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and, in contrast to the Kurmis own traditions, to sequester their women in the manner of Rajputs and Brahmins. In 1930, the Kurmis of Bihar joined with the...

the non-Kurmis of Manbhum that Panchet raja, having come up from the ancient Kshatriya royal family of the district, accepts the Kurmis as Kurmi Kshatriyas...

The Kurmi Market is a large market in the city of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded by Muhammad Rumfa, a King of Kano, in the 15th century. As...

Rupjyoti Kurmi (born 24 July 1977) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the Assam Legislative...

Kurmi is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. As a local government area it is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a...

unfolded the cause of killings to be retaliation by Kurmis who avenged the death of three Kurmis at the hands of Bhumihars. It was reported that the Deputy...

surname which is often associated with Kurmi caste of northern India. It is also considered as a sub-caste of the Kurmis. In Uttar Pradesh, they are primarily...

opposed to the poorer Kurmis. The early censuses of British India listed the Sainthwars or Saithwars as a sub-division of the Kurmis in Gorakhpur and Benaras...

Rupam Kurmi (died 4 February 2004) was an Indian politician from the state of Assam. She was a former Minister for Employment and Craftsmanship in the...

many aspects. In the early 20th century, socio-economic ascendancy of the Kurmis led them to become landlords. Consequently, they were involved in the formation...

constituency has a population of about 30% Brahmins, 20% Thakurs, 15% Muslims, 10% Kurmis and 10% Dalits. Bahraich district List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha...

Ramesh Prasad Kurmi (Nepali: रमेश प्रसाद कुर्मी) is a Nepalese politician and a member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province belonging to the Loktantrik...

vokkaliga, khandayat, kamboj, under the umbrella of the Kurmi name. This body then campaigned for Kurmis to classify themselves as Kshatriya but there's no...

British rule in India, Koeris were described as "agriculturalists" along with Kurmis and other cultivating castes. They are described as a dominant caste in...

politically organised peasant community in India after Jats, Yadavs and Kurmis. In Rajasthan, due to lack of numerical preponderance in assembly constituencies...

Chinak Kurmi (Nepali: चिनक कुर्मी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Socialist Party. During the Nepal Civil War, Kurmi was arrested. He...

and religion by capitalizing on the significant OBC voter base, including Kurmis and Yadavs, aligning OBCs (22%), Dalits (21%), and Muslims (18%) to edge...

Kurmis must step forward to take the leadership of the social justice movement. No power on earth can deny job reservations to Kurmis....They (Kurmis)...

range castes, in which Kurmis were included. The region was known as "Kurmistan" (land of Kurmis), and the peasants of the Kurmi community had become landlords...

follows :— The mother-tongue of the Kurmis of Mayurbhanj is Bengali, with the peculiar intonation belonging to them. These Kurmis have, as a rule, come from Midnapore...