Deswali Majhi Explained

Caste Name:	Deswali Majhi
Caste Name In Local:	ᱫᱮᱥᱣᱟᱞᱤ ᱢᱟᱺᱡᱷᱤ দেস্বালি মাঝি
Family Names:	Majhi
Religions:	Hinduism
Ethnicity:	Santal
Populated States:	Jharkhand, West Bengal

Deswali Majhi is a Hinduized section of Santal tribe,^[1] distributed in western region of West Bengal and eastern region of Jharkhand. The community took shape after the great Santal rebellion (1855–56) by adoption of Hinduism due oppression faced as a Santal by the Britishers and their proximity to the Bengali people.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Bhattacharya, Birendra Ku . West Bengal District Gazetteers: Puruliya . State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers . 1985 . 130–131 . en . https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.18270 . 31 Oct 2018 . live.
2. Book: Singh . K. S. . India's Communities . India . Anthropological Survey of . 1998 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-563354-2 . 785–832 . en . Deswali Majhi.
3. Web site: 19 Dec 2010 . REPRESENTATION REGARDING INCLUSION OF ‘DESWALI ’ COMMUNITY OF WEST BENGAL IN THE LIST OF SCHEDULED TRIBES . COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS (THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA) – TWELFTH REPORT . 14 April 2022 . Parliament digital library, India.