User:Khurmi (surname)

Khurmi is clan of Rajputs spread over North-Western India, mainly Punjab and Rajasthan. Some of them are engaged in goldsmithry. Their origin, like all such clans which are ( Rajputs , Chauhan ) , is in Central Asia , Eastern Europe and Caucasus. Before they adopted this peaceful profession they were skilled weapon makers and for the most part mercenaries who could be engaged from either side to fight. The word Khurmi owes its origin to Khur or the horse-hoof, a sad reminder of the restriction laid upon them from riding horses by warlords ( Chauhan ). During the long struggle against Mughal tyranny in last centuries most of them embraced Sikhism. Two of the generals under Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, Jodha Singh and Diwar Singh belonged to Khurmi caste.