Talk:Jaishankar Bhojak

regarding Bhokaj caste
Dear Nizil Shah,

Bhojak are Brahmins --- please see links - The People of India By Herbert Risley, William Crooke and  The Tribes and Castes of Bombay, Volume 1 By Reginald E. Enthoven.

I do not know which ref you were referring when you reverted my edit saying Bhojak are performing caste as per refs. Both the refs linked by you mention nothing about the Bhojak caste/clan. Even if any ref. you may have seen mentions Bhojak as performing caste - that ref cannot be relied.

So I am reverting back with additional refs citations above as links.

I think considering their family history it should be better if one says in family which were traditionally working as performers.

Jethwarp (talk) 02:32, 27 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Dear Jethwarp, sorry for late reply. Bhojak is Brahmin caste who are traditionally performers. Here Oxford Ref says the same for Jaishankar Bhojak. I added both things in article as a compromise, so no problems. Here it is important to say that he came from traditional performing family thats why I insist adding his family background. Hope you understand. Regards -Nizil (talk) 19:42, 17 October 2014 (UTC)


 * The Bhojakas are indeed Brahmins. They have a long and complex history. Please see Samba Purana. In Gujarat and Rajasthan, the priests in Jain temples are often Bhojak, who are identifiable by their red dhoti. They have also traditionally performed in dramas about Maina Sundari whose story is encountered in the context of Siddhachakra. I think that is how they were introduced to performing.Malaiya (talk) 23:49, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

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