Banaphar

Banaphar, also spelled Banafar and Banafer, is a clan of mixed Ahir and Rajput origin in India. According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Udal's descendant, like Krishna, is susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his mixed background.[1] Ballads referring to Alha and Udal describe Ahir bravery in the medieval period.

References
  1. Hiltebeitel, Alf (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780226340555.
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