Mahar is an Indian caste found largely in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas.[10][11] Most of the Mahar community followed Bharatratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in converting to Buddhism in the middle of the 20th century.[12][13] There are still some Mahars who practice Hinduism.
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^ abGupta, J. Datta (1953). CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 (West Bengal & Sikkim)(PDF). Vol. XVI. Tables on Scheduled Castes. p. 54.
^Ghosh, Bhaskar. CENSUS OF INDIA –1971, SERIES-22 (WEST BENGAL)(PDF). PART II-C (i) SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TABLES (Tables C-VII and C-VIII). Director of census operation, West Bengal. p. 147.
^ abSingh, K. S. (1993). The Scheduled Castes. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 839–841. ISBN 978-0-19-563254-5.
^Banthia, R. K. (2000). CENSUS' OF INDIA 1991, SERIES-26, WEST BENGAL PART-VIII(I)(PDF). Vol. 1. SPECIAL TABLES ON SCHEDULED CASTES. Director of Census Operations, West Bengal. p. 12.
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^Fred Clothey (2007). Religion in India: A Historical Introduction. Psychology Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-415-94023-8.
^Jaffrelot, Christophe (2005). "The 'Solution' of Conversion". Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste. Orient Blackswan Publisher. pp. 119–131. ISBN 8178241560.
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