Mahishya
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Bengali Hindu caste
Hindu community
agrarian community
artisan community
caste community
social group
Mahishya is a prominent agrarian and artisan community from Bengal, historically influential in regional society, economy, and social reform movements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali Hindu caste
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Hindu community ⓘ agrarian community ⓘ artisan community ⓘ caste community ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mahishya caste
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Mahisya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
observance of mainstream Bengali Hindu festivals
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use of Bengali as home and community language ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
food grain production in Bengal
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local artisanal manufacture in Bengal ⓘ rural market networks in Bengal ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriodOfProminence |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasInvolvedIn |
campaigns for social mobility in colonial Bengal
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caste association movements in Bengal ⓘ |
| hasMigrationPattern |
migration to Kolkata and other urban centers
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rural-to-urban migration in Bengal ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubgroup |
rural landholding peasants
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small businessmen ⓘ urban artisans ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfConcentration |
districts around Kolkata
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rural Bengal delta ⓘ southern West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialReformOrientation |
support for education
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support for social uplift ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | middle-ranking caste in Bengal ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalOccupation |
agriculture
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artisanal crafts ⓘ cultivation ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
agrarian economy of Bengal
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artisan production in Bengal ⓘ peasant proprietors in Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangladesh
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Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf | Bengali Hindu society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Bengal Renaissance-era social change
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anti-colonial politics in Bengal ⓘ regional economy of Bengal ⓘ social reform movements in Bengal ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
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