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*[[Chhedi Paswan]], is a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and a former member of the Lok Sabha. |
*[[Chhedi Paswan]], is a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and a former member of the Lok Sabha. |
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*[[Chirag Paswan]],actor and politician. |
*[[Chirag Paswan]],actor and politician. |
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*(( ek dusare ko age lane ke chakkar me ek-dusare ko mitate....dusadh jati ke mahanubhav.... |
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The Dusadh or Paswan is a Hindu community generally found in the states of Northern India (Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Delhi) and few parts of Eastern India (Jharkhand, West Bengal)[1] and Nepal, a country bordering India There is also a significant migrant population of Dusadh in Mauritius, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and others.
Genetics
In recent studies, it has been proved that these peoples have higher frequency of Haplogroup R1a (more than 40%) which is very high as compared to rest of north Indian population[2]
Notables
- Virchandra Paswan, Member of Parliament in 14th Lok Sabha
- Ram Vilas Paswan, President of Lok Janshakti Party and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution minister[3]
- Bhola Paswan Shashtri, former chief minister of Bihar.
- H. L. Dusadh, founder of bahujan Diversity mission, known as diversity man of India
- Chhedi Paswan, is a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly and a former member of the Lok Sabha.
- Chirag Paswan,actor and politician.
- (( ek dusare ko age lane ke chakkar me ek-dusare ko mitate....dusadh jati ke mahanubhav....
References
- ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 464 to 469
- ^ "Table 1. Y-haplogroups percentage distribution in studied regional population groups of India". 54 (1).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ram Vilas Paswan struggles to stay relevant - Economic Times". indiatimes.com. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
Mr Paswan's standing among people other than those belonging to his Dusadh community