Jogi_(caste)

Jogi (caste)

Jogi (caste)

Hindu community found in North India

For the Muslim community, see Jogi Faqir. For a practitioner of yoga, see Yogi. For other uses, see Jogi (disambiguation).

The Jogi (also spelled Jugi or Yogi)[1][2] is a Hindu community found in North India. Jogi surname is associated with the ancient migrants of the southern Indian states Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala and Gujarat. They are collectively known as Nath, Jogi Nath,Giri, Goswami, Nath Jogi, Yogi, Dasnami,in .[1][3][4][5][6]

A yogi seated in a garden, North Indian or Deccani miniature painting, c.1620-40

The word 'Jogi' is derived from the Sanskrit word "yoga", and there is a description of caste and its origin mentioned in Shiva Purana. [7] It is a colloquial term for the word Yogi that refers to the people who practised Yoga as part of their daily rituals. Over time, this led to the formation of this community and subsequent castes.

History

The four varna (castes) are perceived to be located in the nature of the individual, i.e. Brahmana in sadacara (righteous conduct), Ksatriya in saurya (valor and courage), Vaisya in vyavasaya (business), and Sudra in seva (service). A yogin experiences all men and women of all races and castes within himself. Therefore he has no hatred for anybody. He has love for every being.

— Gorakhnath, Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati III.6-8 (Translator: D Shastri)[8]

They are Hindu by religion and have been claimed to have sacred thread on their body. They have been claimed to be descendants of the mendicants of India called Jogi as Sadhus and rishi.[citation needed]

Classification

Jogis are classified as Other Backward Classes in most of India's States and UTs, namely Assam, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Scheduled Caste in the state of Himachal Pradesh.[9]

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References

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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Assam" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Bihar" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 642 to 646
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Chhattisgarh" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Maharashtra" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Punjab" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    Singh, Kumar Suresh; Bhanu, B. V.; India, Anthropological Survey of (2004). Maharashtra. ISBN 9788179911020.
  8. [8]
    Gerald James Larson; Ram Shankar Bhattacharya; Karl H. Potter (2008). Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 440. ISBN 978-81-208-3349-4.
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    "List of Scheduled Castes".
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Chandigarh" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Daman and Diu" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of N.C.T. Of Delhi" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Goa" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Haryana" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Jharkhand" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Karnataka" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Kerala" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Orissa" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Rajasthan" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Sikkim" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Tamilnadu" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Tripura" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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    "Central list of OBCs for the state of Uttaranchal" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  27. [27]
    "Central list of OBCs for the state of West Bengal" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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