List of Dhobis

Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian tribe group in India laundry and agriculture caste. ^[1]

Historical People

Saints

• Virabhadra – Fierce and fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva ^[2]
• Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar – One of the 63 Nayanmars ^[3]
• Bogar – One of the 18 Siddhars ^[4]

Bureaucracy

• Vivek Ram Chaudhari
• Roopa Divakar Moudgil
• Anil Kant

Politics

President & Prime Ministers

• Ranasinghe Premadasa – 3rd President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993) and Prime Minister (1978–1989) ^[5]

Ministers & MP

• Sajith Premadasa
• Shyam Rajak
• Gulabo Devi ^[6]
• Basavaraju Saraiah
• Arjun Charan Sethi
• Rajesh Diwakar
• Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya
• Dumar Lal Baitha
• Kameshwar Baitha
• Kailash Baitha
• Kamal Kishor
• Yashvir Singh
• Umakant Rajak
• Dumar Lal Baitha
• Hemlata Divakar

MLA's & MLC's

• M.Ethirajulu

Social Reformers

• Gadge Maharaj – Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer ^[7]
• Chakali Ilamma – Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion ^[8]

Warriors & Kings

• Madivala Machideva – A great warrior of the 12th century, he fought valiantly against King Bijjala's army to protect manuscripts of Vachanas ^[9]
• Chintamoni Dhoba – The ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar ^[10]
• Neelasothaiyan – The Commander-in-Chief of King Periyathambiran ^[11]

Military

• Rosli Dhobi – Malay Sarawakian nationalist from Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state
• Ram Chander – MVC was a civilian who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 ^[12]

Freedom fighters

• Nathu Dhobi – To lead the Jallianwala Bagh struggle
• A. M. Saravanam – Indian Congress politician.

Sports

• Mamata Kanojia
• Rahul Kanojia
• Shyamji Kanojia
• Preeti Rajak

Cinema

• Usha Rajak
• Rajkumar Kanojia
• Rokesh
• Bullet Prakash

Business

• V. K. Thanabalan – Chairman & Managing Director of Madura Travel Service (P) Ltd, Editor & Publisher madura welcome ^[13]

References

1. "Census of India - 1901" (PDF).
2. L K A Iyer, ed. (1932). The Mysore tribes and Castes. Mittal Publication. p. 1.
3. Shaivam org.
4. karthikeyan, ed. (2016). Siddhas of Tamilnadu. notion press. ISBN   9789352065523.
5. Murari, ed. (2012). The Prabhakaran Saga. Sage publication. ISBN   9788132116783.
6. Srimathi Gulab Devi.
7. Bhatt,Gopal, ed. (2006). Land and People. Kalpaz publication. p. 566. ISBN   9788178353562.
8. Teja, Charan (10 September 2020). "Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history". The News Minute . Retrieved 23 November 2020.
9. lingayatreligion.
10. India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, ed. (1965). District census book westbengal. p. 141.
11. "பெரிய தம்பிரான் - நீலாசோதையன் வழிபாடு | விஜய்".
12. Vijay Mohan (7 March 2016). "Decorated washerman waited for promised land till his last breath". The Tribune.
13. Vkt balan history.