Kirar
Appearance
Regions with significant populations | |
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India | |
Languages | |
• Hindi • Braj bhasha | |
Religion | |
• Hinduism |
The Kirar are a Hindu kshatriya caste .They were traditionally peasants and have customs similar to neighbouring Hindu communities.[1][full citation needed].
Notable people
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, current chief minister of Madhya Pradesh[2]
- Thakur Malkhan Singh[3]
References
- ^ Brass, Paul. Caste Faction and Party in Indian Politics.
- ^ "I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj — CM Shri Chouhan". bharateseva.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ Brass, Paul R. (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press. pp. 89. OCLC 265371. Retrieved 21 December 2019.