The Rathod,[1][2][3][4] Rathor or Rathore is a clan of the Banjara nomadic ethnic community of northern India.[5]
| Rathod | |
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| Clan | |
| Ethnicity | Banjara |
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Rathore Banjara can be found in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttarakhand.[4]
References
edit- ^ Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal; Deogaonkar, Shailaja Shashishekhar (1992). The Banjara. Concept Publishing Company. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7022-433-4.
Banjara are divided into five main clans viz. Rathod, Panwar, Chauhan, Puri and Jadon or Burthia. Each class or sept is divided into a number of sub-septs.
- ^ Bhukya, Dr Saidulu. Banjaras of Medieval Deccan: Trade, Transport and Itinerant Communities. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-81512-80-7.
The names of the Banjara were drawn from their respective clans: each person belonged to either the clan of a Rathod, or a Chauhan, a Pawar and or a Jadav.
- ^ Burman, J. J. Roy (2010). Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe: The Laman Banjara. Mittal Publications. p. 26. ISBN 978-81-8324-345-2.
- ^ a b Experts, Arihant (2019-11-19). Know Your State Jharkhand. Arihant Publications India limited. p. 314. ISBN 978-93-241-9088-8.
- ^ Doshi, Shambu Lal (1995). Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Delhi, India: Rawat Publications. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-7033-278-7.
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Sources
edit- David J. Phillips (2001) Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World Piquant. p.367 ISBN:9780878083527
- Arunkumar Jadhav (2018) Personal Hygiene Practices of Elderly Among Lambani Community Lulu Press, Incorporated. p.56 ISBN:9781387962105 "The Banjara community divided into various clans and sub clans. The main five clans are Rathod, Pawar, Chauhan, Naik and Vaditya and within one clan there were few more sub clans."