Famous people in Banjara Community Sri Ram Singh Banawat 

Padmashree award winner late Sri Ram Singh Bhanavat was born on August 15, 1906, in Phool Umri village, Manora taluk,  Wasim district, Maharashtra. He was a true social worker. By becoming a life member of the social service institution founded by the late Gopal Krishna Gokhale, founder of the Servants of India Society, he strictly adhered to the principles of power, wealth and glory, and served the society. He studied up to fifth standard.  He participated in farmers' agitation, independence struggle and other social movements. He was associated with Vidarbha Puran Seva Sangh, Bhartiya Adim Jati Sangh and All India Banjara Seva Sangh. He travelled all over India and 13 countries of Europe, and organized Banjara -Roma Gypsy  conferences. For his social work, he was honoured with  'Padmashree' award by Government of India in 1991. He was associated with Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari and Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Under his leadership Banjara Samaj Sevak Shabir was organized in New Delhi, in which the then Prime Minister of India late Indira Gandhi and the Defence Minister late Yashwantrao Chavan participated. He participated in the 'Romani conference organized in Germany, Yugoslavia and England to get citizenship status for Roma-Gypsys in Europe.  He passed away in Mumbai on 10^th June 2001.

A banjara youth from Karnataka state Mr.Vikram C., has climbed the Mount Everest on 15th May 2018. He is the second Banjara to have achieved this feat, first being Ms.Purna Malavath from Telangana in 2013. Please join me in congratulating Mr. Vikram C. 

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/heros-welcome-for-vikram-the-nagarhole-guard-who-scaled-mt-everest/articleshow/64359815.cms

BANJARA GOTHRAS AND PAADAS

BANJARA GOTHRAS AND PAADAS

Dear all from our Banjara Community

Here is a detailed list of all our Gothras. After reading it you will realize that some of your gothras or padas are missing from the list.  Take my own case, I belong to Chauhan and my pada should have been Desaavath which does not appear in the list given below. Don’t worry. As a tribal society with illiteracy these terminologies have been carried forward through human memory and by learning through word of mouth from generation to generation.  Hence many gothras may be missing.

    
All gothras are equal. The rule of gothra says that we should not marry within  our own gothra. For example, Chavan categories cannot marry among themselves or Rathod categories cannot marry among themselves. Being a patriarchal community, father's gothra should be considered and mother's gothra should be ignored, which is the practice in south India. For example daughter of a Rathod father can marry any boy other than a Rathod category boy or son of a Rathod father can marry any girl other than a Rathod category girl. But in North India, marrying from father's gothra as well as mother's gothra is totally prohibited.  The south Indian Banjaras have the practice of marrying sister’s daughter, paternal aunt's daughter and maternal uncle’s daughter which I believe is biologically a wrong practice, needed to be discontinued voluntarily. Marriage practices vary from region to region across India, and community leaders decide the right and wrong practices to punish the violating members.  It is high time we discourage such practices of cruel punishments and fines.       Let us work for the development of our community rather than struggling to uphold the age old traditions of caste system. Those who have confusion about gothras, padas etc., may feel free to contact me on my email given below.

Prof.G.P.Naik, Ph.D, Email gpnaik5@gmail.com   Phone 09243470110 

SIX GOTRAS OF CHAUHAAN/ CHAVAN

   1)  Chauradiya/ Desavath/ Dumavath/ 
   2)  Kehlot
   3)  Korra/ Mood
   4)  Laavadiya
   5)  Paaltiya
   6) Sabavat

TWELVE GOTRAS OF PAMAR/ PAWAR

   1) Aamgoth
   2) Aivath  Pammar
   3) Baanni / Vanni
   4) Chaivoth Pammar
   5) Injraavath/ Vinjraavat/ Binjraavat/ 
   6) Inloth Pammar
   7) Jharapla
   8) Lunsavath/Lokavat/ Nunsavath
   9) Pamaadiyaa
  10) Tarabaanni/Sarabaani 
  11) Vankdoth/ Vijalot/ 
  12) Vislavat

