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The Valmikis are a variety of communities throughout India who all claim descent from the legendary author of the Ramayana, Valmiki. The Valmikis can be classified as a caste or sampradaya (tradition/sect).
Valmiki. This article is about the Indian sage. For the Indian caste community, see Valmiki caste. For other uses, see Valmiki (disambiguation).
Oct 1, 2024 · The Valmiki community, which was long denied the right to vote, exercised their franchise for the first time in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday and termed it a "historic...
Sep 8, 2024 · Six decades after their arrival, members of the Valmiki community were finally granted domicile certificates in 2020, months after Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was revoked. Now, for the first time, around 10,000 members of the Valmiki community will exercise their right to vote in the state assembly elections.
Oct 1, 2024 · In a significant milestone, the Valmiki community in Jammu and Kashmir votes for the first time in state elections, marking a moment of triumph for citizenship rights and enfranchisement after ...
Aug 25, 2014 · On July 5, 2014, parents from the Valmiki community in Ratanpur village, in Surendranagar district, Gujarat, confronted teachers at the government school after learning that their children were...
Dec 11, 2023 · Celebrations broke out at Valmiki Colony in Jammu and people distributed sweets on Monday after the Supreme Court upheld the Centre’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
