Mahto
For the community in the United States, see Mahto, South Dakota. For the caste known as Mahto or Mahato, see Kudumi Mahato.
Mahato or Mahto is a surname used by several castes and communities in India and Nepal.[1][2][3]
In the Oraon tribal society, a mahato originally referred to the secular chief of a village, who held administrative authority along with pahan, the religious priest.[4] In the zamindari villages, "Mahto" was a caste-agnostic title given to the headman of a village ward. The mahto's duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the zamindar (feudal landlord).[2]
Now, "Mahto" is used as a surname by several communities.[5] The castes that use Mahto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include:
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:
- Abha Mahato
- Baidyanath Prasad Mahto
- Banshilal Mahto
- Bidyut Baran Mahato
- Bir Singh Mahato
- Chhatradhar Mahato
- Dhananjay Mahato
- Jagannath Mahto
- Lok Nath Mahato
- Mriganko Mahato
- Muga Lal Mahato
- Narahari Mahato
- Purnima Mahato
- Rajendra Mahato
- Sagina Mahato
- Santiram Mahato
- Sudesh Mahto
- Suman Mahato
- Sunil Kumar Mahato
- Tooni Mahto
- Upendra Mahato
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Papiya Ghosh (2008). Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930-1934. Manak. p. 94. ISBN 978-81-7827-000-5.
... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sachchidananda (1988). Social Change in Village India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 12. ISBN 978-81-7022-206-4.
- ↑ Debi Chatterjee; Sucheta Ghosh; Sumita Sen, eds. (2002). Human Rights: Theory and Practice. South Asian Publishers. p. 128. ISBN 9788170032472.
But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed...
- ↑ J. P. Singh Rana (1998). Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India. M.D. Publications. p. 215.
- ↑ Bihar (India); Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury (1964). Bihar district gazetteers. Printed by the Superintendant [sic], Secretariat Press, Bihar. p. 110.
The village headman is generally the Mahato but at the present day all the sects use the title of Mahato as their surname.
- ↑ Makhan Jha (1997). Scheduled Castes Today. M.D. p. 131. ISBN 9788175330603.
- ↑ K.K.N. Sharma (1998). Genetic Consequent of Child Growth. Northern Book Centre. p. 12. ISBN 9788172110987.
- ↑ Gautam Kumar Bera (2008). The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India. Mittal. p. 114.
- ↑ Lalan Tiwari (1995). Issues in Indian Politics. Mittal. p. 340. ISBN 9788170996187.
- ↑ Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi; Binay Kumar Rai, eds. (1977). The Tribal Culture of India. Concept. p. 206.
- ↑ Sachchidananda (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. 1. Discovery.
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