Lodha
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Lodha is the name of various Indian communities and may refer to:
- Lodha people, a tribal people living primarily in the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha, mostly in the Paschim Medinipur district. A section of the Lodha has converted to Islam, and form a distinct community of Lodha Muslims.[1][2]
- Lodhi (caste), agriculturalist caste primarily found in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh,[3] sometimes categorised as Other Backward Class, but claim Rajput ties and prefer to be known as "Lodhi-Rajput",[4][5][6]
- Oswal, also known as Oswal Lodha, Jain community from Rajasthan.[7]
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