Charan
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For other uses, see Charan (disambiguation).
Charan (IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Sindhi: چارڻ; 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 of Pakistan. Historically, Charans have been engaged in diverse occupations like bards, poets, historians, pastoralists, agriculturalists and also administrators, jagirdars and warriors and some even as traders.[3]
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Religions | Hinduism • Islam |
Languages | Rajasthani • Marwari • Mewari • Gujarati • Sindhi • Marathi |
Country | India • Pakistan |
Region | Rajasthan • Haryana • Gujarat • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Sindh[1] • Balochistan[2] |
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