Jats, Punjabi Khatris and Brahmins dominated politics in Delhi for many decades. Numerically high, the ethnic Punjabis of all castes are believed to account for at least 35% to 40% of Delhi's total population, and are predominantly Hindi-speaking Punjabi Hindus with a significant minority being Punjabi-speaking Sikhs.
By the 20th century, the landowning Jats became an influential group in several parts of North India, including Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
Classification. The Yadavs are included in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category in the Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
Hinduism is the majority religion in Delhi, India. According to the 2011 Census of India, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has 13,712,100 Hindus, who form 81.68% of the population. Hinduism can be extensively seen in culture and history of Delhi and was established by Hindu Tomara king, Anangpala.
Jats, Punjabi Khatris and Brahmins dominated politics in Delhi for many decades. Numerically high, the ethnic Punjabis of all castes are believed to account for at least 35% to 40% of Delhi's total population, and are predominantly Hindi-speaking Punjabi Hindus with a significant minority being Punjabi-speaking Sikhs.
The Rajput Chahamana (Chauhan) kings of Ajmer conquered Lal Kot in 1180 and renamed it Qila Rai Pithora. The Chauhan king Prithviraj III was defeated in 1192 by Muhammad Ghori in the Second Battle of Tarain, solidifying Muslim presence in northern India and shattering Rajput power in the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
In bihar yadavs always have upper hand over every caste . In bihar yadav constitute 16% of population and rajput constitute 8% . Economically rajputs are the most richest caste of bihar after Brahmins and Bhumihars . Politically yadav are powerful but rajput are second most powerful caste of india.
According to the Mausala Parva (7.185-253) of the Mahabharata a few years after the Kurukshetra War, Andhaka-Vrsni Yadava clans of Dvaraka were destroyed due to a fratricidal war. Both Balarama and Krishna died soon after this war.
According to famous historian Mr. R. C. Majumdar, it is a possibility that different families without any connection to a particular clan adopted this name at different times. But it is believed that Gupta belongs to Kshatriya caste and Baniya community has adopted this surname in north India.
Lutyens' Delhi is widely regarded as the most posh and prestigious area in the region, known for its historic bungalows, political significance, and ultra-exclusive residents.
In Delhi, slums are commonly called 'Jhuggi-Jhompdi', whereas in Mumbai they are called Jhopadapatti or Chawls'. Other known names are- 'Ahatas' in Kanpur, 'Bustees' in Kolkata, 'Cheris' in Chennai and 'Keirs' in Bangalore.
Deol was born as Ajay Singh Deol on 19 October 1957, in Sahnewal in Punjab, India, to Bollywood actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur, in a Punjabi Jat family affiliated with the Arya Samaj, a Hindu monotheist and reformist movement.
By the 16th century, the Bhumihars controlled vast stretches of land in eastern India, particularly in north Bihar. By the late eighteenth century, along with Bihari Rajputs, they had established themselves as the most prominent landholders of the region.
That transformation into a vibrant, economic, and cultural powerhouse owes much to one community more than any other: the Punjabis, especially those who arrived as refugees in the traumatic aftermath of the Partition in 1947. The Partition of India triggered the largest migration in human history.
Before the Constitutional Assembly in 1949, the country was known as Bharat, India, and Hindustan. While a good number of the drafting committee members preferred the old name, Bharat, many others favoured India.
The family starts with the rule of Anangapala, who founded Delhi in the 11th century and the incorporation of Delhi within Chahamana or Chauhan kingdom in the year 1164. The capital was conquered by Chauhans of Ajmer, but it is said that Tomar's continued to rule Delhi as their feudatories until Delhi Sultanate.
Hemoglobin transports oxygen throughout your body in a fast-moving taxi system that keeps your cells and tissues operating properly. Each hemoglobin molecule includes a protein called heme that contains iron. When iron reacts to oxygen, it becomes red. That interaction is what gives blood its red color.
Within the jati (caste) system, Brahmins similarly occupy the highest position, though that is complicated by strict stratification even among Brahmins and historical attempts by other castes and sub-castes to challenge Brahminical dominance.
The city of Delhi actually consists of two components: Old Delhi, in the north, the historic city; and New Delhi, in the south, since 1947 the capital of India, built in the first part of the 20th century as the capital of British India.
In fact, the name of the place was Dilli or Dehli”. In her book, Liddle writes that Hardinge decided that “though indeed Delhi was the wrong spelling and pronunciation, long usage by the British had sanctified it”. And so the Capital of India came to be called New Delhi, as we know it today.
Economically, states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka are at the forefront. As of FY 2024–25, Maharashtra leads with the highest Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of ₹42.67 lakh crore (approx. US$498 billion), solidifying its position as India's most developed state in terms of economic output.
Varanasi is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities. Kashi, its ancient name, was associated with a kingdom of the same name of 2,500 years ago. The Lion capital of Ashoka at nearby Sarnath has been interpreted to be a commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon there in the fifth century BCE.
