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Talwar is an Indian surname originating in the Khatri and Sikh communities of Punjab. It is derived from the word "talvar" meaning sword. [1] Notable people
The evolution of the lower caste and tribe into the modern-day Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is complex. The caste system as a stratification of classes in India originated about 2,000 years ago, and has been influenced by dynasties and ruling elites, including the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
Khatri is a caste originating from the Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region [13] of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan.The Khatris claim they are warriors who took to trade. [14]
The talwar (pronounced [t̪əlʋaːr]), also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent. [1] Etymology and classification
The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially in the aftermath of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of the British Raj.
A talwar is a type of Indian sword. Talwar may also refer to: Talwar (surname), an Indian surname; Talwar Gallery, an art gallery featuring contemporary Indian art; Talwar Zani, or Tatbir an act of self-flagellation by some Shia Muslims; HMIS Talwar, a ship of the Royal Indian Navy and aboard which the Royal Indian Navy mutiny began in 1946
Genealogies of the Rajput clans were fabricated by pastoral nomadic tribes when they became sedentary. In a process called Rajputization, after acquiring political power, they employed bards to fabricate these lineages which also disassociated them from their original ancestry of cattle-herding or cattle-rustling communities and acquired the name 'Rajput'.
The caste system in Sri Lanka is a division of society into strata, [39] influenced by the textbook jāti system found in India. Ancient Sri Lankan texts such as the Pujavaliya, Sadharmaratnavaliya and Yogaratnakaraya and inscriptional evidence show that the above hierarchy prevailed throughout the feudal period.