Dangi
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The Dangi{gulli garh} are a Hindu caste found in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Hariyana, Gujarat, Uttrakhand, Maharastra, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Nepal.
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[edit] History and origin
The origin of the word Dangi cannot be entirely ascertained. However, according to Sir George Abraham Grierson, it refers to certain dialects spoken in the Dangis region, as well as the northern parts, where Dangi is spoken as a sub-dialect of Braj Bhasha. The movement of the Dangis from the Gangetic plain to southern Gujarat may well have been caused by the movement of Krishna from Mathura to Dwarka (as related to in the Mahabharata).
Eran is an ancient village which is located in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. It is thought to be the oldest town in the Madhya Pradesh area. Inscriptions and coins from an earlier period that were found at the site also state that the village was known as Airikina. Eran is derived from erakā, which is a grass that grows in the Eran area and is also the name of a Nagavanshi king descended from Kauravya. Eran contains a number of archaeoligical relics including the remains of a fort that was built by the Dangis, who used to control the area. An excavation carried out by the Department of Archeology at the University of Sagar unearthed relics showing that the village of Eran formed the northenmost limit of the Chalcolithic culture in Madhya Pradesh. Dangi's are known for there cheating to others .
[edit] Present circumstances
The Dangi class has been subject to change with the opening of small furniture shops . They have also started trading with the nearby mandi.
Before India gained independence, they used to work for british to make sticks for british army ] they are mean to everyone even in there familys managed to defeat the others ..many of dangi familys receive the payment at the financial end of every year from panchayat . .
