Jump to content

Lok Rajputs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Lok Rajputs are Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.[1]

History and origin

[edit]

The Lok Rajput claims to descent from a small number of Panwar Rajputs that settled in the hill of Mount Abu. Owing to their isolation from Rajput groups, they evolved into a distinct community.[2]

Present circumstances

[edit]

The community is endogamous, and divided into fourteen exogamous gotras. These are involved in the regulating of marriages. They are a community of mainly small peasant farmers, with animal husbandry being their main secondly occupation.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 592 to 596 Popular Prakashan
  2. ^ People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 592 to 596 Popular Prakashan