Rajpurohit
Rajpurohit[a] is a community of people living in western Rajasthan, India. They maintain traditions that are similar to both Brahmins and Rajputs.They were considered as the pillar for Rajputs kingdom. They play the role of Royal advisor, chieftain in wars, jagirdar for collecting revenue and keeping an eye of kingdoms boundary, for which they were given villages at boundary of kingdom.[3]
Political activities[edit]
The Rajpurohit community had previously been allied primarily with the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2009, however, the community switched loyalties to the Indian National Congress, due to perceived neglect by the BJP.[3]
Notable members of the Rajpurohit community[edit]
- Sant Kheteswara - Notable saint of Rajasthan.
- Govind Singh Rajpurohit, an Indian legal educational administrator.
- Gulab Singh Rajpurohit is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Jethu Singh Rajpurohit, an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress from Bali, Rajasthan.
- Shankar Singh Rajpurohit, an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
References[edit]
Notes
- ^ Aside from being a community, Rajpurohit is synonymous with Rajguru as an ancient term for a type of Brahmin. Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund note that "There is much evidence in ancient texts that there were two ideal types of Brahmins in those days, the royal priest or advisor (rajpurohit, rajguru, "akherajot" and "kanot") and the sage (rishi) who lived in the forest and shared his wisdom only with those who asked for it."[1] Its modern use in this sense has been described by Sumit Sarkar as a "self-conscious archaism".[2]
Citations
- ^ Kulke, Hermann; Rothermund, Dietmar (2004) [1986]. A History of India (Fourth ed.). Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9780415329194. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Sarkar, Sumit (2002). Beyond Nationalist Frames: Postmodernism, Hindutva, History. Indiana University Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780253342034. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Rajpurohits pitch in for Cong". The Times of India. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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