List of Dhobis
List of notable of Dhobis
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Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian tribe group in India laundry and agriculture caste.[1]
Historical people
Saints
- Virabhadra – Fierce and fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva [2]
- Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar – One of the 63 Nayanmars [3]
- Bogar – One of the 18 Siddhars [4]
Bureaucracy
Politics
President & Prime Ministers
- Ranasinghe Premadasa – 3rd President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993) and Prime Minister (1978–1989) [5]
Ministers & MP
- Sajith Premadasa
- Shyam Rajak
- Gulabo Devi[6]
- Basavaraju Saraiah
- Arjun Charan Sethi
- Rajesh Diwakar
- Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya
- Dumar Lal Baitha
- Kameshwar Baitha
- Kailash Baitha
- Kamal Kishor
- Yashvir Singh
- Umakant Rajak
- Dumar Lal Baitha
- Hemlata Divakar
MLA's & MLC's
Social reformers
- Gadge Maharaj – Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer[7]
- Chakali Ilamma – Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion[8]
Warriors and kings
- Madivala Machideva – A great warrior of the 12th century, he fought valiantly against King Bijjala's army to protect manuscripts of Vachanas[9]
- Chintamoni Dhoba – The ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar[10]
- Neelasothaiyan – The Commander-in-Chief of King Periyathambiran [11]
Military
- Rosli Dhobi – Malay Sarawakian nationalist from Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state
- Ram Chander – MVC was a civilian who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947[12]
Freedom fighters
- Nathu Dhobi – To lead the Jallianwala Bagh struggle
- A. M. Saravanam – Indian Congress politician.
Sports
Cinema
Business
- V. K. Thanabalan – Chairman & Managing Director of Madura Travel Service (P) Ltd, Editor & Publisher madura welcome[13]