Lohar

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Lohar or Blacksmith or Panchal brahmins also called Iron karigar is social group of people in india. They are mainly associated with work as blacksmiths.[1].[2] Lohars have been intigrated part of Various Kingdom for weapon making from the starting of Human Civilization i.e. Hindu Rajas, Sikh Army etc.

Lohar
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Regions with significant populations
• India • Nepal

The term Lohar was mainly originated for Blacksmith, weapon caster associated with Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs Lohar. They are the descendants of Hindu God Vishwakarma. Lohar are Ruler of Kashmir Lohara Dynasty (Lohar Rajvansh)[3] Tarkhan ,Sikligar and Lohar are the same castes there are no differences between them. In fact in the family one brother is Tarkhan and one brother is Lohar and also matrimonial relationship between these two castes are never considered as intercaste and is quite common. [4] However Siklighar marry within their social Group.They form part of a loose grouping of traditionally artisanal castes known as Panchals.[5] Regional synonyms include Vishwakarma and Saifi (for Muslims). Surname in Bihar used as Sharma. Writers of the British Raj period often used the term Lohar as a synonym for blacksmith. There are various Gotra in hindu Lohar Caste which are given below :-

  1. Badgujar
  2. Tanwar
  3. Chauhan
  4. Solanki
  5. Karheda
  6. Parmar
  7. Bhoond
  8. Dangi
  9. Patwa
  10. Jaspal
  11. Tawda
  12. Dharaa
  13. Shandilya
  14. Bhimra
  15. Bhardwaj

Lohar are using different surnames in different States. In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, lohar are using Vishwakarma, and Thakur surname.

Andhra Pradesh: Achari, Chary, and Acharya

Tamilnadu: Vishvabrahmins, Kamaalar, Aachari or Aasaari

Delhi, Rajasthan & Haryana: Lohar, Mistri, Panchal

Maharashtra: Suryavanshi, Kale, Dharankar, Chavhan, Pawar, Panhalkar, Yande, Borkar, Ghotekar, Manekar, Dhuratkar, Nagare, Thorat, Ingle, Dangre, Upankar, Mane, Ighe, Lohar, Koshe, Waghodekar, Kumbare, Panvalkar, Dhole, Pakhale. In Konkan Area Shemadkar, Katalkar, Gulekar, Shirvankar, Ghadi, Masurkar, Chapekar, Masurkar, Pomendkar

Gujarat:Panchal, Pitroda, Parmar, Pithva, Suthat, Mistry, Wadia, Gohil.

West Bengal : Karmakar

Nepal : Biswakarma/Kami

Rajasthan:Suthar and Jangid Brahmins Bengal Karmakar, Lohar, Raut, Majhi, Guli, Gulimajhi, Dandamajhi, Dalui, Sutar

Orissa:Moharana, Mohapatra, Sutar, Sahu, Parida

Europe and America: Blacksmith/Smith


Notable Lohars/Ramgarhia/Vishwakarma in World:-

1) Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, a Sikh Warrior

2) Sitaram Panchal a film actor

3) Nizam Lohar from Punjab (India), a freedom fighter 1835-1877)

4) Janardan Karmakar (Canon Maker)

5) Alam Lohar

6) Arif Lohar

Famous Saying about Lohar:-

Sau Sunar ki ek Lohar ki [6]


Nizam




Himachal Pradesh[edit]

Tarkhan and Lohar are two castes in Himachal Pradesh.Sikh Lohar are known as Tarkhan.While the Lohar cast has been included in the SC. the Tarkhan caste has been kept in the OBC List of the State . In fact, the two castes are one and the same for all social and matrimonial purposes.

Uttar Pradesh[edit]

The Lohar are one of the most widespread communities considered as OBC in Uttar Pradesh.[7] They are divided along religious lines, with the Hindu Lohar known as Vishwakarmas and Muslim Lohars known as Saifis. They are further divided into a number of exogamous groupings, the main ones being the sharma, vishwakarma. Most Lohar are still engaged in their traditional occupation of metal fabrication, although the majority of those in western Uttar Pradesh are cultivators. The assimilated Lohar speak Hindi and its various dialects such as Awadhi;[citation needed] other speak the Ho language.[8] they are also known as purbiyas and ujjainiya rajput in up bihar rajsthan madhya pradesh.etc[9][circular reference]They consider themselves as vishwabrahmins.

Jharkhand[edit]

The Lohar in Jharkhand are locally known as Lohra or Lohara. They speak regional language such as Nagpuri, Khortha and Kurmali.[10]

Madhya Pradesh[edit]

The Lohar of Madhya Pradesh come in General category and are also called Panchal brahmins (5 sub-castes) since Lohar is one of the five sub-castes of Vishwakarma. Most common surname being Sharma. People often mistake Vishwakarma Lohar as SC or OBC category but indeed they belong to the General or unreserved category.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Lohar, Sharma. "In bihar vaishali lohar sharma committee organised by members of lohar sharma community". Hindi jagran news.
  2. ↑ https://bharatdiscovery.org/india/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B6#gsc.tab=0
  3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohara_dynasty
  4. ↑ तरखान जाति को मिले एससी का दर्जा, केंद्र से उठाएंगे मामला, तरखान जाति (27 August 2016). "Tarkhan also proposed to be considered as scheduled caste on the basis of Lohar caste". Dainik bhaskar.
  5. ↑ Perez, Rosa Maria (2004). Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. Orient Blackswan. p. 80. ISBN 978-8-18028-014-6.
  6. ↑ Tanwar, Rahul Singh (19 April 2021). "सौ सुनार की एक लोहार की मुहावरे का अर्थ और वाक्य प्रयोग". The SimpleHelp. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-blacksmith-still-in-the-list-of-obc-2380179.html
  8. ↑ "Ho". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Purbiyas (soldiers)
  10. ↑ "1 Paper for 3 rd SCONLI 2008 (JNU, New Delhi) Comparative study of Nagpuri Spoken by Chik-Baraik & Oraon's of Jharkhand Sunil Baraik Senior Research Fellow". slideplayer.com.
  11. ↑ "List Of Madhya Pradesh Scheduled Castes (SC) And Scheduled Tribes (ST) | Lopol.org". www.lopol.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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