Talk:Agri (caste)

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Agari Samaj Culture

The origin of Agri Samaj is farming. This is a culture of hardworking people and the farmers who love the nature. All men and women work together for their homes, fields and salt production. Along with togetherness we can see equality in the Men and Women of Agri Samaj.

Agri Samaj and their descendents residing all over the Thane, Raigad, Mumbai and especially in Maharashtra are compassionate, hard working and very resourceful people. Agri Samaj are involved in various Agricultural and Business. Agri Samaj didn’t forgotten their culture and rich heritage, hence other Samaj are changing with the time and left there culture.

Agri Samaj History

The name Agri comes from Agar, a Salt-pan or bounded farm. The Agri of Maharashtra are also known as Agle and Kharpatil The tradition common among them is that they originally dwelt at Mungi Paithan and were transported to the Konkan by Bimbaraja. Two son's Agla and Mangla, were born to the sage Agasti; the former the ancestor of the Agris, the latter of the Mangelas (Fishermen). The first was told to support himself by the manufacture of salt from the sea, the latter by fishing.

Some Surnames Bhamber, Bhoir, Bholekar, Chavan, Choudhari, Danki, Dasalke, Dhumala, Driyacha, Dukre, Gaikwad, Gavad, Gavil, Shivasi, Gharat, Ghodinde, Gondhali, Gulvi, Jadhav, Joshi, Kadu, Kalaj, Kamane, Karbhari, Kari, Keni, Khambalker, Khanda-Agle, Kharik, Khuntale, Kokati, Kotval, Kutilkar, Madhovi, Mali, Mandre, Mhatre, Mohile, More, Mukadam, Mukul, Naik, Navare, Pangdi, Patil, Pavar, Raut, Sare, Sasai, Shelar, Shirke, Sigola, Thakur, Vaghoda, Vaze, Yadav.

मुंगी पैठणहून आगरी माणूस कोकणात आला. कुणी म्हणतात आग्रा-दिल्लीकडून आगरी माणूस इथे आला. दक्षिणेकडे श्रीलंकेत रावणाच्या दरबारात आगरी माणूस ढोल-ताशा वाजवायचा, म्हणजेच तत्कालीन संगीतकाराचे काम करायचा. अशा अनेक आख्यायिका आगरी माणसाबद्दल ऐकायला मिळतात. तरीही सांगावेसे वाटते- आगरी माणसाची संस्कृती, त्याच्या परंपरा, त्याचा लढाऊ बाणा, त्याची कलात्मकता सारे काही इथल्याच मातीशी नाते सांगणारे आहे. म्हणूनच म्हणावेसे वाटते- ठाणे, मुंबई व रायगड या तीन मुख्य विभागात वस्ती करुन राहिलेला आगरी माणूस हा इथला भूमीपुत्र होय. बहुधा आगरी माणूस हा इथलाच मूळ निवासी असावा व इथूनच तो श्रीलंका, आग्रा, मुंगी पैठण, नाशिक अशा ठिकाणी जाऊन आपल्या कर्तबगारीवर व कलात्मकतेच्या आधारावर चमकला असावा. अनेक अभ्यासकांची अनेक मते आहेत. असे असले तरी एखाद्या समाजाचे मातीशी जडलेले नाते काहीतरी सांगून जाते. ते समजून घेतलेच पाहिजे. नाशिकमधील पंचवटीमधील मंदिरे, तिथले ते उत्कृष्ट शिल्पकाम आगरी पाथरवटांनी घडवले आहे. घारापूरची लेणी जगप्रसिद्ध आहे. त्या भागाचे मूळ नाव ‘अग्रहारपुरी’ असे होते. अग्रहारपुरी म्हणजे आगरी लोकांची नगरी होय. इथली भव्यता दर्शवणारी सुंदर शिल्पे आगरी पाथरवटांनी घडवलेली आहेत. घारापुरीमधील स्तंभ व शिल्पे यांची रचना वेरुळच्या हुमाळ लेण्यांसारखी आहे. तिथेही आगरी कलावंतांच्या हातांचा स्पर्श झाला आहे. आगरी माणूस जसा उत्तम शिल्पकार, तसाच तो नावाजलेला संगीतकारही आहे. अलिबागेतील कोपरचा अच्युत ठाकूर एक नावाजलेला प्रख्यात संगीतकार म्हणून महाराष्ट्राच्या कानाकोपर्यात प्रसिद्ध आहे. कोपर गावच्या एका आगरी माणसाने तमाशाचा फडसुद्धा उभारला होता. काही आगरी पूर्वी खाणीमध्ये काम करायचे, त्यांना ‘आगळे-आगरी’ असे संबोधले जायचे. अनेक पैलू असलेला हा समाज मूळचा लढाऊ बाण्याचा आहे. ‘कलावंत’ या वृत्तीपेक्षा ‘लढवय्या’ म्हणून तो अधिक प्रसिद्ध आहे. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WALTHAM2 (talk • contribs) 09:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Google autotranslation of WALTHAM2's Hindi message: "The Agariya man came from Angi Paithan. Someone called Agra-Agar who came here from Delhi. In the Ravana court in Sri Lanka, the Agariya man playing dhol-tashhi, which means doing the work of the then musician. Many such stories are heard about Agri. It still seems like to say that - Agri man's culture, his traditions, his fierce arrows, his artistry and everything else is related to the soil. That is why it seems - the Agri man living in the three main divisions of Thane, Mumbai and Raigad is the son of this land. Often an Agaryan should be the original resident of this place and from here onwards, he should be visiting Sri Lanka, Agra, Mundi Paithan, Nashik and on the basis of his skill and artistry. Many experts have many opinions. Nevertheless, a society's relationship with the soil is something to tell. They must understand. The temples of Panchavati in Nashik, they have built excellent sculptures with agri stones. Gharapoor caves are world-famous. The original name of that part was 'Agraharpuri'. Agarharpuri is the city of Agariya. Beautiful sculptures showing the magnificence here are made by Agari Patrods. The construction of columns and sculptures in Gharapuri is similar to that of the Hoorul lake of Veerul. There is also the touch of the hands of Agri artists. Agri man is also a great musician, he is also a reputed music composer. Achyut Thakur of Alibaug Kopar is famous for being a renowned musician in Maharashtra. An agarani man from Kopar village had also raised a tamasha tree. Some Agri's earlier work in the mine, they were called 'Agale-Agri'. This society, with many facets, is a fighter warrior. He is more famous as a 'warrior' than 'artist' attitude.". (Anthony Appleyard (talk) 06:17, 31 October 2018 (UTC))

History merge
Should we history-merge this article with the deleted edits of Agri people? Agri people was deleted by RHaworth as "G8", but there is a lot of history.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:07, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
 * No. They are WP:Parallel histories. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:54, 31 October 2018 (UTC)


 * I am dubious about doing an history merge but I have restored the edits at Agri people. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 21:06, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2022
Hello Sir/ Madam I'm Krutika Langi a citizen belonging to aagri culture all I want is to people should know the right and exact information about our culture and for that I need to add few information the information previously mentioned is up to the mark but people need to know more. I hope you would grant my request at earliest Thank you 103.167.123.110 (talk) 14:07, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 14:31, 23 April 2022 (UTC)