The Bhills



The term Bhil seems to occur for the first time in A.D.600 even though traditional belief claim that Valmiki and Eklavya were Bhils.It is also said that god Krishna was killed by a Bhil.There are a number of other legends that are associated with this tribe .The recorded historical reference to this tribe is closely associated with the Rajputs.It is now believed that they have ceded to the Rajputs the hill ranges of Khandesh,Central India and Rajputana.It is also believed that Bhils occupied Mewar and Udaipur under their own chiefs from where they were driven out and found their way to Khandesh and spread out to other parts of the country.
Bhils in this region have surnames like Pawar,Mali,Salunkhe Aher, Barde, Chavan, Devli, Gaikwad, Gang, Ganudi, Gangurde,Jadhav ,More,Nikam, and Chavan.These surnames were common in the late 19th Century. Men add Naik to their names when they refer to another Bhil and women bai.They seldom use the term Bhil.

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