Re: Rajputs II
Rajputs exist in Pakistan as a very strong contenders in politics and social life.. they have distinct traditions though other castes have overtaken them in many fields.. as they are not that ahed in education.. major sub-castes are Rao, Rana, Bhatti, Rajas, Chuhans, Solankis etc.. they usually marry in rajputs.. One can easily trace all te rajputs as there are interconnected and more from where they belonged before partition..Local Rajputs are mainly rajas where as others migrated from East Punjab and some other places.. I belong to Rana family and our family migrated from Garh Shanker, Hoshiarpur in eastern Punjab..
Degas bhai, nice to know you are also a biradari.. I am chauhan. My dadajaan told me that Chauhan were Arabs like all Rajputs and Chauhan = Chaudah + han meaning owner of 14 villages in Arabic I think- I donno Arabic :( Most of the rajputs came to the sub-continent from the Arabian Peninsula to spread Islam but local Hindu/Sikh Rajehs were native(dravidian) who stole the name- like in America lot of Blacks and American Indian have gora lastnames like Smith, Jones, Parker etc. You are right, Rajputs are not that well educated and our community has to rise up and catch up a lot. Our family believes in family tradition and we will never marry outside our caste- one of my cousins made that mistake and we have broken relationship with him.. no one considers him as one of us anymore in our family. I am glad you know our history well and major sub-castes.. but how did you forget Janjuas, minhas, noons, tiwanas- I think these sub-castes also deserve a special mention because they are very very brave people.