The Thakur or Thakar people were originally of Rajput descent. During Moghul invasions they fled to the forest and eventually migrated through Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra. They live all over the west central Indian state of Maharashtra. The main language of the Thakur is Marathi. A complete Bible and the JESUS Film are available in Marathi. There are currently no known believers among the Thakar. Many of the Thakur are unable to read and write so the gospel will have to presented to them in oral and visual forms.
Until the last few decades the Thakur were living a nomadic life of hunting and gathering. Their livelihood was dependent on the forest and what they could gather and sell. Hunting has become illegal where the Thakur live so they have had to find other ways of making a living. Today many of Thakur are engaged in low paying jobs, jobs that other Hindus will not take. These include street sweeping, working with human waste and dealing with corpses of dead animals.
The Thakur people practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Their brand of Hinduism is influenced by folk religion. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews.
The Thakur people need to learn new job skills. They need to learn how to read and write if they are to have any chance of improving their place in Indian society. Most of all they need to hear and understand the good news of Jesus Christ. He alone can forgive their sins and grant them eternal life.
* Scripture Prayers for the Thakar in India.
Ask the Lord to give the Thakur a desire to seek the truth of the Word of God. Pray for a disciple making movement that will bless the Thakur people this decade. Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the Thakur people to tell them about Jesus.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Thakar |
People Name in Country | Thakar |
Population this Country | 88,000 |
Population all Countries | 88,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | Thakur; ताकर |
People ID | 18244 |
ROP3 Code | 113776 |
Country | India | ||
Region | Asia, South | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 1 |
Maharashtra 88,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Marathi (88,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Marathi (88,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Ahirani 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marathi |
Primary Language: Marathi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1807-1957) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1982) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1821-2015) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Marathi |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Marathi |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: मराठी - Marathi |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
100.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |