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Caste of Madhya Pradesh. And Rajasthan
For other uses, see Dhakar (disambiguation).
Ethnic group
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Dhakar/Kirar/Kirad is: a Hindu agricultural caste in the: Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Dharkat/Dhakar was an important merchant community in Rajasthan mentioned in several inscriptions. They are still available in some regions of Rajasthan and chambal region of Madhya Pradesh but survive as a small Jain community in Vidarbha region.
Most people follow Jainism . They believe work is worship
See also※
References※
- ^ Gupta, Giri Raj (1973). Marriage, "Religion," and Society: Pattern of Change in an Indian Village. Wiley. p. 28. ISBN 9780470336489.
- ^ Singh, "C." S. K. (1995). The Sound of Drums: Tribal Movement in Rajasthan, 1881-1947. Manak Publications. pp. 116, 163. ISBN 9788185445908.
- ^ Das, Nava Kishor (2003). Culture, Religion, and Philosophy: Critical Studies in Syncretism and Inter-faith Harmony. Rawat Publications. p. 285. ISBN 9788170338208.
- ^ Jain, Kailash Chand (1963). Jainism in Rajasthan: Issue 15 of Jīvarāja Jaina granthamālā. Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi. p. 108.
- ^ Kasliwal, Kastoor Chand (1989). Khaṇḍelavāla Jaina samāja kā vr̥had itihāsa (in Hindi). Jaina Itihāsa Prakāśana Saṃsthāna. p. 327.
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