Is there any difference between Gurjar and Gujjar?
Gurjar/Gujjar/Gujar all are same. In Punjab the clan are called as Gujjar. Sanskrit word is Gurjar and in hindi it Gujar, similar to Baman, Bahman Brahmin etc. The Gurjars (Gujjars) were Pratihars (The protector) of India and every other kings was either Vassal or fuedatory till 10th.
Who are Gujjar Quora?
Gujjar are nomadic ,pastoral and peasant community, who are demanding ST status in Rajasthan. They are stealing Rajput clans and history to glamorise themselves as Kshatriya and make Rajput shudra dasiputra slaves.
Is Gujjar Aryan?
Scientific evidence has also proved that the Gujjar belong to Aryans. Before the advent of Muslims from outside India, their Sanskrit history and dialect showed that they were Gujjars.So much so that the Arab invaders also named them as Gujjars in their writings.
Is Gujjar a low caste?
The “Gurjar’s Community Online” website refers to the Gujjars as upper caste Kshatriyas, which they may have been in Rajasthan, although many Gujjars are Muslims and Sikhs as well.
Are Gujjars Kshatriyas?
Hindu Gujjars usually belong to the kshatriya varna, although some communities are classified as Brahmin. Gujjars can also be Muslim, Sikh, Christian and presumably Buddhist.
What is the percentage of Gujjar in India?
Gujjars are mainly concentrated in the north of India. Overall, they form 10 per cent of India’s population. According to Vincient A Smith’s ‘The Early History of India,’ Gujjars are “allied in blood” to the Huns who poured into the Indian subcontinent after attacking the Kishan Kingdom of Kabul.
How are Gujjars rich?
The Gujjars traditionally kept cattle and sold milk. Now there’s new wealth in the hands of a few even though much of the community remains poor, landless and uneducated. The Gujjar minority is having a blast.