Why being a Rajput is awesome?

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Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, "son of a king") is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of the Indian subcontinent. They rose to prominence from the late 6th century CE, and, until the 20th century, the Rajput rulers dominated many regions of central and northern India including the eastern regions of present-day Pakistan.

The Rajput population and the former Rajput states are found spread through much of the subcontinent, particularly in north, west and central India. These areas include Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Sindh.

Being a Rajput, I enjoy various customs, traditions of this caste. Rajput, is a caste with different customs and traditions. And I am proud of it. I am going to write here why being a Rajput is different and awesome!!

1. Others greet people by ‘NAMASTE’; Rajputs greets them by ‘Khamma Ghani’

The very first thing which makes you different is the greeting and the way of greeting. Generally, people greets elders by touching their feet or folding their hands and say ‘Namaste’, but Rajput say ‘Khamma Ghani sa’. ‘Khamma’ means forgiveness and ‘Ghani’ means a lot.

2) You get to wear different clothes.

You must have seen Rajput ladies wearing different dresses. One can easily identify that they are Rajput. And gents wear, ‘Birjis’ and a kurta kind of shirt.

    

                         

3) When words like ‘Hukum’, ‘Bana’, ‘Baisa’ sparkles your conversation.

It happens in Rajput culture when even a younger brother or sister is addressed with respect. They do not call their elders- ‘Uncle’, ‘Aunt’ or ‘Sir’. They call them by ‘Kakisa’, ‘Kakosa’ or ‘Hukum’.

These are not the only ones, there are many facts, customs and traditions which a Rajput follows.

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