Nischal

Nischal (Punjabi:, Hindī: ), originally Nichal is an Indo-Aryan Hindu Punjabi Rajput surname originating in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of the broad Kshatriya varna (caste). They are traditionally members of the military or ran in an administrative capacity. The Kshatriya were assigned to protecting the Hindu dharma. Over the course of time, Nischals migrated to places across Punjab from their original homeland in Ajmer-Merwara and Rajputana.

Nischals came to be known as Mair Rajputs from within amongst the Punjabi Hindu Bhatti / Bhati Rajputs and originate from the Rajput clans of Rajasthan in Ajmer and migrated to the Punjab later in their history.^[2]

When the Muslim country of Pakistan was created in 1947 with the partition of India, most of the Nischals living in West Punjab migrated to India. Several Nischal families before having to migrate to India after Indian Partition can trace their origins to Adamke Village, which is located in Daska Tehsil of Sialkot District in West Punjab, which was in former Undivided India but now in Pakistan.

Today, Nischals live in numerous regions within India, but are mostly concentrated in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh. Nischals are usually Hindu Rajputs but some may be also Sikh, as the religions are generally very close in the Punjab region.^[3][4][5]

Nischal (originally "Nichal") is a Hindu "Mair Rajput of Punjab" Gotra; Rose in 1914 wrote: "The Nichal trace their origin to the Yadu[vanshi] clan of the Bhatti Rajputs. Their gotra includes the Sur, Shinh and Jaura Sunars as they all are descended from a Raja Jandhan a bhatti rajput, as are the Randhawa, Sara, and Nijjar Jats. They too observe some old Rajput customs" (441).,^[6][7]

Nischals are Bhati (Yaduvanshi) Rajputs who originate from Jaisalmer area of Rajputana, when Bhatis migrated to Punjab region centuries ago, the local Punjabi people started calling them Bhatti Rajputs in local Punjabi language as Bhati is pronounced as Bhatti in Punjabi.

See also

• Mair Rajput
• Ajmer-Merwara
• Khatri
• Rajput Mers (also known as the Maher, Mihir, Mair or Mehr)
• Rajput Clans
• Bhati (Rajasthan) / Bhatti (Punjab)
• Martial Race
• Sikh Rajputs
• Punjab (India) State of Punjab, India.
• Hinduism and Sikh Panth

References cited

1. ^ Mair Rajput Gotras
2. ^ History of the Mair Rajputs
3. ^ Temple, R.C. The Legends of The Panjab, 1884. Many reprints 1977, 2002 (ISBN 81-7167-636-7, 0405101287)
4. ^ "Imperial Rule in the Punjab: The Conquest and Administration of Multan, 1818-1881" by J[ames] Royal Roseberry, III. Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 110, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1990), p. 176
5. ^ Griffin, Lepel Henry. The Panjab chiefs, historical and biographical notices, 1865
6. ^ Page 441; Rose, H.A. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1914
7. ^ Notable Mair Rajput Gothras (Families); "The Mair Rajputs of Punjab" by Mr. Rajesh K Verma.

References

• "The Mair Rajputs of Punjab" by Mr. Rajesh K Verma

Further reading

• Blunt, E.A.H. The Caste System of Northern India. Delhi: S. Chand & Co., 1969.
• Chattopadhyaya, Brajadulal. The Making of Early Medieval India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994.
• Ibbetson, Sir Denzil. Panjab Castes. Lahore: Superintendent, Gov't. Printing, Reprint 1916 (from 1883 original of 1881 census).
• Jain, Kailash Chand. Ancient Cities and Towns of Rajasthan. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1972.
• Rose, H.A. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1914.
• Saggar, Balraj. Who's Who in the History of Punjab: 1800-1849. New Delhi: National Book Organisation, 1993.
• Singh, K.S. National Series Volume VIII: Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames, & Titles. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996.
• Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal. The History of India: 1000 A.D.-1707 A.D. Jaipur, Shiva Lal Agarwala & Co., 1964.
• Tod, Lt. Colonel James. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, Vol. 1 (1829), Vol. 2 (1832).
• "The Mair Rajputs of Punjab" by Mr. Rajesh K Verma
• Chapter on "The Meds" from the book (available online): The History of India as told by its own Historians. The Muhammadan Period, by Sir H. M. Elliot, Edited by John Dowson; London, Trubner Company; 1867–1877 Chapter on "The Meds" From the online version of this historical book, check all three pages of this chapter & Also see page: NOTE (C.).—ETHNOLOGICAL. Native Opinions on the Aborigines of Sind.

External links

• The Mair Rajputs of Punjab
• "Rajput" 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
• British Association of Rajputs
• Rajput Association of America
• Rajasthan and the Rajputs
• Information on clan system
• "Sikh Rajputs" in Punjab and Haryana
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