Ravana Rajputs Explained

Ravana Rajput is an Indian upper caste.[1] Ravana Rajputs,a sub-set of Rajput clan[2] and they are culturally similar to Rajput but have historically faced caste discrimination.[3] They are among the castes known as Darogas.[4] [5] It is the only caste to protect the princely states of the warrior race, which is known as Ravana Rajput. This name came to existence in 1912 in the Jodhpur city progeny under the patronage of Sir Pratap Singh Rai Bahadur, the regent of the Marwar state.[6] [7] [8]

Origins

The Ravana Rajputs are descendants of Rajput men and non-Rajput women, and were not originally accepted by the Rajput community as Rajputs.[9] They were regarded as the children of the Rajputana princes[10] and were household slaves.[11] [12] They served the royal Rajputana families as guards, soldiers and household servants.[13]

Jai Singh Baghel states that during princely period,the Rav(Rao) was also official Royal title like Raja,Rana etc. Many caste like Rawal, Rawat, Ravana were formed from the title Rav. By adding suffix 'Na' to the word Rao, the word Ravana (Raona) was formed. The meaning of the word 'Ravana' is used to denote the caste of Rao Rajput (Kshatriya) group and if 'Naa' is considered to be a sentimental word then it means Rajputi person, if it is a verb then it means Raavokt verb and if it is considered a caste word then it means Rajput caste. Therefore, if we pay attention to the above structures, the word Ravana proves to be a synonym of the word Rajput[14] [15]

In order to raise their status, these people organized themselves into a caste[16] They claim Kshatriya status.

Ravana Rajputs are pure Kshatriya Rajput

Letter of Maharaja of Jodhpur

In this lettet the Kingdom of Marwar Maharaja Gaj Singh state that: [17] [18]

Notable people

Present status

Historically, the Ravana Rajputs have led the armies.[22] [10] The Ravana Rajputs are the highest in the rural caste hierarchy.[23]

According to a 2013 Business Standard report, the Ravana Rajputs form around 7% of the Rajasthan state's population.[24] They have been granted the Other Backward Class status for affirmative action.[25]

