Yadav (Hindu traditions) in Bangladesh
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Anonymous
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Map Source:
People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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| People Name: | Yadav (Hindu traditions) |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| 10/40 Window: | Yes |
| Population: | 85,000 |
| World Population: | 47,852,400 |
| Primary Language: | Bengali |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Christian Adherents: | 0.00 % |
| Evangelicals: | 0.00 % |
| Scripture: | Complete Bible |
| Ministry Resources: | Yes |
| Jesus Film: | Yes |
| Audio Recordings: | Yes |
| People Cluster: | South Asia Hindu - Yadav |
| Affinity Bloc: | South Asian Peoples |
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Introduction / History
It's easy to find out who a Yadav is. Just ask them their name and they will tell you their first name followed by their title which is always Yadav.
The Yadav appear to have been one of the immigrant tribes from Central Asia. They are spoken of as robbers and foreigners. They claim connection to the god Krishna since he was a herdsman.
The Yadav are a caste comprised of milkmen, cowherds, cattle raisers and laborers. Their traditional occupation is animal husbandry and selling animal products. The Yadav consist of both landowning and landless people. Some Yadav are businessmen, teachers, doctors, engineers and political leaders. In 2008 Nepal became a democratic country. The first president was Ram Baran Yadav. They live mainly in India and Nepal. A smaller number are in other parts of South Asia like Bangladesh.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Yadavs in Bangladesh live in joint families. Most of them are vegetarian but many start eating fish, mutton, chicken and sometimes pork, but not beef. Child labor is common among them.
What Are Their Beliefs?
Bangladesh s Yadavs participate in the local traditional and socio-religious festivals. They have expertise in oral traditions and group singing in praise of the god Vishnu, Krishna or one of the many other gods that they worship. Similarly, they are good in musical dance and wrestling. They are known to have more faith in astrology and talismans rather than in the services of a doctor.
What Are Their Needs?
They need to hear about the way of salvation. Most of the Yadav die never hearing the hame of Jesus once in a lifetime!
But also life, lifestyle and living standard are changing all over the nation. The next generation will need to get other kinds of jobs. To get those jobs they need education but proper education is missing in many places (especially in the villages).
Prayer Points
Pray for the salvation of the Yadav people.
Pray for long term workers.
Pray for teams to pioneer new ministries among the Yadav.
Pray for a new focus on evangelism and church planting ministries.
Pray for literacy and community development work.
Pray for Christian workers to meet their spiritual and physical needs.
Pray for the practice of child labor to end among the Yadav people.
Pray for education to be made available to girls as well to the boys.