Dhakar is a Hindu small landlord and agricultural peasant caste in the Indian state of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh [1] [2][3][4][5]
Dharkat or Dhakar was an important merchant community in Rajasthan mentioned in several inscriptions. They are now extinct in Rajasthan, but survive as a small Jain community in Vidarbha region.[6][7]
References
- ↑ OBC Cast List. http://www.bcwelfare.mp.nic.in.
- ↑ Marriage, Religion, and Society: Pattern of Change in an Indian Village{{#if:Gupta|, Gupta}. Wiley(1973)
- ↑ Peasant Movements in Rajasthan, 1920-1949{{#if:Sharma|, Sharma}. Pointer Publishers(1990)
- ↑ The Sound of Drums: Tribal Movement in Rajasthan, 1881-1947{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. Manak Publications(1995)
- ↑ Culture, Religion, and Philosophy: Critical Studies in Syncretism and Inter-faith Harmony{{#if:Das|, Das}. Rawat Publications(2003)
- ↑ Jainism in Rajasthan, Kailash Chand Jain, 1963, p. 108
- ↑ Khaṇḍelavāla Jaina samāja kā vr̥had itihāsa Kastoor Chand Kasliwal · 1989 p. 48