Rajbhar

Rajbhar/Bhar
Regions with significant populations
	India
Languages
	Hindi
Religion
	Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
	Bhar

The Rajbhar (also spelled Rajbhaar) are a community of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Nepal and other states of India..

The rajbhar are traditionally laborers.[1][2][3] Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, bhars started using rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient Bhar ruler.[4]

References

Mann, Dr. Nisha (2021). Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs. K.K. Publications. p. 210.
Fox, Richard Gabriel (2021). From Zamindar to Ballot Box. Cornell University Press. p. 71.
Veer, Peter van der (2020). The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre. Taylor & Francis. p. 310.
Narayan, Badri (209). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. SAGE Publications. p. 25. ISBN 978-8-17829-906-8.

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[1] Mann, Dr. Nisha (2021). Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs. K.K. Publications. p. 210.

[2] Fox, Richard Gabriel (2021). From Zamindar to Ballot Box. Cornell University Press. p. 71.

[3] Veer, Peter van der (2020). The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre. Taylor & Francis. p. 310.

[4] Narayan, Badri (209). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. SAGE Publications. p. 25. ISBN 978-8-17829-906-8.