User:Qwyrxian/Pal-kshatriya

They are also known as Pal Kshatriya, Pali Rajput, Rajpal or Rajpai, Rajpali, Baghel in Northern part of country. In certain districts of Haryana and Rajasthan, they referred to as Maratha Rajput ( Maratha / Mahratta:Singular or Marathe / Mahratte:Plural derived from the word Barhatta or Barhatti, i.e. Hatkar / Holkar ) Some also call themselves Assal / Asali Dhangar.

They are also called GadhArya or GaDri / GaDeri. It is believed, since they were Custodian or Defender of Fort, they are called GadhArya गढ़-आर्य (Gadha from Hindi: गढ़ Fort + Arya from Hindi: आर्य Custodian). Other belief is, in Sanskrit GaDri / GaDeri (गड+अरि = गाडरी or गडेरी) means Destroyer of Security or Fence (GaDa from Sanskrit: गड Security or Fence + Ari from Sanskrit: अरि Enemy); they must have been spearheading of attack to destroy security / fence of enemy in the Battle. --- ''I removed Tod and the other two sources we don't know enough about, and all of the information that those sources supported. The one thing I want to be sure of is whether or not the entirety of the last paragraph is supported by Shashi's book, or if some of that came from the other source that I removed. If it's all in Shashi, fine, otherwise, we need to edit it down to just what we can verify. Let me know what you think of that draft; you are also welcome to edit it directly.'' Qwyrxian (talk) 23:26, 4 September 2012 (UTC) They also call themselves Nikhar / Naikar which is corrupted form of Nayak, means Commandant (नायक). As in case of Holkar Maratha of Indore, they also call themselves as Assal / Asali Dhangar. How the word Nikhar came in existence, there are two theories:
 * 1) If you are not convinced with Syed Siraj ul Hassan and his book, no problem his reference was to show that Hatkar/Holkar uses the surname like Naik and Rao which is not debatable or controversial by any means. The line can be added to the content without any reference.
 * 2) You can again check Kumar Suresh Singh. He is known principally for his oversight and editorship of the People of India survey and for his studies of tribal history. His reference was used to show the meaning of Nikhar i.e. Pure.
 * 3) Now lets talk about your edit... I am okay with the last paragraph this has been taken from Shashi's book. But in first paragraph adding "Some also call themselves Assal / Asali Dhangar." not right coz it is to tell the meaning of Nikhar is Pure by the reference of Asal/Asali meaning Pure.
 * 4) The below para which have been removed from the article is absolutely necessary for the article coz this actually tells why Nikhar / Naikar has been used and what is the meaning of Nikhar / Naikar. And these line also have been taken from the shash's book please check link The world of Nomads- Nikhar means Pure and check Nayak, means Commandant/Leader (नायक) Nayak means Commandant / Leader (नायक).

During the sixth and fifth centuries, when Buddism was on rise in India many Kshatriya converted to Buddhism, Later in the 8th century, Adi Shankaracharya gave the call for purification. Meanwhile differences arose between the Hinayana (हीनयान) and Mahayana (महायान) Buddhists. Consequently, those who took to Buddhism rejoined the Hindu faith.


 * 1) Those who rejoined through the purification began to call themselves Nikhar (निखर), i.e., purified.
 * 2) Those who didn't accept Buddhism and remain Hindu are considered Pure / Bleach. Thus, the word got mixed with purity and Nayak / Nayakar became Nikhar (निखर). (Holkar Maratha are Hatkar or Bargi-Dhangar, they also use titles Naik / Nayak or Rao / Rav).


 * That's it from my side. Hope this is enough to satisfy you and Wikipedia. --Jalaj Singh 06:39, 17 September 2012 (UTC)