Raigar History


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The Raigar, Raiger, Ranger, Regar or Rangar, spelt in various forms, are a community of leather tanners in the Union Territory of Delhi. They are also known as Raidas, Jatia, Rangya and Bota. The word Raiger is a corrupt form of Raingaya, i.e. those who engage themselves in leather tanning. Those who immigrated to Delhi from Rajasthan claim Rajput ancestry. They converse among themselves in Marwari and use the Devanagari script for writing. With others, they speak in the Hindi language. They are non-vegetarians. Wheat is their staple diet. Occasionally they also take jao, bajara, chana and rice. There is a tendency among some of them to become vegetarians under the influence of the Arya Samaj or Radha Soami movements. There are three subgroups, namely Sindhi Raiger, Lashkaria Raiger and Raigar. Marriages take place among all the three. These subgroups are further divided into a number of clans (gotras), such as Phulwaria , Bandarwal, Dhuriya, Jajoria, Kankheria, Rachoiya, Mauria, Jaggarwal, Atolia, Jaluthria, Dotania, Vohra, Mehra, Heria, Rathor, Tongaria, etc. -
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Child marriage has been replaced by adult marriage. The marriage is solemnized at the bride's residence according to Hindu Vedic rites. Marriages are arranged by negotiation with the help of a mediator (vichola). The girl is offered a suit and fruits during the Roka ceremony. The marriage rituals are performed at the bride’s residence and is officiated over by a priest. Dowry is paid in the form of house holds and electronic appliances, furnitures, utensils (like thali, lota), furnishings, ornaments and a big trunk (petti). Magal-Sutra, Vermilion (sindur), toe-rings (bichchwa) and lac bangles are the marriage symbols for women. The rule of residence is patrilocal. Both widows and widowers can remarry. In the Raigars, divorce is rare. But if it happens, either spouse can seek divorce. Generally women do not ask for divorce.


The Raigars live both in nuclear and extended types of families, though the former is more prevalent. Male equigeniture is the rule of inheritance and succession is through the eldest son. The status of women is lower than that of men.


Pollution is observed for fifteen days after birth and on the seventh day after birth, the name giving ceremony (nam sathya jaloa) is observed in a temple. The birth of a son is celebrated by offering a feast (roti) to members of the community. They perform the tonsure (mundan) ceremony at any holy shrine within one year of birth.


The dead are cremated and on the third day the bones and the ashes are immersed in a river. They cremate their dead but those who are considered saints (sants) are buried (samadhi dena).

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The traditional occupation of the Regars was the tanning of hide and the colouring of leather. Some of them have now started making shoes. A section of them have taken up other occupations, like service, tailoring, masonry and labour. Primaty health centres and hospitals are located in their vicinity, but their attitude towards family planning is not satisfactoty.The Raigars are a landless community, earlier engaged in skin-tanning, shoe-repairing and shoe-making. Most of them work as labourers and a few are in government service. Although many of them now achieved good status in the society. Some are IPS, IAS, Engineers, Doctors, Lawyers and also in some other professional trades.

They have their traditional panchayats at local, state and all-India levels. The all-India-level panchayat is known as the All India Raigar Maha Sabha. Their associations look after the interests of the community at different levels. They are Hindus and worship Bhagwan Ravidas, Lord Shiva, Ramdevpir, Hanuman, Bhairo and Ganesh. Women take part in social, ritual and religious festivals and fairs like Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Teej, Gangore, Rani Sati Mela, and Ramdeojee ka Mela. They profess Hinduism and worship Shankar, Lakshmi, Durga and Ganesh. Sacred specialists are from their own community. Their sacred centres are Hardwar, Gangaji, Lohagar and Triveni.

They have folk traditions and sing the folk-songs of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan on various occasions. The Raigars accept food and water’from all communities. They recall that in Rajasthan they were not allowed to ride on horseback, wear turbans (pagri) and good clothes and could not enter hotels. However, these discriminations do not exist now.They share roads, schools and shrines, but not crematoria. Some of them have emerged as political leaders at the national level. Formal education is favoured for both boys and girls. Modern medicare facilities are availed of and their attitude towards Family planning is favourable. Hand-pumps are used for drinking water. They avail of the facilities of the public distribution system.

