Baharwal

Baharwal or Bakarwal, (also spell as Barwal, or Bahrwal) is a clan of Gujjars. Their settlements are located in the northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kashmir, Haryana and Punjab of India. The Bakarwal Gurjars are notified as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir in India.

Bakarwal Gujjars of Rajouri, Jammu Kashmir

Their villages with small population are found mainly in Chandigarh district of Haryana, Patiala district of Punjab, Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh in India and also in some other parts of Punjab and Kashmir in Pakistan. Bahrwal Gujjar are also found in villages such as, Lalamusa, Dinga, kharian surroundings of Gujrat, India.

Origin

They claimed to being the descendants from the Hindu lineage.

References

  1. 1 2 Bharadwaj, A. N. (1994). History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House. p. 72. The Baharwal , Kalsian, Rawal Gujjars also claim to be Chandervansi and the Kalsian being Chouhan (Chauhan).
  2. ↑ Survey Report on Village: Chandigarh. Kaimbwala. Controller of Publications. 1988. p. 4.
  3. ↑ Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 303.
  4. ↑ Om, Hari (1998). Beyond the Kashmir Valley. Har-Anand Publications. p. 81. ISBN 978-81-241-0558-0.
  5. 1 2 Agrawal, S. P.; Aggarwal, J. C. (1991). Educational and Social Uplift of Backward Classes: At what Cost and How? : Mandal Commission and After. Concept Publishing Company. p. 175. ISBN 978-81-7022-339-9.
  6. ↑ Census of India, 1981: Chandigarh. Controller of Publication, Civil Lines. 1983.
  7. ↑ "Baharwal Gujjars" (PDF). lsi.gov.in.
  8. ↑ Khatana, Ram Parshad (1992). Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy. Vintage Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-81-85326-46-7.