Khatik

Khatik
Khatik
Religions	Hinduism, sikkhism and Islam
Languages	Hindi; Punjabi; Rajasthani; Telugu; Marathi; Bhojpuri; Kannada; Bengali; Gujarati;
Country	India; Nepal; Pakistan; Bangladesh;
Populated states	Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Andhra pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Delhi, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Europe.
Subdivisions	suryawanshi, silawat, chak, Dhangar etc.

The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک) is a warrior or fighter caste found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. Khatik are located mainly in New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. In India, the khatik belongs to the Hindu, Muslim and sikkh religion. There is a division among khatik, mainly in two groups: Suryavanshi khatik and Sonkar khatik. Sonkar are not khatik but nowadays they use khatik title. Both groups believe themselves to be different from each other in terms of the food they consume and their cultural practices. Khatik do not like to eat and make relations with sonkar. They also like to avoid martial relations with each other. Suryavanshi khatiks claims their ancestral relations with the Rajputs (another powerful community in India).^[2]^{[citation needed]}

Religion

The etymology of the word Khatik comes from Sanskrit word khattka or kautik meaning warrior or hunter.

Most of the modern-day Khatiks are Hindus.

they are divided into sub-groups, which are the suryavanshi, Dhangar, Silawat, Chak etc.

Legal status

Khatiks are identified as Other Backward Class in Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamilnadu, and Schedule Caste in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Hariyana and Delhi.^[2]

References

^ Jaffrelot, Christophe. A History of Pakistan and Its Origins. Anthem Press. p. 212.
^ ^a ^b "खटिक समाज की मांग, अनुसूचित जाति में किया जाए शामिल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[1] Jaffrelot, Christophe. A History of Pakistan and Its Origins. Anthem Press. p. 212.

[:0-2] "खटिक समाज की मांग, अनुसूचित जाति में किया जाए शामिल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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