Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh)
The Marathi people are the Marathi-speaking migrants from present day Maharashtra , who migrated to Uttar Pradesh during medieval period. The Marathi people, especially the Marathi Brahmins migrated to the Hindu holy city of Benares and other parts of Uttar Pradesh during the Medieval Period of India and dominated the intellectual life of the city and established an important presence at the Mughal and other north Indian courts.[1] Marathi Brahmins in particular Deshasthas excelled in the Pancha Dravida Vedic expert post.The Benarus pandits were final authority to decide the ritual status of any caste during intercaste dispute.Banarus pandits like Kamalakara bhatta became head of Pancha dravida kashi/Banarus pandits and played an important role in solving intercaste dispute between Brahmins of Maharashtra.Anandadeo bhatta and Gaga bhatta played an important role in solving the intercaste dispute in Maharashtra related to ritual status,they were well known for solving ritual status issue during Shivaji Rajyabhishek[1].During Peshwa Raj due to monopoly of Chitpavans in Pune,many families of Deshastha Brahmins and Gaud Saraswat Brahmins migrated to newly formed Malwa state(Uttarapradesh and Madhya Pradesh) and occupied Higher administrative posts[2].According to the Economic Times, The Marathi population in Uttar Pradesh is now mainly concentrated in Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Jhansi and Lucknow.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b O'HANLON, Rosalind, 2010. Letters home: Banaras pandits and the Maratha regions in early modern India. Modern Asian Studies, 44(2), pp.201-240.
- ^ Chaurasia, R S (2004). History of the Marathas. Atlantic Publishers. pp. 30–33. ISBN 9788126903948.
- ^ "Maharashtrians in UP come out against Raj-led campaign". Economic Times. Retrieved 2 November 2008.