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001 Aloria
002 Kailiwal
003 Aluria
004 Kundariwal
005 Alulia
006 Kanwaria
007 Atolia
008 Kachawtia
009 Agarwal
010 Kanchrolia
011 Atawdia
012 Kandwal
013 Aswal
014 Kaasiwal
015 Asodia
016 Kanwaria
017 Atawnia
018 Karawal
019 Adamhar
020 Karawalia
021 Ausian
022 Khatumria
023 Akarnia
024 Khorwal
025 Andoria
026 Kholia
027 Alodia
028 Khajotia
029 Albalia
030 Khamukria
031 Ataria
032 Kharetia
033 Alwaria
034 Khatarwadia
035 Aurandia
036 Khanpuria
037 Udinia
038 Gharbaria
039 Udenia
040 Khatnawlia
041 Uchinia
042 Khinkhria
043 Ujinia0
44 Khatriwal
045 Uresarakya
046 Khairatiwal
047 Unjinia
048 Khatolia
049 Undriwal
050 Khankheria
051 Udepuria
052 Gusainwal
053 Unia
054 Ganolia
055 Udhariwal
056 Garandwal
057 Umaria
058 Gogaria
059 Umrao
060 Goparia
061 Utenia
062 Gadodia
063 Umarviya
064 Gatholia
065 Kuradia
066 Gangdolia
067 Kankheria
068 Gelia
069 Kankhenchia
070 Geria
071 Kotia
072 Garhwal
073 Koshia
074 Gadedia
075 Karotiya
076 Gumania
077 Kanwatia
078 Gandsaria
079 Kanjotia
080 Gargwal
081 Kansotia
082 Gugredia
083 Karakwal
084 Gharbaria
085 Karania
086 Gigriwal
087 Karadia
088 Gorkhiwal
089 Kikriwal
090 Chandolia
091 Karaiwal
092 Chuntwal
093 Kataria
094 Chinchria
095 Karad
096 Choratia
097 Keiwal
098 Chomia
099 Kudakia
100 Chundwa
101 Chandoria
102 Dabliwal
103 Changriwal
104 Dadwania
105 Chandela
106 Jhaginia
107 Chomoya
108 Dhairwal
109 Chinchriwal
110 Tongaria
111 Chunbhunka
112 Tulia
113 Chamnaria
114 Titriwal
115 Chuhania
116 Taletia
117 Jaluthria
118 Tigaiya
119 Jajoria
120 Tanwaria
121 Jatolia
122 Tarmolya
123 Jagarwal
124 Tunalya
125 Jarjharia
126 Talmahar
127 Jatwa
128 Dotania
129 Jelia
130 Dewatwal
131 Jabdolia
132 Doria
133 Jagriwal
134 Duria
135 Jainia
136 Dularia
137 Jonwal
138 Dabkaria
139 Jadetia
140 Dindriwal
141 Jatia
142 Dundriwal
143 Jogdharia
144 Dolia
145 Jagetia
146 Dateriwal
147 Jabadjatia
148 Dudhia
149 Jaginia
150 Dabakia
151 Jugadmahar
152 Dholkheria
153 Jijriwal
154 Dhanwaria
155 Jaunlia
156 Dholia
157 Jajoya
158 Dhuria
159 Nawal
160 Dhamkaria
161 Thakaria
162 Dholpuria
163 Thedwal
164 Dhawaria
165 Tintriwal
166 Narania
167 Tetwal
168 Neechia
169 Tolia
170 Nogia
171 Tumania
172 Nangalia
173 Tinkria
174 Nawalia
175 Tathwaria
176 Natia
177 Tintoea
178 Narolia
179 Dabaria
180 Nainwa
181 Digwal
182 Nadolya
183 Dindriwal
184 Nunwa
185 Dingriwal
186 Nainia
187 Dalwaria
188 Namalia
189 Doria
190 Nuwal
191 Duria
192 Pipliwal
193 Dadoria
194 Parsoya
195 Dolia
196 Pachhasarkania
197 Dadwa
198 Pantudia
199 Dandulia
200 Pooria
201 Palia
202 Bhagriwal
203 Pingolia
204 Maharwal
205 Pipalya
206 Bhopria
207 Porwal
208 Bhainsia
209 Punjiwal
210 Bhuranda
211 Pachhawdia
212 Bhoswal
213 Padawal
214 Bhojpuria
215 Padawalia
216 Mundotia
217 Paidia
218 Moharia
219 Punkheria
220 Moria
221 Paniwal
222 Manolia
223 Phalwaria
224 Manderiwal
225 Phopria
226 Mandawria
227 Phakuria
228 Machhalpuria
229 Phantudia
230 Muhania
231 Phachhanwaria
232 Mandetia
233 Barolia
234 Mada
235 Bagoria
236 Morwal
237 Babaria
238 Manchawal
239 Bagrolia
240 Mandoria
241 Bokolia
242 Mohanpuria
243 Baiwal
244 Morniwal
245 Bajepuria
246 Mohalia
247 Barandia
248 Minmriwal
249 Buharia
250 Madankotia
251 Bansiwal
252 Majeriwal
253 Bundela
254 Murdaria
255 Badolia
256 Mandoria
257 Badodia
258 Matolia
259 Badaitia
260 Mandare
261 Balotia
262 Muradia
263 Bandoriwal
264 Mahar
265 Badiwal
266 Mandarwal
267 Bilunia
268 Morthalia
269 Bandarwal
270 Madariwal
271 Badaria
272 Mamolia
273 Binolia
274 Marmat
275 Babriwal
276 Munjiwal
277 Bohra
278 Morolia
279 Basetia
280 Rathoria
281 Badharia
282 Ragsania
283 Bagsania
284 Ragoria
285 Bandanwar
286 Rathonia
287 Badlotia
288 Rithadia
289 Basanwal
290 Ronchhia
291 Badaria
292 Rachhoya
293 Bachhanwadia
294 Ratawal
295 Bawaria
296 Rawat
297 Bhuradia
298 Rehdia
299 Bhankhriwal
300 Rajoria
301 Ranchawal
302 Sanwaria
303 Runthdia
304 Sada
305 Lawaria
306 Siwal
307 Lodwal
308 Sikhwal
309 Luwania
310 Sunariwal
311 Lolya
312 Sablania
313 Lulwa
314 Sabdaria
315 Lolia
316 Sewadia
317 Lonwal
318 Siroya
319 Labania
320 Sanjiwal
321 Sonwal
322 Sunkia
323 Sonkeria
324 Hathiwal
325 Sersia
326 Haradnia
327 Sagoya
328 Haidia
329 Sala
330 Holia
331 Sodmahar
332 Hunkaria
333 Sakkarwal
334 Handeria
335 Sewalia
336 Honwal
337 Santolia
338 Hudharia
339 Salodia
340 Hathavia
341 Singaria
342 Bhatiwal
343 Sawansia
344 Bhuchetia
345 Sethiwal
346 Mohil
347 Sathiwal
348 Mandolia
349 Sarolia
350 Sher
351 Sarsunia
352 Suriwal
353 Hanjawalia

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