Ravana Rajputs
Indian caste
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Ravana Rajput is an Indian caste. They are among the castes known as Darogas.[1][2]
Origins
The Ravana Rajputs are descendants of Rajput and were not originally accepted by the Rajput community as Rajputs because their lands were gone.[3] They were regarded as the children of the Rajputana princes' from concubines[4][5][6] and were not household slaves.[4][7] They served the royal Rajputana families as guards, soldiers and household servants.[8]
In order to raise their status, these people organized themselves into a caste.[9]
Present status
Historically, the Ravana Rajputs have faced caste-based discrimination.[10] The upper-caste Rajputs regard them as inferior, especially for matrimony.[6] Nevertheless, the Ravana Rajputs place themselves highest in the rural caste hierarchy.[5]
According to a 2013 Business Standard report, the Ravana Rajputs form around 7% of the Rajasthan state's population.[11] They have been granted the Other Backward Class status for affirmative action.[12]
In July 2017, the Ravana Rajput community were among those who protested against the alleged fake encounter killing of Anandpal Singh, who belonged to their community and was considered a hero by many in his village.[13] Aside from being a gangster, Singh was known for having escalated the rivalry between Rajputs and Jat people.[14] and the agitation following his death united the local Rajput community.[15]