Dumal
Encyclopedia
Dumal caste is one of the dominant caste in Western Orissa
. It spreads from Boudh
to Balangir
, Sonepur
, Bargarh
, Sambalpur
and Debgarh district.
an agricultural caste found in uriya country and principally in the sonepur state, recently transferred to bihar
and Orissa
This caste is categorised as socially and economically backward community in both State and Centre list.The main work of the caste was cultivation.
Another story is that dumal is derived from duma, the name of the gateway in Baudh town, near which they dwelt.
Sir H. Risley say: “The dumals or jadupuria Gaura seems to be a group of local formation. They cherish the tradition that their ancestors came to Orissa from jadupur, but this appears to be nothing more than the name of yadavs/jadavas, the mythological progenitors of the Goala caste transformed into the name of an imaginary town.
Another legend is that once upon a time, when Lord Rama was wondering in the forests of Sambalpur, he met three brothers there and asked them to bring water for him. The first brother brought water in clean brass pot(called sudh(good mannered)). The Second made a cup of leaves and drew water from a well with a rope; he is called dumal, dori-mal, a coil of rope.Third brought water in hollow gourd, and he was named Kolta, from ku-rita, bad mannered. This shows kulta , dumal, sudh have some connections
Now gradually education is making inroads into the dumal caste.
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. It spreads from Boudh
Boudh
Boudh is a town and a notified area committee in Boudh district in the state of Orissa, India. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district...
to Balangir
Balangir
For Balangir District See : Balangir DistrictBalangir', is a city and municipality in Balangir district in the state of Orissa, India. It is also the headquarter of Balangir district.-Overview:...
, Sonepur
Sonepur
Sonepur, also known as Subarnapur, is a town and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Orissa. Sonepur was formerly the capital of a princely state of British India. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km2. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of...
, Bargarh
Bargarh
Bargarh, is a town and a municipality in Bargarh district in the state of Orissa, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District.- Geography :...
, Sambalpur
Sambalpur
Sambalpur is a city in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Orissa.It lies at a distance of 321 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. In the year 1876, Sambalpur was established as a municipality. It is currently the headquarters and the largest city of Sambalpur district. It is also...
and Debgarh district.
an agricultural caste found in uriya country and principally in the sonepur state, recently transferred to bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and Orissa
This caste is categorised as socially and economically backward community in both State and Centre list.The main work of the caste was cultivation.
Origin
The caste originally came from Orissa.They themselves say that they are formerly a branch of Gaurs,with whom they have now no special connection. They derived there name from a village Dumba Hadap in the athmallik state, where they say that they lived.Another story is that dumal is derived from duma, the name of the gateway in Baudh town, near which they dwelt.
Sir H. Risley say: “The dumals or jadupuria Gaura seems to be a group of local formation. They cherish the tradition that their ancestors came to Orissa from jadupur, but this appears to be nothing more than the name of yadavs/jadavas, the mythological progenitors of the Goala caste transformed into the name of an imaginary town.
Another legend is that once upon a time, when Lord Rama was wondering in the forests of Sambalpur, he met three brothers there and asked them to bring water for him. The first brother brought water in clean brass pot(called sudh(good mannered)). The Second made a cup of leaves and drew water from a well with a rope; he is called dumal, dori-mal, a coil of rope.Third brought water in hollow gourd, and he was named Kolta, from ku-rita, bad mannered. This shows kulta , dumal, sudh have some connections
Migration
In 1901, 41000 dumals, and other caste people were enumerated in the central provinces, but only a few persons now remain.Surnames
baghar, bastia, bhoi, behera, chhanda, chaulia, dang, deheree, karma, kanta, karmi, karmee, khamari, kheti, kampa, khilari, khilar, mahakhud, mahakul, mahakur, mahakud, mendali, mendily, nayak, pardia, pradhan, patra,Gaigaria,Barik,Karan,Amat,Bastia,Kalta,Palta,Gurhandi,Thati,Gadua,Singh,Bagh,Now gradually education is making inroads into the dumal caste.