of banajiga. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN   978-0-19-563357-3.
  12. ↑ Ishwaran, K. (21 August 2013). Adi banajiga. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-136-23736-2.
  13. ↑ "Linga Banajiga". 1909.
  14. ↑ "Banajiga Occupation".
  15. ↑ "Uppara Banajiga".
  16. ↑ "Gopati Banajiga".
  17. ↑ The quarterly journal of the Mythic society Vol.XI. Bangalore: The Mythic Society, Daly Memorial Hall. 1921. p. 47-48.:”Venkatappa. ruled from 1504 to 1551. His son Bhadrappa died before him. During his reign the Moghals under Ranadullakhan seized Ikkeri and set up a, viceroy there. Then Virabhadrappa Nayaka ascended the Gadi and -retiring to Bidarur ruled over his country more peacefully than before.* His rule lasted for 15 years from 1551 to 1566. During his reign the rule of Vokkaligas came to an end and was replaced by the rule of Banajigas”
  18. ↑ Basavaraj S. Naika (2001). Keladi Nayakas - The Rebellious Rani of Belavadi and Other Stories. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN   9788126901272 . Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Rulers of Keladi". Udupi Tourism. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Chennapatna Nayakas" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "Chennapatna Rayas" (PDF).
  22. ↑ Portuguese Studies Review (ISSN 1057-1515) (Baywolf Press) p.35
  23. ↑ The quarterly journal of the Mythic society Vol.XI. Bangalore: The Mythic Society, Daly Memorial Hall. 1921. p. 47-48.:”Venkatappa. ruled from 1504 to 1551. His son Bhadrappa died before him. During his reign the Moghals under Ranadullakhan seized Ikkeri and set up a, viceroy there. Then Virabhadrappa Nayaka ascended the Gadi and -retiring to Bidarur ruled over his country more peacefully than before.* His rule lasted for 15 years from 1551 to 1566. During his reign the rule of Vokkaligas came to an end and was replaced by the rule of Banajigas”
  24. ↑ A journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar Vol 111 – 1807 – Francis Buchanan -from page 254 ""
  25. ↑ Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 by Jaswant Lal Mehta p.458
  26. ↑ Gaonkar, Raj N. "Nadavara Exile in Malenadu". Academia.
  27. ↑ "Centre list of OBC".
  28. ↑ "Female Education: A Study of Rural India - Page 17".
  29. ↑ "1 year in office earns CM a snub". indiatoday. 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  30. ↑ Nels Anderson, ed. (1969). Studies in Multilingualism I of VII. p. 134.
  31. ↑ "J H Patel stoops, yet may not conquer". rediff. 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  32. ↑ "Mysorian Becomes CM after 33 Years". NewsKarnataka. Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  33. ↑ Thomas Blom Hansen; Christophe Jaffrelot (2001). The BJP and the compulsions of politics in India. p. 176. The Lingayat votes had been important to the Janata Dal since 1978. Without Veerendra Patil (a member of the Banajiga jati), the long-standing difficulties of the national party president S. R. Bommai in appealing to voters beyond his Sadar jati (which has represent of other jatis gaining disproportionate share of spoils) became especially serious
  34. ↑ Bansy Kalappa; Naushad Bijapur (2019). "Stormy season ahead for BJP over rebel Karnataka MLA Umesh Katti's exclusion". New Indian Express.
  35. ↑ Parliament mourns death of B.D. Jatti, adjourns. 2002. Sri Basappa Danappa Jatti Born in a Kannadiga Lingayat Banajiga family at Savalgi in Jamkhandi Taluk of Bijapur district, Jatti entered politics as a Municipality member at Jamakhandi in 1940 and later became its President. He was eventually elected to the Jamakhandi State Legislature
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