Chawari Explained

Chawari
Ethnicity:Gurjar
Location:Punjab, Pakistani Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir
Religion:Hinduism, Islam

Chawari or Chhawari is a subcaste (gotra) of the Gujjar community with no particular religious identity;[1] [2] [3] [4] they're found among Hindu and Muslim Gujjars. They mostly inhabit in the land of five rivers Punjab, Pakistani Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khatana, Ram Parshad . Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy . 1992 . Vintage Books . 978-81-85326-46-7 . 238 . en.
  2. Book: Gazetteer of the Gujrat District . 1990 . Sang-e-Meel Publications . 46 . en . It is said that there are 101 sub - divisions of Gujars which may be following:__ List of Gujars: Tas, Bhadana, Chawari, Nun, Khari, Paur (Por), Ralaita, Awane, and many other..
  3. Book: Vidya Prakash Tyagi . Martial Races Of Undivided India . 2009 . Kalpas publishers . 240.
  4. Web site: 2023-12-10 . Gurjar Gotra . 2024-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210045001/https://learngurjari.dlohia.com/gurjar-gotra . 2023-12-10 .

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