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Know more about India's Rajput community

Rajput community is representative of the old warrior or Kshatriya class of India. Rajputs are considered as the second of the four castes of Hinduism. It is believed that they were made from the arms

PTI Published : Nov 20, 2012 22:08 IST, Updated : May 25, 2014 8:20 IST


The word Rajput means king's son or the prince. Rajputs claim to be the descendants of the Kshatriyas who were originally Aryans. They are considered dvija (twice born) and are entitled to wear the sacred thread. 

Thakur is the common title of Rajput. There are 36 Rajput clans tracing their mythical descent from the sun, the moon and the sacred fire, known as the Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Agnivanshi respectively.  

Bravery, chivalry, loyalty, beauty, feuds, assassinations, wars - all these abound in the history of the Rajputs.

The Rajputs considered war and governance as the highest arts of all but among them have been poets, scientists, musicians and architects.  

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