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Thakur is a historical feudal title of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used as a surname in the present day. The female variant of the title is Thakurani or Thakurain, and is also used to describe the wife of a Thakur. Portrait of Thakur Bakhtawar Singh Rajput made by Fateh Muhammad around 1880 in western Rajasthan, probably Bikaner.
The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) is an Ethnic caste forming the core of the ruling class in Nepal. This term is a Nepali cognate of the Indian Kshatriya title “Thakur,” which translates to "master of the estate." The term denotes the royal descendants of kings from multiple ethnic groups like the 22 rajya and 24 rajya.
Rowe states that at a historic meeting of the caste in 1936, every child in this Noniya section "knew" about their "Rajput heritage". [161] Similarly, Donald Attwood and Baviskar give and example of a caste of shepherds who were formerly Shudras changed their status to Rajput in the Raj era and started wearing the Sacred thread.
Kumaoni Rajput, also referred to as Thakur, Rajput or Kshetri is a caste of Kshatriya Rajputs who held considerable power in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, from around the 4th century till the conquest of Kumaon by the Gorkha.
Thakur may refer to: Thakur (title), a feudal title and surname used by erstwhile nobility of India; Thakur (caste), an Indian caste also known by the name "Rajput" Thakur village, a residential locality in Mumbai, India; Thakur Baldev Singh or Thakur, a fictional character played by Sanjeev Kumar in the 1975 classic Indian film Sholay
The association is today active in raising the issues related to Thakur and Rajput community, for example in 2004 is launched a major campaign for released of various Thakur caste members jailed by Mayavati government. [26] The organization has strong presence in Bihar [27]
Additionally, these Rajput descendants who are seen as the highest segments of the present-day Chatharīya caste; clans like Malla, Pradhan, Pradhananga, Patrabansh, Bharo, Raghubanshi, Rajbansh, Rajbhandari, Onta, Amatya, Chauhan, Raithor, etc. are given the highest "Thakur/Thakoo" status, while other Chatharīyas are lesser elevated, albeit ...
The latter were conspicuous to share power within the Party with the upper-caste, and the social structure of the Lok Dal even provided the Lohiaite upper-caste leaders to play a second fiddle within the party. Karpoori Thakur too played important role in the unification of all sections of backwards together through his quota politics.