Scheduled Caste Warriors Glory

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 20, 2010 -- Mahar are one of the martial races of the India. Mahar comes under Scheduled Caste Category in India.
They have given victory to britishers in afganistan and mahar regiment is one of the bravery arm of independent India.Mahar/Scheduled Caste community has charcteristics of warrior like appearance.they are strong ,broad shoulders and tall and they easily identified by their features of strong athletic body,Skin color of mahars are mostly wheatish or yellow or fair.

The highest division are the Somvanshis or children of the moon; these claim to have taken part with the Pāndavas against the Kauravas in the war of the Mahābhārata, and subsequently to have settled in Mahārāshtra The British faced fierce resistance in some regions while easily conquering some others. The British officials sought 'martial races' accustomed to hunting or agricultural cultures from hilly or mountainous regions with a history of conflict. Still others were excluded due to their 'ease of living' or branded as seditious agitators. The doctrine of 'martial races' postulated that the qualities that make a useful soldier are inherited and that most Indians, with the exception of the specified groups, did not have the requisite genes that would make them warriors.

The Mahars have excelled in military services for the last several centuries and Shivaji recruited a large number of Mahars into his army in the 17th century. During the colonial period, a large number of Mahars were recruited for military duties by the East India Company and the British Raj. This martial tradition has continued and has found expression in the organization of a Mahar Regiment by the Indian Army in 1941.

Mahars form a sixth of the whole population in Maharastra, the great majority being cultivators and laborers. The rural Mahar is still considered backward. But there are traces of decay of this tendency, as many Mahars/Schduled Caste have become wealthy/rich and risen in the world.

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