Kumawat

Kumawat is a samaj (community) of people living mainly in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi and other part of India.

The Kumawat are traditionally vegetarian,[1] and their religion is Hindu.[2]

Other names

The Kumawat are also called Nayak, or Hunpunch. They refer to themselves as Kshatriya Kumawat because they claim to be Rajput Kshatriya.[3]

Rajaputra, kheted, silawat, beldar are some other names of this community.

Profession

Historically, the Kumawat are a warrior caste.[4]

The main professions of these people are farming and building construction, but with changing times people are progressing and lots of student from the samaj become successful in professions like managers, doctors, engineers and other higher job.

Some Kumawat are accomplished sculptors and artists.[5]

The Kumawat are classed as an Other Backward Class (OBC) by the government of India. OBCs are given support by the government through programmes such as education and job reservation.[6]

Meaning

Kumawat is built up from three word "Ku", "ma", "Wat". ku -earth (dharati), ma -mother (mata), Wat -defender (rakshak). hence "kumawat" means defender of earth (dharati ka rakshak) or "kshatriya".

History and origin

According to findings from some ancient sources kumawat is originated from sisodiya vansh of maharana kumbha. It is a holy man named Param Pujya "Guru Garava Ji" who formed Kumawat samaj.[7]

Gotras

The Kumawat have around four hundred gotras (clans). Each gotra is exogamous, that is, members cannot marry within their own gotra (and also certain other gotras), but the Kumawat as a whole are endogamous.[8]

List of gotras

Adania,[1] Anawadiya, Asavala, Asawariya, Ajmera,[1] Asiwal, Baberwal, Baderia, Badiwal, Badwad, Bagdi, Bagri, Balodiya, Banawada, Banwal, Barawal, Barwal, Basniwal, Bataniya, Bathara, Bayaria, Bedwal, Beriwal, Betheriya, Bharwal, Bhatiwal, Bhatiya, Bhobharia, Bhobhria, Bhoriwal, Bhurodiya, Binwal, Birdiwal, Biwal, Borawat, Chandora, Chhaparwal, Chhedwal, Dadarwal, Dambiwal, Devlya, Dewatwal, Dewda, Dhundara, Dhumuniya, Doraya, Dubladiya, Durand, Durar, Gagulya, Gaidar, Gangpariya, Ghantelwal, Ghodela, Gola, Gothwal,[1] Gudiwal, Gujrati, Gurjar, Harkiya, Hatwa, Higarwal, Itara, Iyana, Jagarwal, Jajoria, Jajpura, Jakhya, Jalandhara, Jalwal, Jalwania, Janjoliya, Jawla, Jethiwal, Jhajharwal, Jhatwal, Jhunjunodia, Johriya, Jojawar, Jorelia, Kadwal, Kamadiya, Kankarwal, Kantiwal, Kamya, Karadwal, Karagwal, Karodiwal, Arsoniya, Kasnaia, Khaninia,[1] Kharatia, Kharatiya, Khargata, Khataniya, Khati, Khatod, Khattuwal, Khekharia, Khidichya, Khohal, Khoraniya, Khudiya, Khurnaliya, Khutaliya, Kiroriwal, Kosambiya, Kukkadwal, Kukliya, Kulchaniya, Kundalwal, Ladanva, Lakesar, Limba, Limbiwal, Lodwal, Lohaniwal, Lugreya, Lunia, Madoria, Mangalav, Magrola, Mahar, Malethia, Machiwal, Maliwal, Malvi, Mandawara, Mandawara, Mandhaniya, Mandhanya, Mandora, Mangliya, Marothiya, Marwal, Mawariya, Mevada, Mewara, Mochiwal, Mokhria, Morwal, Mudola, Nagaria, Nandiwal, Nangeria,[1] Nandwal, Naneja, Neemwal, Nehra, Nimiwal, Niraniya, Nokhwal, Odiya, Osatwal, Othwal,[1] Padiyar, Pankhaniya, Parmar, Pensia, Poad, Prajapati, Rahodia, Rajoria, Ratiwal, Ravan, Renia, Renwal, Rewaria, Rodela, Sadiwal, Sadiwar,[1] Saiwal, Salbadia,[1] Samuchiwal, Sanecha, Sangar, Sangathia, Sangwal, Sanodiya, Sapilya, Sardiwal, Sarodiya, Sigarwal, Sinduria, Singadwal,[1] Sinwadia, Siraswal, Sirotha, Sirsawa, Sivota, Sohal, Sokhal, Solanki, Sorathiya, Sotwal, Suda, Sulya, Surjaniya, Taiwal, Tank, Tondwal, Tungariya, Tunwal, Tunwall, Uba, Utwal, Vadania,[1] Vardia.

National representing body

The Kumawat are nationally represented in India by "bharat kumawat kshtriya mahasabha", a registered organization.

They have a journal, Kumawat Kshatriya, published quarterly in Hindi.[9]

Notable people named Kumawat

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Majumdar p.562
  2. ↑ Majumdar, p. 563
  3. ↑ Majumdar, p.563
  4. ↑ Majumdar, p.562
  5. ↑ Majumdar, p. 564
  6. ↑ Bhatt & Bhargava, pp. 131, 133
  7. ↑ website of the Kshatriya Samaj Kumawat (deadlink), archived 10 July 2015
  8. ↑ Majumdar, pp. 562-563
  9. ↑ Majumdar, p. 562

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