[1] The name 'Jatav' came from Pandit Sunderlal Sagar's book Jatav Jivan and Ramnarayan Yadavendu's Yaduvansh Ka Itihas, who were based on their similar heritage and clans of Yadavs and Jats of Braj region.
[clarification needed] They demanded the status of Kshatriyas and economic prosperity made many Jatavs equal to these middle castes.
[2][3] British government established cantonments in Agra, Delhi, Meerut, Kanpur and other prominent cities which gave Jatavs opportunity to prove themselves they got tenders for making leather products for British Indian Army, and many Jatavs got included into army also.
[4] In 1931 census, they played an aggressive role for their demand as inclusion of Jatavs into Kshatriya fold and renaming them as 'Jatav' from Charmkar.
[5] Jatavs encouraged to leave non-veg and lifestyle as upper castes and even few of them adopted 'sacred thread' who were earlier under the influence of Arya Samaj.