The Meena
The Meena (pronounced :Mina) is a tribe found mainly in
the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh regions of India. Its name is
also transliterated as Meenanda or Mina. The Meenas
claim connection to the Matsya avatar of
Vishnu, and the ancient Matsya Kingdom. They celebrate Meenesh Jayanti on the third day of the Chaitra month's Shukla paksha.
The
name of Meena ruler of Naen\Nahn was Rao Bada Meena, he was so rich that his
wealth was compared to Akbar's empire in a local saying as
"RAO
BADA KO BIJANO, AKBAR KO GHARBAAR"
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