Pattegar
Pattegar (also spelt as Patvegar, Patewegar, Patwegar, Patvekari, Patekar & Pattagar) or Patkar (Khatri) is a Hindu community predominantly residing in the Indian states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They wear the sacred thread[1] and they are Kshatriyas.[2][3] Nowadays they call themselves as Somavamshiya Sahasrarjun Kshatriyas[4][5] or SSK Samaj.[6][7]
Regions with significant populations | |
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Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | |
Languages | |
Marathi, Saurashtra | |
Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Khatri, Savji |
All of them follow Hinduism.[8] They claim their lineage to legendary king Sahasrarjuna and celebrate Sahasrarjuna Jayanti.[9][10]
Language
The Pattegars speak a language called Pattegari or Khatri or Saurashtra,[11] a dialect of Gujarati with the amalgamation of present-day Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Kannada.[12]
gollark: Except that the fan seems to be a bit broken because it's somewhat loud under load, really should fix that somehow.
gollark: I got a used business laptop for £140 and added £30 worth of extra storage and RAM and it's much better than an equivalently priced Chromebook.
gollark: You can install Linux on many of them, but they're still not very powerful.
gollark: You can play all the fun games like Cookie Clicker and Emu War Online, what more do you want?
gollark: And wouldn't stop as fast.
See also
References
- Kāmat, Sūryanātha (1993). Karnataka State Gazetteer: Gulbarga District (Kalburgi District). Office of the Chief Editor, Karnataka Gazetteer.
- Sharma, Ram Nath (2002). Gujarat holocaust: communalism in the land of Gandhi. Shubhi Publications. p. 103.
- Bhanumathi, K (1984). "Communal violence breaks out in Karnataka for the third time". India Today. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (2003). People of India - Volume 26, Part 3. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1203. ISBN 9788185938981.
- M.Madan, Mohan (2001). "The Hindu : Communal violence, a blot on Hubli". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "The Hindu : Karnataka / Hubli-Dharwad News : SSK Samaj alleges police harassment". www.thehindu.com. 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "SSK research centre at in Karnatak University". The Hindu. 23 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Sri Sathyan, B. N. (1967). Mysore State Gazetteer: Chitradurga District. Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. p. 114.
- "SSK Samaj celebrates Sahasrarjun Jayanti". Deccan Herald. 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Hundreds participate in Sahasrarjun Jayanti Utsav procession in Hubli". The Hindu. 30 October 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Glottolog 3.2 - Saurashtra". glottolog.org. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Joshi, L. G (1964). A descriptive Grammar of the Khatri dialect. Pune: Doctoral dissertation, Poona: Deccan College. p. 291.
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