Kurmi is traditionally an non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and large parts of Bihar. Contents 1Etymology 2History 2.1Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 2.2Twentieth century 3See also 4References 5Further reading Etymology There are several late-19th century theories of the etymology of Kurmi. According to Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya (1896), the word may be derived from an Indian
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