Darbar (title)

Darbar, also spelled as Durbar, is a title of honor or respect used generally in the western Indian State of Gujarat to refer to a Koli and Rajput. Darbar is equal to the Sanskrit word Kshatriya. Chieftain or Lord of small Principality, which existed in the pre-independence era.[1][2][3][4]

As such any caste of Rajput people or hereditary chieftain of erstwhile princely states may be referred to as Darbar caste in general use of the word,[5] although there is no separate notified caste as Darbar. It was a title of honor more in use during princely India, which was used to refer to Rajput chieftains and is prevalent in use even today mainly in rural Gujarat.

Darbar Shri

Darbar Shri was the formal title of the ruler of a princely state in :

  • Chotila, in Eastern Kathiawara, Hindu Rajput Khachar dynasty

See also

References
  1. Gujarat - Part 3. 2003. p. 1173.
  2. Basu, Pratyusha (2009). Villages, Women, and the Success of Dairy Cooperatives in India: Making Place for Rural Development. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0.
  3. Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
  4. Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of north Gujarat: a caste in the village and the region. Hindustan Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
  5. Gujarat Unknown: Hindu-Muslim Syncretism and Humanistic Forays By J. J. Roy Burma. 2005. p. 140.
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