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Nain Singh Nagar of Parichhatgarh was a notable Gurjar king of Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the 18th century. [2] Vijay Singh Pathik, was among the first Indian revolutionaries who lit the torch of freedom movement against British rule [3] Dhan Singh, played an important role during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 [4]
The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara [1]) are an agricultural [2] ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, [3] divided internally into various clan groups. [3] They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] activities and formed a large heterogeneous group. [ 7 ]
Rasiya is a popular genre of Indian folk music from the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. [1] The style of rasiya consists of multiple sub genres and is performed in a variety of different contexts. [ 2 ]
Gujari (also spelt Gojri, Gujri, or Gojari; گُوجَری) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by most of the Gujjars in the northern parts of India and Pakistan as well as in Afghanistan.
The word "Gujjar" or "Gurjar" is a modern derivative of "Gurjara" (resulting from schwa-deletion). The ancient Sanskrit term was "Gurjara", which does not have same ending as "Khazar". Since -jara and -zar cannot be considered as similar endings, the Khazar origin theory is invalid. [34]
A panel depicting the Saptamatrikas, Kannauj, 9th-10 century, Pratihara dynasty. The origin of the dynasty and the meaning of the term "Gurjara" in its name is a topic of debate among historians.
Gurjaradesa, (lit. ' Gurjara country ', or Gurjaratra) [1] is a historical region in India comprising the southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat during the period of 6th–12th century CE.
The mem oirs of Mughal emperors Babur and Jahangir describe the Gujjars as pastoral people engaged in frequent raids and plundering. [4] [5] Sujan Rai writes in the 17th century that the Gujjar tribe of Sarkar Dipalpur was notorious for its refractory and rebellious character.