Regar

The Regar (Raigar, Jatiya, Jatav, Ravidasiya,Rehgar, Rehgarh[1]) are a social group found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, dehli, uttar Pradesh,and Rajasthan in India.[2] The caste is historically associated with the collecting of saltpetre.[3]

History and origin

The community are distributed throughout Rajasthan. They are said to members of the wider Regar community. There tongue language is marwari rajasthani [2] n

Present circumstances

The Regar are an endogamous community, and practice clan exogamy. There main clans are the Attolia (Attal), Akarniya ,Aloriya (Aloria), Maslpuriya(Marshal), Balotia (Bhatt), Chandolia,Chandoliya,Bokolia, Gugdodiya ( Gagar) Jabdoliya, Jajoriya, Kandhediya, Kanwariya,Kholiya (Kholia) Hingonia, Raskarniya, Dabariya, Suwansia (Chauhan), Dolliya,Jatolia (Tanwar), bhaharwal, Kansotiya, Jajoria, Dherwal, Jaluthriya, Fulwaria(Phulvanshi), Tungariya (Turvesh), Khatnawalia, Khorwal, Mosalpuria, Mohanpuriya, Khatnawaliya (Nawal),sablania, Soniwal, Nogia, Pingolia (Pingal), Rashgania, Lawadia, Morya (Maurya), Digwal (Digarwal), Jagerwal ( jagrit ) , Ganolia, Sakarwal (Shakrawal), Sunkaria (Sonkaria), Basetia, Paliya, Peeplipal, Sablania, Shersia (Sarsia), Bakoliya and Bohra. There are no marriages within the origin surnames of DADA, DADI & NANA, NANI. Like a falwaria girl can't marry to a falwaria boy.

Their main occupations now are business ,jobs, professionals etc. The community is economically marginal, and suffers from deprivation. Although their condition has been improved a lot since independence, widespread illiteracy is still a source of social evils like gender inequality, child labor and superstition in the community. They have a caste association, that represents the community’s interest, as well as dealing with intra-community disputes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ India. Office of the Registrar General (1969). Census of India, 1961. p. 1070. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 819 to 822 Popular Prakashan
  3. ↑ Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya (1896). Hindu castes and sects: an exposition of the origin of the Hindu caste system and the bearing of the sects towards each other and towards other religious systems / Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya. Thacker, Spink. pp. 265–. Retrieved 22 June 2011.