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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Damor
| native_name = डामोर
| native_name_lang = hi
| image = <!-- An image if available -->
| caption = <!-- Image caption if available -->
| population = <!-- Estimated population -->
| regions = [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| languages = [[Bhili]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| religions = <!-- Religious beliefs of the Damor -->
| related = [[Bhil|Bhil tribe]], [[Rajput clans]]
}}
The '''Damor''' are an ethnic community found indigenous to the current state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are also known as '''Damaria'''.<ref name="POI">{{cite book |title=People of India Gujarat |volume=XXII Part One |editor1-first=R. B. |editor1-last=Lal |editor2-first=S. V. |editor2-last=Padmanabham |editor3-first=A. |editor3-last=Mohideen |pages=311-314 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8yFaNRcYcsC |accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref>
The '''Damor''' are an ethnic community found indigenous to the current state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are also known as '''Damaria'''.<ref name="POI">{{cite book |title=People of India Gujarat |volume=XXII Part One |editor1-first=R. B. |editor1-last=Lal |editor2-first=S. V. |editor2-last=Padmanabham |editor3-first=A. |editor3-last=Mohideen |pages=311-314 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8yFaNRcYcsC |accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref>


== Origin ==
== Origin ==


The Damor form a section of the [[Bhil]] tribe. Relatively recently, they claim themselves to be of [[Rajput]] origin, and claim to be descended from Rajput men who married Bhil women{{ Citation needed|date=October 2019}} . The Damor are found in the districts of [[Sabarkantha]], and [[Panchmahal]].They speak the Gameti dialect of [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], although many also speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name="POI" />
The Damor form a section of the [[Bhil]] tribe. The Damor are found in the districts of [[Sabarkantha]], [[Dahod]] and [[Panchmahal]]. They speak the bhili dialect of [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], although many also speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name="POI" />


== Present circumstances ==
== Present circumstances ==
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{{As of|2001}}, the Damor of Rajasthan were classified as a [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] under the [[Reservation in India|Indian government's reservation program]] of [[positive discrimination]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Census of India: Government of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html |date=7 March 2007 |title=List of Scheduled Tribes |accessdate=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605042409/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html |archivedate=5 June 2010 }}</ref>
{{As of|2001}}, the Damor of Rajasthan were classified as a [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] under the [[Reservation in India|Indian government's reservation program]] of [[positive discrimination]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Census of India: Government of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html |date=7 March 2007 |title=List of Scheduled Tribes |accessdate=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605042409/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html |archivedate=5 June 2010 }}</ref>




==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:27, 5 November 2023

Damor
डामोर
Regions with significant populations
Gujarat, India
Languages
Bhili, Gujarati
Related ethnic groups
Bhil tribe, Rajput clans

The Damor are an ethnic community found indigenous to the current state of Gujarat in India. They are also known as Damaria.[1]

Origin

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The Damor form a section of the Bhil tribe. The Damor are found in the districts of Sabarkantha, Dahod and Panchmahal. They speak the bhili dialect of Rajasthani, although many also speak Gujarati.[1]

Present circumstances

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The Damor are an endogamous community and practice clan exogamy. Their main clans are the Parmar, Sisodia, Rathore, Chauhan, Solanki, Saradia and Karadiya. Most of these are also well known parallel Rajput clans. The Damor are mainly settled agriculturists, and include both landowners and sharecroppers.[1]

As of 2001, the Damor of Rajasthan were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[2]


References

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  1. ^ a b c Lal, R. B.; Padmanabham, S. V.; Mohideen, A. (eds.). People of India Gujarat. Vol. XXII Part One. Popular Prakashan. pp. 311–314. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ^ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.