Английская Википедия:Batwal
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Cleanup rewrite The Batwal are a suryavanshi rajput clan found in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.[1][2]
History
In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra the Batwal are agricultural landlords. Batwal of Jammu were tax collectors of Dogras.[3]
The Batwal are mainly found in Kathua, Samba, Udhampur, Reasi and Jammu districts in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Hoshiarpur districts of Punjab and the Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh.[2]
Present Circumstances
Like other neighbouring Hindu communities, the Batwals are strictly exogamous, never marrying within the clan. The major clans include the Kaith originated from Sialkot, Jhanjhotra and Mottan from Zafarwal, Basae from Hyphasis, Lakhotra from Batmalu, Chariya from Shimla, etc.[4] They marry girls at young age but divorce and widow remarriage is permissible. Their marriage is officiated by Brahmin or Megh priest. They either burn or bury the dead bodies and take the ashes to Devika river at Purmandal village in Samba district.[5]
Notable Batwals
- Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, Punjabi folk singer
- Ajay Sadhotra, minister and former deputy leader of opposition in J&K assembly
- Vishal Kaith, Indian football player
References
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- ↑ People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal & Swaran Singh page 82 to 89 Manohar Publications
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak & B.R. Rizvi page 115 to 120 Manohar Publications
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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