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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 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== | ||
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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
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 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
The community is endogamous, and divided into exogamous gotras, the Chadana, Kharwad and Unthed. They are mainly a community of small peasants farmers.