All-India Yadav Mahasabha

The All India Yadav Mahasabha is a caste association established in 1924 for serving a broad body of Indian social groups mainly composed of Nandvanshi, Gwalvanshi and Yaduvanshi castes, collectively known as the Yadav caste.

The educated elite among the Yadavs led to the formation of the All-India Yadav Mahasabha in 1924 in Allahabad. The AIYM immediately engaged itself in two issues. It appealed to its caste members in all regions to addYadav to their names and at the same time launched on a major programme of social reform.

In the mid-20th century the Mahasabha pressed the Government of India to form a Yadav regiment in the Indian Army, following their performance in the 1962 Indo-China war.[1][2][3]

See also

  • The Divine Heritage of the YadavasYadavas also called Golla in Telugu is mentioned in Sri Venkateswara Mahathyam, the story of origin of Lord Balaji (Kaliyuga avathar of Lord Vishnu) at Tirumala hills, Chittor district, Andhra Pardesh, India.

In search of Lakshmi Devi, Lord Vishnu reached Tirumala hills leaving Vaikuntam. Bramha and Shiva turned as cow and calf and given milk to Srinivasa. At that time one man belongs to the caste of Golla, pasuvula kapari (in telugu means the person who looks after the care of animals ) beats srinivas with Iron rod. Injured Srinivasa curse him to convert to Devil. Akasha Raja had daughter by name Padmavathi fell in love with Srinivasa (Lord Vishnu), both got married. Lakshmi Devi the first wife of Lord Vishnu came to know the that her husband got married again and find them in the forest area of Tirumala hills. Lakshmi Devi and Padmavathi quarrels with each other, and Srinivasa become statue as Lord Balaji. Lord Balaji given offering to have first dharshan every day for the golla family who converted as devil by his curse as Srinivasa.

References

  1. ↑ Dipankar Gupta (1 October 2004). Caste in question: identity or hierarchy?. Sage Publications. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. ↑ G.S. Ghurye (2008). Caste and race in India. Popular Prakashan. pp. 450–. ISBN 978-81-7154-205-5. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Christophe Jaffrelot (2003). India's silent revolution: the rise of the lower castes in North India. Permanent Black. pp. 235–. ISBN 978-81-7824-080-0. Retrieved 28 March 2011.

E.G.T.V.Kumar from Sri Venkateswara Mahathyam

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