Thikariya

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Thikariya, Thikaria
Jāti Gurjar (Gujjar)
Religions Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam
Languages Gujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi
CountryIndia, Pakistan
Region Gujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Lineage Gurjar

Thikariya [1] [2] or Thikriya [3] is a clan found among the Hindu and Muslim Gurjars. The variations of the clan name include Thikariya, Thikria, [4] Thikaria, [5] Thekaria, [4] or Thekria. .

Ethnography

Thikaria 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 Punjab, Khyber and Azad Kashmir, Hazara [4] regions of Pakistan.

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References

  1. Singh, K. S. (1998). Rajasthan (2 pts.). Popular Prakashan. p. 406. ISBN   978-81-7154-766-1.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz Publishers. p. 449. ISBN   978-81-7835-664-8.
  5. 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...