Dogras

The Dogras are an Indo-Aryan Rajput ethnic group in South Asia. Dogra Rajputs are largely settled in the hilly areas of Jammu, in northern India specially in the Dugger region. In terms of religion, they are mostly Hindus, with some Sikhs and a minority of them are Muslims too. They speak their native language Dogri.

Some of the Dogra Rajput clans include Jamwal, Minhas, Jasrotia, Chib, Pathania, Salaria, Sambyal, Guleria, Jarral, Manjwal, Bhauwal, Kashtwaria, Bhatial, Balauria, Bandral, Rakwal, Padha, Mankotia and so on. The Dogra Rajputs claim descent from the Suryavanshi Kshatriya dynasty. They use the titles such as Raje, Singh, Thakur and Rana.

References

1. ↑ Nag, Shampa; Bhasin, M. K. (2002). Demography of the People of Jammu and Kashmir. Kamla-Raj Enterprises. ISBN 978-81-85264-31-8.
2. ↑ Chaitanya, Krishna (1976). A History of Indian Painting. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-310-6.
3. ↑ Atkinson, Christopher Thomas (1950). A History of the 1st (PWO) Battalio, the Dogra Regiment, 1887-1947. Camelot Press.
4. ↑ Chowdhary, Rekha (2015-10-05). Jammu and Kashmir: Politics of identity and separatism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-41405-6.