Motisar is an Indian community from Rajasthan and Gujarat known for folk- poetry. They were well respected & patronised by the

Charan Charan ( IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Urdu: ارڈ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India, as well as the Sindh and Balochistan provinces ...

Origin

Motisars claim they were originally Rajputs of Jhala,

Khichi Chauhan, a name derived from the historical Chahamanas, a clan name associated with the various ruling Rajput families in Rajasthan during the Medieval Indian eras . Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, Devda etc. are the branche ...

, Parihar and other clans, who became

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s &

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pers of Avad Mata. The

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Avad granted these devotees the divine

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of poetry.

History

Motisars functioned as one of the genealogist castes for the

s. They also composed poems & praised them. In the past, Motisars would leave their homes after Dussehra and visit the villages of Charans who patronised them. They received

s and returned home after four to six months.

References

{{Social groups of Gujarat Indian castes Charan Social groups of Rajasthan Social groups of Gujarat

Origin

History

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