Barot (caste)
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Barot is an Indian caste native to Gujarat and Rajasthan. While most traditionally worked as poets, teachers, advisors in court of king, priests, genealogists and mythographers, other "clans" also served as mercenaries and hired muscle for nobility.[1]
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References
- ^ Shah, A. M.; Shroff, R. G. (1958), "The Vahīvancā Bāroṭs of Gujarat: A Caste of Genealogists and Mythographers", The Journal of American Folklore, 71 (Traditional India), American Folklore Society: 246–276, JSTOR 538561