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==Kurmi==
==Kurmi==


Historically, Kurmis served as household servants in the residences of Bhumihar. They were traditionally prohibited from entering the kitchen, and food & water handled by them were not accepted due to prevailing caste-based social restrictions. These practices gradually declined over time, and Kurmis later came to be permitted to cook meals for the families of former Bhumihar landlords.<ref>https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Anthropology_of_Weaker_Sections/pjVdJMBeXU8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ordinarily+used+by+the+Yadav.+Previously,+the+Kurmi+were+serving+in+the+darbar+(the+house+of+the+Bhumihar+Zamindar)+as+household+servant+and+were+not+allowed+to+enter+into+the+kitchen+and+water+was+not+accepted+from+them.+Now+they+are+allowed+to+cook+meals+for+the+family+of+ex-Zamindar.+One+Teli+has+taken+up+agricultural+work+though+he+still+adheres+to+his+traditional+occupation+of+oil+pressing.+This,+however,+did+not+change+his+social+position.&pg=PA207&printsec=frontcover</ref>
Historically, Kurmis served as household servants in the residences of Bhumihar. They were traditionally prohibited from entering the kitchen, and food & water handled by them were not accepted due to prevailing caste-based social restrictions. These practices gradually declined over time, and Kurmis later came to be permitted to cook meals for the families of former Bhumihar landlords.<ref>[https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Anthropology_of_Weaker_Sections/pjVdJMBeXU8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ordinarily+used+by+the+Yadav.+Previously,+the+Kurmi+were+serving+in+the+darbar+(the+house+of+the+Bhumihar+Zamindar)+as+household+servant+and+were+not+allowed+to+enter+into+the+kitchen+and+water+was+not+accepted+from+them.+Now+they+are+allowed+to+cook+meals+for+the+family+of+ex-Zamindar.+One+Teli+has+taken+up+agricultural+work+though+he+still+adheres+to+his+traditional+occupation+of+oil+pressing.+This,+however,+did+not+change+his+social+position.&pg=PA207&printsec=frontcover Anthropology of Weaker Sections]</ref>