Sagar (caste)

The Sagar is a Hindu caste.

History and origin

Sagar were traditionally farmers claimed higher status using British administrative procedures. With new name and origin myth they claimed to be officially recognized as Sagar.[1][2]

Present circumstances

The Sagar are Rajputs in Gujrat and Khatri in Punjab. The Sagar are further divided into clans called ataks, the main ones being Gohil, Beladiya, Solanki, Chauhan, Aajani, Parmar, Nanera, Karena, Got, Maru, Gajnotar, and Piprotar. They are a community of large to medium sized Kshtriya sagar farmers, with many now beginning to migrate to the cities, and are in the process of getting urbanized.[2]

Also SagarRaajput caste live in Maharastra at baramati,satara, amravati,dhuliya,etc there community are mains ones being, Tamhane,wayase,Khomane,Gawde,Gadhve,etc there know as 164 kuli Sagar-Suryavansh

It's said that their ancestor have a very long record, the origin of this caste have a very near relation with the origin of the River Ganga in India.[3]

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References
  1. B. S. Baviskar, D. W. Attwood (2013). Inside-Outside: Two Views of Social Change in Rural India. SAGE Publications India. p. 389. ISBN 9788132118657.
  2. People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1220-1224
  3. Rajendra Behari Lal, Anthropological Survey of India (2003). Gujarat, Part 3. Popular Prakashan. p. 1220. ISBN 9788179911068.
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