Regar

Raigar (Raghuvanshi Clan)
Languages	Hindi, Marwari
Country	India

The Raigar (रैगर, Rehghar, Regar ^[1]) are a social group found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, and Rajasthan in India. .^[2] Mostly originate from an Marwar region so they speak Marwari Rajasthani language. They belong to Raghuvanshi (Sagarvanshi) Kshatriya clan. They follow Hinduism.

History

Raigars were Raghuvanshi Kshatriyas(रघुवंशी क्षत्रिय) and it establishes that the word ‘Raigar( रैगर)‘ is a corrupted or converted form of the word ‘Raghu’(रघु), Raghu → Ragh → Rag → Ragar → Rahgar/Raghar → Rehgar /Reghar → Raigar/ Raiger/Regar Where, Raghu was the famous Sagarvanshi (Suryavanshi) emperor of Ayodhya, whom descendants have been called Raghuvanshi Kshatriyas, who divided into 15 main dynastical branches. One of them, Rag (Raigar) is an old branch. Those who immigrated to Delhi from Rajasthan claim Rajput ancestry. They converse among themselves in Marwari and use the Devanagari script for writing. With others, they speak in the Hindi language. They are mainly non-vegetarians. Wheat is their staple diet. Occasionally they also take Jao, Bajara, Chana and rice. There is a tendency among some of them to become vegetarians under the influence of the Arya Samaj or Radha Soami (Radhasvami) movements. There are three subgroups, namely Sindhi Raiger, Lashkaria Raiger and Raigar.

Present circumstances

The Raigar community mostly belongs to Rajasthan Raigar is an ancient Kshatriya clan, a branch among 15 main branches of Raghuvanshi Kshatriyas. It is also a proved fact that the word Regar is an expansion of the word Rag(a corrupt form of the word “Raghu”. Their main clans are the Santolia(Satoliya,satolia), Attolia (Attal), Akarniya, Aloriya (Aloria), Aluriya (Aluria), Maslpuriya(Marshal), Rahore, Balotia (Bhatt), Chauhan, Mehar, Chandoliya (Chandolia), Bokolia (Bakoliya), Bohra, Gugdodiya (Gagar), Jabdoliya, Jajoriya, Kandhediya, Kanwariya, Kholiya (Kholia), Hingonia, Raskarniya, Dabariya, Suwansia (Chauhan), Doliya, Parsoya (Paras), Jatolia (Tanwar), Pundir, Bhaharwal, Kansotiya (Kansotia), Jajoria, Dherwal, Jaluthriya, Fulwaria (Phulvanshi), Badiwal, Tungariya (Turvesh), Tanwar, Khatnawalia, Khorwal, Mosalpuria (Macchalpariya), Mohanpuriya, Khatnawaliya (Nawal), Sablania, Soniwal, Nogia, Pingolia (Pingal), Rashgania, Ratawal, Ratwal, Lawadia, Maurya, Digwal (Digarwal), Jaluthariya, Jagarwal, Jagerwal (Jagrit), Jeliya, Khorwal, Kankhediya (Kankheria), Kanwariya, Khedia, Kanwariya, Karadiya (Karadia), Ganolia, Sakarwal (Shakrawal), Sunkaria (Sonkaria), Basetia, Paliya, Peeplipal, Sisodia, Sarsunia, Shersia (Sarsia), Tomar, Bohra, Naraniya, Siwal, Devatwal and Sundariwal

Their main occupations now are business*, professionals*, jobs*,

Their community is a very cultured and helpful one. 

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References

1. India. Office of the Registrar General (1969). Census of India, 1961. p. 1070. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
2. People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 819 to 822 Popular Prakashan