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The '''Natrayat Rajputs''' are [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Rajasthan]] in India. | The '''Natrayat Rajputs''' are [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Rajasthan]] in India. | ||
==History and origin== | ==History and origin== | ||
The community derives its name from the word nata, which means widow remarriage in [[Hindi]]. This practice, initially adopted by a group of [[Chauhan]] [[Rajput]]s in [[Marwar]], Rajasthan, and this led to their separation from the wider [[Rajput]] community, which disallows widow remarriage. The community also include a small number [[Parmara|Panwar]], [[Parihar]] and [[Rathore]]. The Natrayat are distributed in the transitional zone between [[Mewar]] and Marwar, occupying several villages in this hilly region.<ref name="debnath">{{cite journal |title=Hierarchies Within Hierarchy: Some Observations on Caste System in Rajasthan |first=Debashis |last=Debnath |journal=Indian Anthropologist |volume=25 |issue=1 |date=June 1995 |pages= | The community derives its name from the word nata, which means widow remarriage in [[Hindi]]. This practice, initially adopted by a group of [[Chauhan]] [[Rajput]]s changing their surnames from Chouhan To Chadana in [[Marwar]], Rajasthan, and this led to their separation from the wider [[Rajput]] community, which disallows widow remarriage. The community also include a small number [[Parmara|Panwar]], [[Parihar]] and [[Rathore]]. The Natrayat are distributed in the transitional zone between [[Mewar]] and Marwar, occupying several villages in this hilly region.<ref name="debnath">{{cite journal |title=Hierarchies Within Hierarchy: Some Observations on Caste System in Rajasthan |first=Debashis |last=Debnath |journal=Indian Anthropologist |volume=25 |issue=1 |date=June 1995 |pages=23–30 |jstor=41919761}}</ref> | ||
==Present circumstances== | ==Present circumstances== | ||
The community is endogamous, and divided into exogamous [[gotra]]s, the Chadana, Kharwad | The community is endogamous, and divided into exogamous [[gotra]]s, the Chadana, Kharwad Unthed solanki Rathore Sisodiya Parmar Mundawat Tanwar. They are mainly a community of small peasants farmers. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}}{{Social groups of Rajasthan}} | ||
[[Category:Indian castes]] | [[Category:Indian castes]] | ||
[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:Rajput clans of Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Rajput clans of Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:Rajput clans]] | [[Category:Rajput clans]] | ||
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The Natrayat Rajputs are Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.
History and origin[edit | edit source]
The community derives its name from the word nata, which means widow remarriage in Hindi. This practice, initially adopted by a group of Chauhan Rajputs changing their surnames from Chouhan To Chadana in Marwar, Rajasthan, and this led to their separation from the wider Rajput community, which disallows widow remarriage. The community also include a small number Panwar, Parihar and Rathore. The Natrayat are distributed in the transitional zone between Mewar and Marwar, occupying several villages in this hilly region.[1]
Present circumstances[edit | edit source]
The community is endogamous, and divided into exogamous gotras, the Chadana, Kharwad Unthed solanki Rathore Sisodiya Parmar Mundawat Tanwar. They are mainly a community of small peasants farmers.