Vanar

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Vanar (वानर) is a gotra of jats found in Haryana in India. ^[1]Lord Hanuman of Ramayana was a kshatriya of Vanar clan. He was not a monkey as is shown in Ramayana. The tribes who dwelt in forest (vana) were called by the name van-nara or Vanar.^[2]

History

The Mahabharata Tribe - Vanara (वानर) Mentioned in Geography of Mahabharata (VI.10.44)

आदि राष्ट्राः सुकुट्टाश च बलिराष्ट्रं च केवलम

वानरास्याः परवाहाश च वक्रा वक्रभयाः शकाः (VI.10.44)

The Mahabharata Tribe - Vanara (वानर) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Vanar (वानर)

Distribution

They are found in Punjab and Haryana. ^[3] In Punjab they were called Bandar. Bandar Jats have a population of 3,180 in Patiala district and 2,316 in Amritsar district in Punjab. ^[4]

References

1. ↑ Jat Samaj: Agra November 1999
2. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p. 267
3. ↑ Kishori Lal Faujdar: "Mahabharatakalin Jat Vansh", Jat Samaj, July 1995, p. 7
4. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. pp.124,126

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