Kandera

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The '''Kandera''' is a [[Hindu]] community found in the state of [[Rajasthan]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 489 to 493 Popular Prakashan</ref> They belong to [[kshatriya|kshatriyavarna]]'''.'''

==History and origin==
The community is historically associated with the occupation of [[cotton ginning]]. In the local language, [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], the word ''kani'' means cotton, and ''kandera'' means someone who works with cotton. Like many groups in Rajasthan, they are '''[[kshatriya]]''', they claim '''[[Rajput]]''' descent and trace their lineage to the '''[[Suryavanshi clan|Suryavanshi]]''' Rajputs to prove their claim they obtained the pramanptra(certificate of proof ) given by the group brahmans.[https://www.exoticindiaart.com/m/book/details/kshatriya-vanshavali-NZB044/] their ancestor, a KanakpalSingh had fallout with [[Alauddin Khalji]], the Muslim ruler of [[North India]]. He was defeated by the Sultan, and many members of his clan accepted Islam and some are who succeeded to leave this place that is known as kandera or kadera.

==Present circumstances==
The Kandera are found mainly in [[Jaipur]], [[Alwar]], [[Bharatpur district|Bharatpur]] and [[Sawai Madhopur]] districts. Their native dialect is [[Braj Bhasa]]. The community are divided into thirty six clans, and they practice clan exogamy.
, <ref>People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 489 to 493 Popular Prakashan</ref>

==References==
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