Tadvi Bhil
The Tadvi Bhil is a tribal community found in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in India. They are from the larger Bhil ethnic group, and are a clan of it. They use the surname Tadvi or sometimes the name of their Kul or Gan; the Dhankas of Gujarat and Maharashtra use Tadvi or Tetariya.

History and origin

The Tadvi Bhil inhabit an area which roughly covers the border areas of the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. This territory forms the core of the Faruqi kingdom, a medieval state in central India. In the Western part of this area, Tadvis and Vasavas are mainly Hindu but some Christian missionary activities are seen in this region. A close association between the Bhil of this region, and the Faruqi state led to the conversion of some of them to Islam. The dance that they perform on various occasions is known as Timli or Sajoni, or commonly known as tribal dance.

Present circumstance

The Tadvi speak a dialect of their own, also known as Tadvi, but many are switching to 
Marathi. Their language is also Dhanka and Bhilori, which belongs to the Bhil group. They inhabit villages which are largely Tadvi. The community consist mainly of small cultivators. Like the wider Bhil community, they currently practise gotra exogamy, and are endogamous.

, the Tadvi Bhil of Rajasthan were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.

Tadvi Bhil and Tadvi tribe
Tadvi Bhil  tribe and Tadvi tribe  are two distinct tribes.
Tadvi Bhil  are part of Bhil   ethnic group whereas  Tadvi tribe is not Bhil  ,  they are sub-tribe of Dhanka  ethnic group . Dhanka , once self under the Bhil, seprated  nearly around 900 years ago  .
Anthropologist Megan Moodie says about Dhanka   history that what does exist "tend[s] to be brief and stress their 'insignificance' and lowness". She notes that they are a sub-tribe of the Bhil people, that they are today found throughout much of western India  .   Dhanka   has 3 major sub-tribes : Tadvi , Tetaria and Valvi. Their occupation have changed over time , as circumstances have dictated for survival . In the State of Maharahtra ,Tadvi tribe is mentioned at serial no. 13 whereas the Tadvi Bhil  is placed at  serial no. 8 in List of Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra   in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act 1976 (Act No.108 of 1976)   .
In the State of Gujrat  , Tadvi tribe is placed at serial no. 8 and Tadvi Bhil  is placed at serial no.4 in List of Scheduled Tribes in Gujrat    in accordance with Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders(Amendmen) Act,1976 .
Tadvi tribe tribals also include population who adopted Islam similar to the Tadvi bhil nearly 150-250 years ago .   They Speak Tadvi Boli Bhasha, unlike Tadvi bhil , who speaks Bhilori . Both the tribes have significant presence   in Dhule , Nandurbar and Jalgaon district of Maharashtra State . Many Tadvi tribe tribals have migrated  all over Marathwada  region around 100-150 years ago. But Tadvi Bhil  are  found  migrated at border of Aurangabad and Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state . Tradition of both these tribes are  similar but some differences exist   . Sheikh Dulla tadvi  

a tribal of Tadvi tribe was a famous cheif  leader among Pindari military , who continued to plunder the deccan areas during 1820's against East India Company  .

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Bhil clans
Muslim communities of Maharashtra
Muslim communities of Madhya Pradesh
Scheduled Tribes of Rajasthan
Muslim communities of Rajasthan

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