Pattegar Explained

Group:Pattegar
Popplace:Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Langs:Marathi, Saurashtra
Rels:Hinduism
Related:Khatri, Savji

Pattegar (also spelt as Patvegar, Patewegar, Patwegar, Patvekari & Pattagar) is a Hindu community predominantly residing in the Indian states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They wear the sacred thread[1] and are Kshatriyas.[2] [3] They are Somavamshiya Sahasrarjun Kshatriyas or SSK Samaj.[4] and are given reservation in Maharashtra.

All of them follow Hinduism[5] and are traditionally silk weavers.[6] Their principal deity is Shakti.[7] They have their lineage to legendary king Sahasrarjuna and celebrate Sahasrarjuna Jayanti.[8] [9] They have GRAM SABHA (local samaj forum) in their localities which are registered as societies or trusts.

Language

The Pattegars speak a language called Pattegari or Khatri or Saurashtra,[10] a dialect of Gujarati with the amalgamation of present-day Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Marwari, Telugu and Kannada.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kāmat, Sūryanātha. Karnataka State Gazetteer: Gulbarga District (Kalburgi District). 1993. Office of the Chief Editor, Karnataka Gazetteer. en.
  2. Book: Sharma, Ram Nath. Gujarat holocaust: communalism in the land of Gandhi. 2002. Shubhi Publications. 103. 9788187226710. en.
  3. Web site: Communal violence breaks out in Karnataka for the third time. Bhanumathi. K. 1984. India Today. en. 2018-03-27.
  4. News: SSK research centre at in Karnatak University. 2009-09-23. The Hindu. 2018-03-28. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. Book: Sri Sathyan, B. N.. Mysore State Gazetteer: Chitradurga District. 1967. Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 114. en.
  6. Book: Ramaswamy, Vijaya. Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India. Taylor & Francis. 2017. 131.
  7. Mysore (India : State). Sri Sathyan. B. N.. 1972. Mysore State Gazetteer: Bellary. Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 120.
  8. Web site: SSK Samaj celebrates Sahasrarjun Jayanti. 2017. Deccan Herald. 2018-03-28.
  9. News: Hundreds participate in Sahasrarjun Jayanti Utsav procession in Hubli. 2006-10-30. The Hindu. 2018-05-30. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  10. Web site: Glottolog 3.2 - Saurashtra. glottolog.org. en. 2018-03-28.
  11. Book: Joshi, L. G. A descriptive Grammar of the Khatri dialect.. Doctoral dissertation, Poona: Deccan College. 1964. Pune. 291.

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