10-17-2006, 02:15 AM
I dont know where else to post this but does anybody have any citation for this ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yadav
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Yadavas mostly follow Hindu religion, and are located in different parts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Yadavas are the single largest community in India, estimated to constitute more than 19% of the Indian population[citation needed]. Through numerous political parties such as the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular) and Tamil Makkal Desam (Tamil Nadu), this group has considerable political influence, especially in the governments of India's most populous states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh[3].
Yadavs, though being Kshatriyas, in certain parts of India are classified by the respective governments as Other Backward Classes, or OBCs. This classification stems from their prevailing general economic and educational condition. The Yadavas are linked to Krishna and several ruling families, such as the ancient kings of Prayag, the Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri, the Nandas, the Wodeyars of Mysore and more recently that of Rao Tula Ram of Haryana, one of the leading figures of the First War of Independence (1857) in India.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yadav
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Yadavas mostly follow Hindu religion, and are located in different parts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Yadavas are the single largest community in India, estimated to constitute more than 19% of the Indian population[citation needed]. Through numerous political parties such as the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular) and Tamil Makkal Desam (Tamil Nadu), this group has considerable political influence, especially in the governments of India's most populous states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh[3].
Yadavs, though being Kshatriyas, in certain parts of India are classified by the respective governments as Other Backward Classes, or OBCs. This classification stems from their prevailing general economic and educational condition. The Yadavas are linked to Krishna and several ruling families, such as the ancient kings of Prayag, the Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri, the Nandas, the Wodeyars of Mysore and more recently that of Rao Tula Ram of Haryana, one of the leading figures of the First War of Independence (1857) in India.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->