Mair Kshatriya Sunar
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Mair Sunar are a Sunar
sub-caste social group in India
. They are Hindu by religion and comprise of the warrior race of Rajputs who had originally migrated from Rajasthan with the movement of the armies that brought Rajput rule over Punjab and had settled down in Punjab generations ago. The Mair Sunar lay claim to Kshatriya
(warrior) status.
During the ensuing prolonged period of lasting peace thereafter when they could not be supported by the armies and could not find any work as warriors they chose to work as Sunars to survive. "Sunar" is a Hindi word for goldsmith or jeweler in India.
Mair Rajput Sunar living in the Punjab are not a large community; they are small fraction of total Mair community. They migrated from Rajasthan, but the bulk of the community still resides there, mainly in Bikaner and Jodhpur. The word mair or maide is originated from mewad or marwad of Rajasthan because of origin. They are not Punjabi Rajput, they are Mair Rajput of Rajasthani origin and later who setteled in Punjab adopted Punjabi lifestyle and culture even some adopted Sikhism
.
The word mair also refers to decoration such that which is detailed on gold, additionally to the Mair Rajput
Sunars there are also Taunk
Rajput Sunar
s.
Sunar
Sunar is a Hindu caste in India and Nepal referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths...
sub-caste social group in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They are Hindu by religion and comprise of the warrior race of Rajputs who had originally migrated from Rajasthan with the movement of the armies that brought Rajput rule over Punjab and had settled down in Punjab generations ago. The Mair Sunar lay claim to Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
(warrior) status.
During the ensuing prolonged period of lasting peace thereafter when they could not be supported by the armies and could not find any work as warriors they chose to work as Sunars to survive. "Sunar" is a Hindi word for goldsmith or jeweler in India.
Mair Rajput Sunar living in the Punjab are not a large community; they are small fraction of total Mair community. They migrated from Rajasthan, but the bulk of the community still resides there, mainly in Bikaner and Jodhpur. The word mair or maide is originated from mewad or marwad of Rajasthan because of origin. They are not Punjabi Rajput, they are Mair Rajput of Rajasthani origin and later who setteled in Punjab adopted Punjabi lifestyle and culture even some adopted Sikhism
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
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The word mair also refers to decoration such that which is detailed on gold, additionally to the Mair Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
Sunars there are also Taunk
Taunk
Tank or Taunk or Taank or Taunque is a name of Rajput clans Famous British historian Crooke maintains, the Tak Rajputs claim that they are Yaduvanshis and had martial relations with Yadavas princess of Jaisalmer.The community is distributed in the districts of Jodhpur , Udaipur and Tonk., Kutch,...
Rajput Sunar
Sunar
Sunar is a Hindu caste in India and Nepal referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths...
s.