Kalwar

For the Tamil caste, see Kallar (caste).

The Kalwar, (or Kalal, Kalar) are an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and other parts of North and Central India. The caste is traditionally associated with the distillation of liquor, but around the start of the 20th century assorted Kalwar caste organisations sought to leave that trade and redefine their community.[1][2]

History

Kalwars in Allahabad were claiming themselves to be of the higher Kshatriya status in the 1890s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Daughters of the earth: women and land in Uttar Pradesh - Smita Tewari Jassal - Google Books
  2. 1 2 Bayly, Christopher A. (1973). "Patrons and Politics in Northern India". In Gallagher, John; Johnson, Gordon; Seal, Anil. Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940 (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press Archive. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-52109-811-3.


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