Why are the Rajputs called as Randput and Rajmoot in India

Meaning of Randput and Rajmoot:

  • Randput: means the son of concubine (Rakhel).
  • Rajmoot: means the urine (Peshav) of royals
I have some Rajput friends and i have discussed this hesitate topic with them. I asked them that why are you called as Randput and Rajmoot by other caste so they replied me that some of the jealous peoples from other castes such as Chamar, Jat, Brahmins, Yadavs and Marathas called the Rajput as Randput and Rajmoot because Rajputs married their daughters, sisters and females to Mughal to secure their territories. Second reason is that Rajput is not a individual caste or real caste because most of the Rajputs are from other castes who converted to Rajput from their original caste, for example, Jadeja Rajput (Jareja Rajput) is not a Rajput caste, Jadejas were seperate tribe in Gujarat and Sindh region but Jadejas were rich, prosperous tribe and were rulers of several princely states and many jagir. Rajputs of Gujarat tried several times to be mixed with Jadejas of Gujarat but Jadejas do not befriend with Rajputs. Rajputs of Gujarat married their daughters to Jadejas of Gujarat and then Rajputs forced the Jadejas to be Rajput and in present days Jadedas are Rajput. Second example, Bundela Rajput (Bundele Rajput) are not a Rajput caste, Bundela was a seperate tribe in Bundelkhand region but Bundelas were rich and prosperous and jagirdars so they tried several times to make marriage alliance with Rajputs of Rajasthan but Rajputs of Rajasthan do not want marriage alliance with Bundelas because Bundelas were not rich and prosperous like Rajputs of Rajasthan. Bundelas were mostly jagirdars so they Bundelas married their daughters to poorest Rajputs of Rajasthan by granting land, gold and money to poorest Rajputs of Rajasthan. In this way, Bundelas became Bundela Rajput. Third example, Lodhi Rajput are Classified as Other Backward Class (OBC) caste by Government of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Lodhi is a seperate caste by origin but often claim to be Rajput to be high in social status but this claim was denied by Rajput community. In present days, Rajputs do not oppose Lodhi's Rajput status because lodhis also have rich history as ruling class and ruled over jagir or estates. 4th example, Ravana Rajputs (also known as Daroga Rajputs) of Rajasthan are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC) government because Ravana Rajputs are the child of concubines of Rajput Jagirdars. In present days, Ravanas calls himself as Rajput because their fathers were Rajput and their mothers were from different castes such as Bhil, Meena, Lohar. Ravana Rajputs also known as Daroga Rajputs because they are born by concubins of Rajput jagirdars so their mothers often forced the jagirdars to grant a post of Daroga (Policeman, Security guard) to their childs, in this ways, Ravana Rajputs todays known as Daroga Rajput also.

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