The Rawe Rajput is a subcaste of Rajputs found in the Indian states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. They are descendant of eminent rulers of aristocratic Rajput clans. The variations of the name include Raya/Raye/Rava/Rave/Rawa/Rawe Rajput [1][2][3]
The Rawa Rajput community is scattered in about 150 villages in the States of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, the community is settled in the western districts. The villages in Uttar Pradesh are as follows -
- A Chougama (4 villages) around Budhana in Muzaffarnagar District
- A Satgama (7 villages) around Baghpat and Baraut in Meerut District
- A few villages in Sayyidwada (called so because of the huge population of Sayyids in that area) around Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar District
- A Chaurasi (84 villages) spread on both sides of the Malini river in Bijnor District
- And many more nearby villages in these districts only like Sujra, Ram Nagar etc.
In Delhi, the community is settled approximately in the centre. The villages in Delhi are as follows -
Notable personalities
- Sunidhi Chauhan (Singer)
- Neha Tanwar (Cricketer)
- Gajendra Chauhan (Actor Yudhishthir of BR Chopra's Mahabharat)
- Karan Singh Tanwar (Politician)
- Mukesh Suryan (Politician)
- Pradyumn Rajput (Politician) [7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Talbot, Cynthia (2015). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107118560.
- ↑ History of Tomars, Part1 - Tomars of Delhi by Harihar niwas Dwivedi. Gwalior: Vidyamandir publications. 1983.
- ↑ "Itihas Darpan". Bhartiya Itihas Sankalan Yojna. 5. 20 May 1998.
- ↑ Rajput Vanshavali by Ishwar Singh Madahd. Rajasthani Granthar Publications. 2013. p. 152.
- ↑ Shatriy Rajput Vanshavali by Indramani Pathak. DPB Publications. 2000. p. 130.
- ↑ "Farmers at heart, still". Hindustan Times. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ Rajput Vanshavali by Ishwar Singh Madahd. Rajasthani Granthar Publications. 2013. p. 152.
- ↑ Shatriy Rajput Vanshavali by Indramani Pathak. DPB Publications. 2000. p. 130.
- ↑ "सांप्रदायिक सौहार्द को नहीं तोड़ सकी थी अंग्रेजी हुकुमत". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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