:Ror
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{{short description|Indian caste}}
{{Other uses|Ror (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox caste
|caste_name = Ror
|religions = Hinduism
|country = India
|region = Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
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Ror (or Rod) is a caste found primarily in the Indian states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=K. S. |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=OUP |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1734 |page=1734}}
Occupation and culture
As of a 1990 report by the Government of Haryana, they were mostly engaged in farming, with some practising animal husbandry.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH3aAAAAMAAJ|title=Report of the Backward Classes Commission, 1990, Government of Haryana|publisher=Controller of Printing and Stationery|year=1990|pages=145,146|access-date=12 May 2019|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326125552/https://books.google.com/books?id=aH3aAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}{{cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&q=ror+mahasabha |title=India's Communities |date=1998 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563354-2 |volume=6 |page=3054 |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224221135/https://books.google.com/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&q=ror+mahasabha |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-status=live}}
Located at Karnal, the Ror Mahasabha functions to bring about social reforms.{{Cite news |title=Ex-Army officer appointed administrator of Ror Mahasabha |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/story/ex-army-officer-appointed-administrator-of-ror-mahasabha-221790-2019-08-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412090832/https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/story/ex-army-officer-appointed-administrator-of-ror-mahasabha-221790-2019-08-17 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |magazine=Business Today |agency=PTI |date=17 August 2019 |access-date=12 April 2022}} Rors are traditional-Hindus by religion, though some are Sikh and a small percentage follows the Arya Samaj. Holi and Diwali are the major festivals celebrated.
Clans
The Ror people are subdivided into various clans, some of which overlap with other groups, notably the Jats.{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |title=People of India: Haryana |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7304-091-7 |page=425 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KhIwAQAAIAAJ&q=Lather |quote=Sangwan, Dahiya, Malik, Lather, etc, are also found among the Jats}} The clans are listed below:
Notable people
- Manoj Kumar, boxer{{cite magazine |title=Manoj's Mantra: Never back down in face of adversity |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/manoj-s-mantra-never-back-down-in-face-of-adversity-118041400145_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122095020/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/manoj-s-mantra-never-back-down-in-face-of-adversity-118041400145_1.html |archive-date=22 November 2021 |magazine=Business Standard |date=14 April 2018 |access-date=22 November 2021 |quote=A Maratha in Haryana, how does that even sound? I belong to the Ror community, descendants of the Maratha soldiers who fought Afghans during the battle of Panipat}}
- Neeraj Chopra, track and field athlete, gold medalist at Tokyo Olympics 2020{{cite web |title=नीरज चोपड़ा ने बताई अपनी जाति !! Neeraj Chopra cast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECbMNIprR8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131145338/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECbMNIprR8&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=31 January 2022 |publisher=Feed 4 Mind |website=YouTube |date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 March 2022}}
References
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Category:Social groups of Haryana
Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh
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