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1.1 Geography

Primarily, Baghelkhand comprised the districts Rewa, Satna, Sidhi and Shahdol of Madhya Pradesh. This region is situated roughly between 22 to 25 degrees north latitude and 80 to 82 degrees east longitude.
Traditionally the boundaries of northern Baghelkhand are Rewa, Satna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Hamirpur, Banda, Allahabad and Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh. Eastern boundaries are Mirzapur, Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh and Surguja, and Koriya districts of Chhattisgarh. In south are Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh and Dindori, Mandla and Jabalpur districts of Madhya Pradesh. And in western boundary of Baghelkhand are Panna, Jabalpur, and Mandla districts of Madhya Pradesh


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1.2 History

It is believed that the dawn of Baghelkhand happened in 10th century AD. However, Dr. Grierson records that it’s beginning was in 12th century AD with the king Vyaghradev’s entry to Rewa. After 12th century AD, Rajput kings ruled Baghelkhand. There is no historical evidence of who the first Baghelas were and when they came to Baghelkhand. However, it is believed that they came from Gujarat. Vyaghradev Khandiv from Gujarat came to Baghela village in Rewa and established his rule. Bharat Bhramarn, son of Vyaghradev Khandiv extended the kingdom in the year of 1245 AD and named his kingdom Baghelkhand .

1.3 People

The Bagheli speakers are found mainly in six districts of Madhya Pradesh (Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Shahdol, Umaria and Anuppur), and also in some districts of Uttar Pradesh like Allahabad and Mirzapur. Bagheli speakers are very simple and conservative in nature. The men of this area usually wear dhotis and women wear saree. But in villages, womenfolk also wear dhotis (of saree type) like men. Most of the people are agriculturists, so their food habits are quite simple such as roti, dal, rice, etc. and majority are vegetarian.

Prominent Baghel People

• Tariq Khan
• Arjun Singh
• Ajay Singh (Rahul)

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1.3.1 Castes and Tribes

People in Baghelkhand are from different caste groups and tribes and thus do not have a general people group name, though the one language binds them together. Among Bagheli speakers, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and general castes are common. Gonds are the original inhabitants of this region

1.4 Language

The language of the Baghels spoken in Baghelkhand has been known as Bagheli since the 13th century. Bagheli is a regional language used for intra-group and inter-group communication. It is also known as Baghelkhandi, Rimahi and Riwai (Rewa district).
Dr. George Grierson in his Linguistic survey of India classified Bagheli under Indo-Aryan, Eastern Hindi. The extensive research by Dr. Bhagawati Prasad Shukla also agrees with Dr. Grierson’s classification. Ethnologue classifies Bagheli as Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, and East Central zone (Grimes 1992:552). According to Dr. Bhagawati Prasad Shukla, Bagheli language has three major divisions. 1. Pure Bagheli 2. West Mixed Bagheli 3. Southern Broken Bagheli Indian Census report 1991 classifies Bagheli/Baghelkhandi as a dialect of Hindi under Scheduled language list. The dialects of Bagheli language are Remai, Riwai, Godwani (spoken by Gonds) and Kumhari (spoken by Kumhars).

1.4.3 Language boundaries

Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Shahdol, Umaria and Anuppur are primary districts of Bagheli speaking area. Bagheli speaking area extends up to Allahabad and Mirzapur districts of Uttar Pradesh, Jabalpur districts of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur and Koriya districts of Chhattisgarh.

1.4.5 Language development

• There are radio and TV programmes in Bagheli. All India Radio broadcasting Bagheli songs and agricultural programmes from Shahdol, Satna, Rewa and Bhopal stations. • There are no notable written materials available in this language, except some unpublished poems. • Most of the local people are interested in the development of their language, but the lack of literacy is drawing them back from this effort. • Madhya Pradesh University in Rewa provides multiple opportunities to learn and research in this language.

External link

• Ethnologue record

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