In July 2017, the Ravana Rajput community were among those who protested against the alleged fake encounter killing of Anandpal Singh, who belonged to their community and was considered a hero by many in his village.[26] Aside from being a gangster, Singh was known for having escalated the rivalry between Rajputs and Jat people.[27] and the agitation following his death united the local Rajput community.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sinha, Archana . 9788187218937 . Gender Dynamics in water security . 8 December 2010 . 1 . 172 . 2023-11-17 . Indian social Institute.
  2. Book: BHARTIA, AASHTI . 9789351940418 . Vote of Confidence . 2012-10-18 . 2023-11-17 . Roli Books . as aslo the Ravana Rajputs,a sub-set of Rajput Clan.
  3. Two Insults, Two Encounters: Why Rajputs are Angry with Vasundhara Raje and the BJP . 2023-11-19 . The Wire . Gangster Anand Pal Singh, who was killed in an encounter with the police in June 2017, was not a Rajput. The Ravana Rajputs, Singh's community, are culturally similar to the Rajputs but have historically faced caste discrimination.
  4. Book: Varsha Joshi . Polygamy and Purdah: Women and Society Among Rajputs. 1995 . Rawat . 978-8-170-33275-6 . 199 .
  5. Srivasta . Vinay Kumar . The Rathore Rajput Hero of Rajasthan . Modern Asian Studies . July 1994 . 28 . 3 . 589–614. 10.1017/S0026749X00011872 . 144764361 .
  6. Web site: Sharma . Sanjay . 2017-09-26 . Rawna Rajput History and Kuldevi . 2023-12-15 . अर्थात योद्धा जाति यानी की राजाओं व सामंतों के शासन की सुरक्षा करने वाली एकमात्र जाति जिसे रावणा राजपूत नाम से जाना जाए। इस नाम की शुरुआत तत्कालीन मारवाड़ की रियासत के रीजेंट सर प्रताप सिंह राय बहादुर के संरक्षण में जोधपुर नगर के पुरबियों के बॉस में सन १९१२ में हुई है। जिस समय इस जाति के अनेकानेक लोग मारवाड़ रियासत के रीजेंट के शासन और प्रशासन में अपनी महत्वपूर्ण भागीदारी निभा रहे थे।”. Mission Kuldevi - Indian Castes and their Gods . en-US.
  7. Web site: Rawna . Vs . 2018-09-07 . What is Rawna (Ravana) . 2023-12-15 . Virendra Rawna . en.
  8. Web site: Chawla . Pradeep . दरोगा जाति का इतिहास(Ravana Rajput History) . 2023-12-15 . www.gkexams.com . hi.
  9. Book: Lindsey Harlan . Religion and Rajput Women: The Ethic of Protection in Contemporary Narratives . 1992 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-07339-5 . 145, 167 .
  10. News: Why Rajputs in Rajasthan have erupted in anger over gangster Anandpal's encounter killing . Salik Ahmed . 13 July 2017 . Hindustan Times .
  11. Book: D. D. Gaur . Constitutional Development of Eastern Rajputana States . 1978 . Usha . 641457000 . 49 . These slave communities were known by various names, such as Darogas, Chakars, Hazuris, Ravana- Rajputs, Chelas, Golas and Khawas. .
  12. Book: P. S. Choudhry . Rajasthan between the two world wars, 1919-1939 . 1968 . Sri Ram Mehra . 97 . According to the census report of 1921, there were 1,60,755 slaves in Rajputana, including 10,844 born domestic slaves in Bikaner and 43,100 in Jodhpur. They mostly belonged to the Chakars and Daroga classes, and were divided into many groups such as Hazurias, Ravana Rajputs, Chellas and Gollas. .
  13. Book: Bindu Manchanda . Jaisalmer: The City of Golden Sands and Strange Spirits . 2001 . HarperCollins Publishers India . 978-81-7223-434-8 . 92 .
  14. Book: Baghel, Jai Singh . 2015 . रावणा राजपूत मीमांसा- Ravana Rajput Mimamsa . 2023-11-19 . hi . 9789384168810 . रियासतकाल में राजा, राणा आदि शासकीय उपाधियों की तरह राव भी राजवर्गीय उपाधि थी। राव उपाधि से रावत, रावल, रावणा आदि कई जातियाँ बनीं राव शब्द के साथ 'णा' प्रत्यय जुड़ने से रावणा (रावणा) शब्द बना। 'रावणा' शब्द का अर्थ राव राजपूत (क्षत्रियत्व बोधक) समूह के वर्ण बोधकार्थ लगाया जाता है और 'णा' का अर्थ भाववाचक मानें तो राजपूती भाव वाला, क्रियावाचक मानें तो रावोक्त क्रिया वाला और जातिवाचक मानें तो राजपूत जाति वाला होता है। अतः उपरोक्त बनावटों पर ध्यान दें तो रावणा शब्द राजपूत शब्द का पर्यायवाची ही सिद्ध होता है । . 2. Rājasthānī Granthāgāra .
  15. Web site: Singh . Virendra . Ravana Rajput History . 2023-10-10 . rawnarajput.
  16. Book: Narendra Kumar Singhi . Rajendra Joshi . Folk, Faith & Feudalism: Rajasthan Studies . 1995 . Rawat Publications . 978-81-7033-273-2 . 119 .
  17. Book: Baghel, Jai Singh . रावणा राजपूत मीमांसा- Ravana Rajput Mimamsa . Rajasthani Granthagara . 2015 . 9789384168810 . Rajasthani Granthagar,Jodhpur . 114 . Hindi.
  18. Book: Guṇārthī, Rameśacandra . Rājasthānī jātiyoṃ kī khoja . reference was in hindi language: रावणा राजपूत(Ravana Rajput) ' (दरोगा क्षत्रिय) प्रत्येक रियासत और ठिकाने के हर कार्यों में दखल देने का अद्यावधि अधिकार रखते हैं . 1965 . Ārya Bradarsa . hi.
  19. Barkawi . Tarak . 2006 . Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur (review) . The Journal of Military History . 70 . 3 . 851–853 . 10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 . 161675293 . 1543-7795 . Sir Pratap Singh's efforts to elevate his favorite, Hari Singh or "Hurjee," to Rajput status. Hari Singh was from the Daroga caste(Ravana Rajput).
  20. Barkawi . Tarak . 2006 . Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur (review) . The Journal of Military History . 70 . 3 . 851–853 . 10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 . 161675293 . 1543-7795.
  21. Web site: Haifa Day: 104 years ago, gallant Indian cavalrymen liberated this city in Israel from Ottoman rule . 22 September 2022 . The Free Press Journal.
  22. News: Anand Pal Singh, gangster Rajasthan can't forget . Mahim Pratap Singh . 2017-06-30 . The Indian Express . 2017-07-20 .
  23. Book: Vinay Kumar Srivastava . Religious renunciation of a pastoral people . 1997 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-564121-9 . 266 .
  24. News: Ravana Rajput Samaj warns BJP, Cong of using NOTA in Raj polls . Business Standard . 10 November 2013 .
  25. News: The Man without a smile . Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 13 . 31 March 2012 .
  26. News: Anandpal's family seeks CBI probe; native village protests killing . Hindustan Times . 25 June 2017 .
  27. News: Gangster Anand Pal Singh: A man who is making news even after his death . 30 June 2017 . Financial Express .
  28. News: DNA ANALYSIS: Raje again demonstrates political acumen in politically sorting out Anandpal case . Prakash Bhandari . DNA . 19 July 2017 .

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