Talk:Anavil
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[edit]Anavil Brahmins are a community of Brahmins who are dominant in the Valsad, Navsari and Surat district of south Gujarat, India, where they have been significant land-owners and have an influential role in politics.
The Anavil are among the Brahmins communities who do not perform a priestly function. They comprise two sub-groups, called the Desai and the Bhathela. The former acted as tax farmers during the era of the Maratha Empire, then as minor rulers and eventually underwent a process of sanskritisation that saw them conform more closely to the classical Brahmin practices.
This entire page is written unprofessionally and provides few substantial citations; this is particularly true about the "historical" section and the "linguistic" analysis of the word Anavil. Please fix this page and bring it up to standard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.37.224 (talk) 14:51, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
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Anavil Brahmin acted as tax farmer during the era of Maratha empire and they were Rulers 103.58.155.3 (talk) 21:49, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:52, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
- From the existing source: "In the pre-colonial period the Desais were incorporated by the Moghul rules in to the administrative apparatus, and they developed inot a land-owning aristocracy....Under British rule the system of farming out of taxes was abolished, weakening the position of the Desai." OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:02, 19 January 2022 (UTC)