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	'''~~RÖWTHER~~''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing. <ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref> And now the Röwthers have migrated to different countries like Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yeman.		'''Röwther''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing. <ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref> And now the Röwthers have migrated to different countries like Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yeman.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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	'''~~Rawatar~~''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing. <ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref> And now the Röwthers have migrated to different countries like Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yeman.		'''RÖWTHER''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing. <ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref> And now the Röwthers have migrated to different countries like Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yeman.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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	'''Rawatar''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Rawatar''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing. <ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref> And now the Röwthers have migrated to different countries like Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yeman.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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	\| langs = [[Urdu]] • [[Malayalam]] • [[Arabic]] • [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]		\| langs = [[Urdu]] • [[Malayalam]] • [[Arabic]] • [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]
	}}		}}
	'''Rawatar''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Seljuk ~~Turkic~~ peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Rawatar''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkish Seljuk Dynasty peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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Food and Dress

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	== Food and Dress ==		== Food and Dress ==
	They drink tea and coffee. They are prohibited from taking alcoholic drinks on religious grounds. The men wear ~~kurta~~, Dhoti, Shirt, and Cap, women wear a [[~~sari~~]]~~, Abaya~~, Churidar. Women should wear modest yet in a proper manner.<ref name="Singh 2007 707"/>		They drink tea and coffee. They are prohibited from taking alcoholic drinks on religious grounds. The men wear [[Kandora]], Kurta, Dhoti, Shirt, and Cap, women wear [[Abaya]], Churidar and some may wear saree too. Women should wear modest yet in a proper manner.<ref name="Singh 2007 707"/>

	== Titles/Surname ==		== Titles/Surname ==

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	{{ethnic group		{{ethnic group
	\| group = Rowther/Ravuthar/Rawther		\| group = Rowther/Röwther/Ravuthar/Rawther
	\| native_name =Rowther		\| native_name =Rowther
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	\| langs = [[Urdu]] • [[Malayalam]] • [[Arabic]] • [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]		\| langs = [[Urdu]] • [[Malayalam]] • [[Arabic]] • [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]
	}}		}}
	'''Rawatar''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Turkic peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Rawatar''' ([[Anglicisation\|anglicised]] as '''Rowther''', '''Rawther''', '''Ravuttar,''' '''Ravuthar''', '''Ravuta''', '''Ravutta''', '''Rahtore''', '''Ravoot''') ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: '''இராவுத்தர் ''Irauttar''''') is a Muslim community from the southern [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=More \|first=J. B. Prashant \|title=The political evolution of Muslims in Tamilnadu and Madras, 1930-1947 \|date=1997 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|isbn=81-250-1011-4 \|location=Hyderabad, India \|pages=21–22 \|oclc=37770527}}</ref> They are descendants of Seljuk Turkic peoples who had come to South India during the [[Chola dynasty\|Chola Period.]]<ref>{{Citation\|title=What is Rowther? Explain Rowther, Define Rowther, Meaning of Rowther\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VponPPLkHb8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajputs\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hussein\|first=Asiff\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rawthers+martial\|title=Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka\|date=2007\|publisher=Asiff Hussein\|isbn=978-955-97262-2-7\|language=en}}</ref> Rowthers are Cavalrymen of [[Chola dynasty\|Chola]], [[Pandya dynasty\|Pandya kingdoms]] and many military Cavalry Chieftains in Tamil Rulers Army.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tschacher\|first=Torsten \|title=Islam in Tamilnadu : varia\|date=2001\|publisher=Institut für Indologie und Südasienwissenschaften der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg\|isbn=3-86010-627-9\|location=Halle (Saale)\|pages=94, 95\|oclc=50208020}}</ref> Rawatars are a traditionally a clan-based Martial population like the [[Maravar]]s,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf \|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988 \|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> and constitute Large one part of the multi-ethnic [[Tamil Muslim]] community. Rowthers traditionally follow the [[Hanafi]] school of ''[[fiqh]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|title=People of India: India's communities \|date=1998 \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|editor=Singh, K. S. \|isbn=0-19-563354-7\|location=New Delhi, India \|pages=3001–3002 \|oclc=40849565}}</ref> Ravuttars have been found as Tamil [[Polygar\|poligers]], [[zamindar]]s and chieftains throughout the 16th to 18th centuries.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book\|last=Hiltebeitel, Alf\|title=The cult of Draupadī\|date=1988–1991\|publisher=University of Chicago Press\|isbn=0-226-34045-7\|location=Chicago\|pages=13–14, 102\|oclc=16833684}}</ref> In the modern era, they are often economically successful and act as [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneurs]], [[Business\|business peoples]] and [[landlord]]s. They remember their historic heroic valour during their marriage ceremonies, where the bridegroom is conducted into the procession on a horse, but this process is fast disappearing.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Rājāmukamatu\|first=Je\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxpuAAAAMAAJ&q=ravuthars+heroic\|title=Maritime History of the Coromandel Muslims: A Socio-historical Study on the Tamil Muslims 1750-1900\|date=2005\|publisher=Director of Museums, Government Museum\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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	==See also==		==See also==
			*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_dynasty Seljuk Dynasty]
			*
	*[[Indo-Turkic people]]		*[[Indo-Turkic people]]
	*[[Maravar]]s		*[[Maravar]]s

