Tyagi
Tyagi, originally called
Taga, is a cultivator caste who claim Brahmin status. The landholding community is confined to
Western Uttar Pradesh,
Haryana,
Delhi and
Rajasthan. They are often considered the highest of the agricultural castes. During the
British Raj, they changed their name from Taga to Tyagi, and began claiming Brahmin status. As of a 1990 report by the Backward Classes Commission, Government of Haryana, they were mostly engaged in farming. The Government of Haryana granted reservation to Tyagis along with five other castes in 2016. However, the
Punjab and Haryana High Court shortly put a stay on the government's order.
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