Karadiya Rajput

Karadiya Rajput (sometimes spelled Karadia)[1] is an Indian Hindu caste of the Rajput community.[2]

Etymology

The term Karadiya dates back to the Muslim invasion of India; those Rajputs who agreed to pay taxes (known colloquially as kar) to Muslim rulers, obtained the title of Karadiya (diya meaning give colloquially).[1]

Legacy and classification

While having their origins in the regions of Malwa, Ujjain and Rajasthan,[1] they are primarily found in the Saurashtra, Kutch and other region of Gujarat, India.[3] One of their primary deities is Shiva.[1] The majority of the community is vegetarian; and inter-caste/class marriages are not encouraged.[1] One of their traditional folk dances is the Hinch, also called the Gaagar Nritya.[4][5] They are currently classified in the category of Other Backward Class.[6][7]

Jhala's 2010 review of studies on the community noted

Mori in 1999 studied on Karadia Rajput Gyatima Samajik Parivartan,[.] He found that the men wore chorno as a lower garment and kediyu as an upper garment. When they went out they wore a twisted turban. The turban differed from place to place. Men wore pachedi on the shoulder. On the feet they wore flowered studded shoes. The ladies wore red or black thepada which was unstitched, on the top they wore kapdu which was plain both sides and the chest portion was of red, black or green kinkhab fabric. The sleeves were of different colour with a red border. The middle class ladies wore colourful cotton cloths. They also wore odhani on the head. The young girls wore ghaghra, blouse and odhani. The elderly women wore baloya on the wrist and all the women were tattooed on their hands.[8]

References
  1. India's Communities. Oxford University Press. 1998. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
  2. Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. pp. 1552–. ISBN 978-81-7991-106-8.
  3. Shah, G. (1987). "Middle Class Politics: Case of Anti-Reservation Agitations in Gujarat (AN 160)". Economic and Political Weekly. 22 (19/21): AN155. JSTOR 4377019.
  4. "List of dances" (PDF). Vikhepatil.org. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. Shovana Narayan (2004). Folk dance traditions of India. Shubhi Publication.
  6. "Temple Rerun: Tracing Ram Rath Yatra, 25 years later". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. "List of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Gujarat State". sje.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. "A Study of Dietary Pattern and Costumes of Selected Castes of the Kachchh District of Gujarat State" (PDF). Etheses.saurashtrauniversity.edu. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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