TWELVE GOTRAS OF VADATIYA AND 14 PAADAS 

1) Ajmera

2) Baadaavath/ Bidaano

3) Barmaavath

4) Bhagvaandas

5) Bharoth

6) Baada/ Bodaa/ Chitravath

7) Dhaaraavath/ Daulavath

8) Dungaroth

9) Gangaavath

10) Goraam

11) Gugloth

12) Halaavath

13) Jaadhav

14) Jaloth/ Jayt/ Jhondvaano

15) Kanavath/Kesavath/  Kagla

16) Kunsoth

17) Lakavath/ Lokaavath/ Logaala/ Lambaadhota

18) Lonaavath/ Lunavath/ Loolaavath

19) Maaloth/Mohandas/ Musavath

20) Naranaavath/ Naathaavath

21) Pipaavath/ Poosnamal

22) Salaavath/ Sejaavath

23) Tejaavath/ Tepaavath

24) Teraavath/ Tokaraavath/ Tuvar

25) Undaavath/ VaderJhaad

26) Vadthya Jaajigiri

  

ELEVEN GOTHRAS OF BANNOTH AND ITS PAADAS

1) Aadoth/  Ade

2) Baanoth/ Bhojaavath

3) Daanaavath/ Deeravath

4) Dharamsoth

5) Jaatroth

6) Karnaavath/ Kuntaavath

7) Lavori

8) Mudavath

9) Paanaavath

10) Rupavath

11) Sabdasoth

  SEVEN GOTHRAS OF RATHOD AND 56 PAADAS

    1) Aalan

    2) Aanaa 
    3) Aatbhayya 
    4) Alaavleeya 
    5) Arsi 
    6) Baalan 
    7) Baldhaane
    8) Bheekaa
    9) Bhoraavath
    10)Bhunsoth
    11)Chapavath
    12)Cheena rathod 
    13)Daalwane 
    14)Daasaavath
    15)Deda
    16)Devsoth
    17)Dhakaliya
    18)Dharamsi
    19)Doodavath
    20)Dunger
    21)Elaasi
    22)Golaani/ Gole
    23)Goreebaavath
    24)Haaravath/ Haapaavath
    25)Holaani
    26)Jaagoth / Jaalpoth
    27)Jamanavath
    28)Jarathla
    29)Jattoth
    30)Kaaba
    31)Khaatroth
    32)Khethawath
    33)Khola
    34)Laksoth
    35)Megaavath
    36)Melaasi
    37)Mepalaan
    38)Meraavali
    39)Modercha
    40)Mohan/ Molaani
    41)Muchaal
    42)Nenavath
    43)Perojaano
    44)Raamraano
    45)Rajavath
    46)Ramanya
    47)Ramavath
    48)Ramdaano /Ratvaano
    49)Rojwaane
    50)Roopaavath
    51)Saavaare / Sabaano
    52)Sothariya
    53)Tholaani
    54)Varasghaane
    55)Vedi
    56)Veeroth

SEVEN GOTHRAS OF KHAMDARIA AND 67 PAADAS

                1) Bhaanavath/ Basaavath

 2) Bhoja

 3) Chaampa

 4) Cheetah

 5) Chood

 6) Daas

 7) Depa

 8) Desa

 9) Devi

 10)Devji

 11)Dhana

 12)Dhaku

13)Dharamsi

14)Dhega

15)Dungha

16)Gaalaa

17)Gaja

18)Ghana

19)Gole

20)Gongavath

21)Haaku

22)Heeba

23)Heera

24)Hoba

25)Jetha

26)Kamma

27)Kapoor

28)Karamchand

29)Karamsi

30)Khaana

31)Kheema

32)Khetha

33)Kumba

34)Lachama

35)Lataavath

36)Lola

37)Lotaavath

38)Maadhu

39)Maagaavath

40)Mannoth

41)Meeraaja

42)Mega

43)Mera

44)Nagga

45)Naramand

46)Neha

47)Ooda

48)Padma

49)Pama

50)Peethaavath

51)Pema

52)Poona

53)Raanaa

54)Raja

55)Ramsi

56)Ranjit

57)Ransi

58)Rathna

59)Ratta

60)Rooda

61)Saalaavath

62)Soma

63)Thakkar

64)Thala

65)Tholach

66)Tova

67)Vudsi

There are also called Ddaadi, Dalya, Jangad etc., whom we have treated historically as inferior to rest of the Banjaras. It is time we uphold their dignity by treating them on par with rest of the Banjaras.