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Kashyap Rajputs is a Hindu caste found in the states of Haryana, Punjab and J&K in India. They are also known as kshatriya rajput. They claim to be descended from Kashyap Rishi, who is said to have lived during the time of Lord Ram. They are found through out Haryana, and in that state speak Haryanvi. The community is divided into the Hindu and Sikh rajput. These two groupings are effectively separate communities, with no intermarriage among them. The kashyap are said to be by origin rajput.

Present Circumstances The community is divided into different clans such as the Antal, Badran, Baison, Bhatiara, Bhatti, Brahia, Khokhar, Chalag, Chauhan, Dhonchak, Dhora, Gadri, Hadda, Inan, Inar, Jalan, Jhoka, Kalan, and Tuar. They are a strictly endogamous, but practice clan exogamy. The community speaks Haryanvi, Dogri etc., the Sikh kashyap also speaking Punjabi. Traditionally the rajput kashyap were water carriers and palanquin bearers, but both these occupations have been abandoned. They are found mainly in Kotli and Mirpur districts. A small number are now farmers, but a greater number are landless agricultural labourers or daily wage labourers. A large number of the community are now operating road side restaurants/dhaba's, a trade that seems to have been monopolized by the Kashyap Rajputs.