Natrayat Rajputs

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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.

See also[]

  • Lok Rajput

References[]

  1. ^ Debnath, Debashis (June 1995). "Hierarchies Within Hierarchy: Some Observations on Caste System in Rajasthan". Indian Anthropologist. 25 (1): 23–30. JSTOR 41919761.
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