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	== Rites and Rituals ==		== Rites and Rituals ==
	'''''Birth:''''' The [[Valaikaapu\|valaikaapu ceremony]] is observed among the Rawther during the ninth month of pregnancy. The husband's relatives bring bangles, a sari, sweets, and flowers for the pregnant woman. A feast of a child, an elderly person utters the azan (call for prayer) in the child's ear. The naming ceremony is held on the third, seventh, or fortieth day. On the sixth day, Kalima is pronounced, and the child is made to taste honey. The Aqiqa (tonsuring ceremony) may be held on the fortieth day after birth or some time later. The child starts reading the Quran at the age of five or six and after the completion of the Quran, sweets are distributed to friends and relatives. The ustad (teacher) is given gifts as a mark of respect. This ceremony is called the Hadiya. The khatna (circumcision) is a compulsory rite. This ritual performed before a boy attains the age of twelve. A Rawther girl, on attaining menarche, is kept in seclusion. On the seventh day, she is ceremonially bathed to terminate pollution and is accepted back into the house. For seven days after menstruation, a woman has to avoid praying, fasting, and reading the Quran. This is followed during the lifetime of a woman.<ref name=":9"/>		'''''Birth:''''' The [[Valaikaapu\|valaikaapu ceremony]] is observed among the Rawther during the ninth month of pregnancy. The husband's relatives bring bangles, a sari, sweets, and flowers for the pregnant woman. A feast of a child, an elderly person utters the azan (call for prayer) in the child's ear. The naming ceremony is held on the third, seventh, or fortieth day. On the sixth day, Kalima is pronounced, and the child is made to taste honey. The Aqiqa (tonsuring ceremony) may be held on the fortieth day after birth or some time later. The child starts reading the Quran at the age of five or six and after the completion of the Quran, sweets are distributed to friends and relatives. The ustad (teacher) is given gifts as a mark of respect. This ceremony is called the Hadiya. The khatna (circumcision) is a compulsory rite. This ritual performed before a boy attains the age of twelve. A Rawther girl, on attaining menarche, is kept in seclusion. On the seventh day, she is ceremonially bathed to terminate pollution and is accepted back into the house. For seven days after menstruation, a woman has to avoid praying, fasting, and reading the Quran. This is followed during the lifetime of a woman.<ref name=":9">{{Cite book\|last1=Singh\|first1=Ashok Pratap \|title=Psychological implications in industrial performance \|date=2007 \|publisher=Global Vision Pub. House \|first2=Patiraj \|last2=Kumari \|isbn=978-81-8220-200-9 \|edition=1st \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=708 \|oclc=295034951}}</ref>

	== Marriage ==		== Marriage ==
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	== Administration and Justice ==		== Administration and Justice ==
	There is no traditional caste council or panchayat as such among the Rawthers. Learned and elderly persons act as advisers. The Rawther have an association which preaches against dowry~~, and collects funds for charity~~.<ref name=":9">{{Cite book\|last1=Singh\|first1=Ashok Pratap \|title=Psychological implications in industrial performance \|date=2007 \|publisher=Global Vision Pub. House \|first2=Patiraj \|last2=Kumari \|isbn=978-81-8220-200-9 \|edition=1st \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=708 \|oclc=295034951}}</ref>		There is no traditional caste council or panchayat as such among the Rawthers. Learned and elderly persons act as advisers. The Rawther have an association which preaches against dowry.

	== Religion and Culture ==		== Religion and Culture ==