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For other uses, see Dhakar (disambiguation).

Dhakar/Dhakad
Regions with significant populations
India
Religion
Hinduism

Dhakar/Kirar/Kirad is a Hindu agricultural caste in the Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.[1][2][3]

DharkatorDhakar 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.[4][5]

Most people follow Jainism . They believe work is worship

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 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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