Rajbhar community is an important and old community of India. People of Rajbhar caste live all over India. Rajbhar caste is also known as Bhar caste. In the last few years, Rajbhar community has seen significant improvement in education and other departments. Currently, people of Rajbhar caste are demonstrating their abilities in a significant way in every department. People of Rajbhar community live all over India in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab.

Rajbhar community in India

Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak had published his book about Rajbhar in 1940. In which he had told that Rajbhar caste was related to former ‘Bhar’ rulers. The main language of the Rajbhar caste is Hindi and Bhojpuri. Rajbhar mostly live in the Purvanchal districts of Uttar Pradesh. Most of the people of Rajbhar caste live in districts like Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Ballia,deoria and Gorakhpur.

Rajbhar is a major and ancient heritage community of India which is mainly known and recognized for its rich and cultural diversity. These communities spread across every corner of India have contributed their full share to the progress of India. This article throws light on the history, demography, social and cultural practices and diversities of Rajbhar.

Historical origins and migration patterns

The origin of the Rajbhar community is believed to be from very old or ancient times, which is linked to the Kshatriya warrior class in Hindu society. For example, ‘Maharaja Suheldev Rajbhar’ is also considered the symbol king of the Rajbhar community. People of the Rajbhar community are mostly engaged in agricultural work and their settlements are mainly seen in rural areas. In today’s time, the Rajbhar community is making a lot of progress in every field. They are making an important contribution to Indian culture and development.

Socio-economic status and livelihood

As we know that India is an agricultural country, Rajbhar are historically engaged in agriculture work and are also contributing well in maintaining the local economy. However, today India is progressing very fast and has become the fastest progressing country in the world, in this Rajbhar society is also contributing in cooperation, modernization and government services. The importance of education has also increased a lot in the last few years. Be it engineering or medical field, they are contributing in every department.

Cultural practices and traditions

The people of Rajbhar Samaj, who follow Hinduism culturally, celebrate Indian Hindu festivals like Diwali, Holi, Chaturthi, Navratri and Shivratri with great pomp. Rajbhar Samaj is also making a good contribution in keeping Indian folk music alive. Bechan Rajbhar, a very famous Bhojpuri singer of Rajbhar Samaj, has been a well-known singer of his time. Currently, ‘Shilpi Raj’, who comes from Rajbhar Samaj, is at the top of the list of Bhojpuri singers and she has also made a huge contribution.

Challenges and aspirations

As we all know that like many communities in India, Rajbhars also face challenges related to education, health services and basic necessities, on which the government needs to pay attention so that the people of these communities can also progress rapidly. Nowadays many government and non-government organizations are working continuously, but this is not enough, more attention is needed on this. Still the level of education and unemployment in rural areas has increased. Rajbhar community is counted among the backward people but still they are not getting the help from the government which should be received.

Political representation and influence

There has been a lot of progress in some versions of politics as well. If seen from the Rajbhar point of view, then from the Rajbhar perspective, Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar’s is making a significant contribution to Rajbhar in Uttar Pradesh. Om Prakash Rajbhar Suhaldev is also considered a leader of the Bharatiya Samaj Party and his dominance is considered important in the politics of Uttar Pradesh, in which he has a lot of influence in Purvanchal. Apart from this, leaders like Sukhdev Rajbhar, Ram Achal Rajbhar, Anil Rajbhar and Bhim Rajbhar are also making significant contributions.

Politically, Rajbhar emerges as an important constituency in many states of India, which plays a major role in influencing the electoral results and election outcomes. This is the reason why all the major political parties have been continuously working for the vote bank of this community for the last few years. They have a significant influence on most of the seats in Purvanchal in the elections of Uttar Pradesh. It is believed that if Rajbhar wants, he has the power to make any party win.

Conclusion

Rajbhar community in India is constantly striving to contribute to its cultural heritage and progress of the nation. They are contributing towards elections and aspirations. They have also established their dominance in the fast growing economy of India. Rajbhar Samaj is moving forward while maintaining Indian culture and maintaining social distance. They are making their important contribution not only in India but also in other countries of the world.