Other Backward Classes

Meena () is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954.

Indian caste

term for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in India

community native to Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Sri Lanka

a tribe from Assam, India

Indian government social justice agency

Maravar (also known as Maravan and Marava) are a Tamil community in the state of Tamil Nadu. These people are one of the three branches of the Mukkulathor confederacy. Members of the Maravar community often use the honorific title Thevar. They are classified as an Other Backward Class or a Denotified Tribe in Tamil Nadu, depending on the district.

The Ezhavas, () also known as Thiyya or Tiyyar () in the Malabar region, and Chegavar/Chovar () in the south, are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community.

caste of India

ethno-religious Indian Christian community who are members of the Catholic Church

Multi-ethnic groups workers in tea-garden of Assam

The Year of Reservation

ethnic group

term used in Indian politics

Kaniyar (Ganaka) is a caste from the Indian state of Kerala. There are regional variations in the name used to define them. They are listed under the Other Backward Class (OBC) by the Kerala Government.

Hindu community

Community in India, Nepal and Bangladesh