Baharwal
Baharwal or Bakarwal,[1][2][3] (also spell as Barwal,[4][5] or Bahrwal) is a clan of Gujjars. Their settlements are located in the northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kashmir, Haryana[6] and Punjab of India.[7] The Bakarwal Gurjars are notified as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir in India.
Their villages with small population are found mainly in Chandigarh district of Haryana,[5] Patiala district of Punjab, Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh in India and also in some other parts of Punjab and Kashmir in Pakistan.[8] Bahrwal Gujjar are also found in villages such as, Lalamusa, Dinga, kharian surroundings of Gujrat, India.
Origin
They claimed to being the descendants from the Hindu lineage.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bharadwaj, A. N. (1994). History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House. p. 72.
The Baharwal , Kalsian, Rawal Gujjars also claim to be Chandervansi and the Kalsian being Chouhan (Chauhan).
- ↑ Survey Report on Village: Chandigarh. Kaimbwala. Controller of Publications. 1988. p. 4.
- ↑ Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 303.
- ↑ Om, Hari (1998). Beyond the Kashmir Valley. Har-Anand Publications. p. 81. ISBN 978-81-241-0558-0.
- 1 2 Agrawal, S. P.; Aggarwal, J. C. (1991). Educational and Social Uplift of Backward Classes: At what Cost and How? : Mandal Commission and After. Concept Publishing Company. p. 175. ISBN 978-81-7022-339-9.
- ↑ Census of India, 1981: Chandigarh. Controller of Publication, Civil Lines. 1983.
- ↑ "Baharwal Gujjars" (PDF). lsi.gov.in.
- ↑ Khatana, Ram Parshad (1992). Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy. Vintage Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-81-85326-46-7.