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Kurmis, Indian Caste
Kurmis is one of the native castes of India.

As per Hinduism, Kurmis is the name of one of the castes or Jatis of the Hindus.

The `Kurmis` is known as the chief ancient agricultural caste of India. The Singraur, Umrao,Chandrakar, Gangwar, Kamma, Kanbi, Kapu, Katiyar, Kulambi, Kulwadi, Kunbi, Kutumbi, Naidu, Patel, Reddy, Sachan,Verma and Vokkaliga all belong to one caste, commonly called `Kurmis`

Kurmis is regarded as the descendants of some of the earliest Aryan immigrants. Kurmis are the people who are described as a brown tawny coloured native, of an average height, regular build and good looks. They are the mixture of aborigines. The women of the Kurmis race generally have small and well formed hands and feet.

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(Last Updated on : 26/09/2009)
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