Thikariya[1][2] or Thikriya[3] is a subcaste of the Thakkar's clan, found among the Muslim and Hindu and possibly some sikh Gujjars. The variations of the clan name include Thikariya, Thikria,[4] Thikaria,[5] Thekaria,[4] or Thekria. .
Thikariya, Thikaria | |
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Jāti | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
Religions | Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam |
Languages | Gujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi |
Country | India, Pakistan |
Region | Gujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Lineage | Gurjar |
Ethnography
editThikaria Gujjars are found in mainly in Rajasthan, Gujarat,[4] Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. They also found in Pothohar, Khyber and Azad Kashmir, Hazara[4] regions of Pakistan.
References
edit- ^ Singh, K. S. (1998). Rajasthan (2 pts.). Popular Prakashan. p. 406. ISBN 978-81-7154-766-1.
- ^ Khatana, Ram Parshad (1992). Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy. Vintage Books. p. 238. ISBN 978-81-85326-46-7.
- ^ The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. The Survey. 2001. p. 60.
Gujjars are divided into a large number of exogamous clans , referred to as zat or occasionally as gottar or got , some of which are known as Paswal , Koli , Lode , Chauhan , Khatana , Chad , Chechi , Kals , Dhakkad , Sradna , Thikriya, etc.
- ^ a b c d Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz Publishers. p. 449. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8.
- ^ Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1987). Rahmat Ali: A Biography. Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-515-05051-7.
The Gujjars have 19 gots: Tunwar, Chokhar, Rawal, Kalsan, Kathana, Kasanah, Kalas, Gorsi, Chechi, Dhedar, Poswal, Lawi, Bijar, Khaindar, Melu, Thikaria, Chauhan...