{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{short description|Indian caste}} {{Other uses|Ror (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox caste |caste_name = Ror |religions = Hinduism |languages = Haryanvi, Hindi |country = India |region = Haryana, Uttar Pradesh<ref name=p1734/> }} '''Ror''' (or '''Rod''')<ref name=p1734/> is a caste found primarily in the Indian states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=p1734>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=K. S. |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=OUP |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1734 |page=1734}}</ref>
==Occupation and culture== As of a 1990 report by the Government of Haryana, they were mostly engaged in farming, with some practising animal husbandry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH3aAAAAMAAJ|title=Report of the Backward Classes Commission, 1990, Government of Haryana|publisher=Controller of Printing and Stationery|year=1990|pages=145,146|access-date=12 May 2019|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326125552/https://books.google.com/books?id=aH3aAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PoI">{{cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&q=ror+mahasabha |title=India's Communities |date=1998 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563354-2 |volume=6 |page=3054 |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224221135/https://books.google.com/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&q=ror+mahasabha |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Located at Karnal, the Ror Mahasabha functions to bring about social reforms.<ref name="PoI"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ex-Army officer appointed administrator of Ror Mahasabha |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/story/ex-army-officer-appointed-administrator-of-ror-mahasabha-221790-2019-08-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412090832/https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/story/ex-army-officer-appointed-administrator-of-ror-mahasabha-221790-2019-08-17 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |magazine=Business Today |agency=PTI |date=17 August 2019 |access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> Rors are traditional-Hindus by religion, though some are Sikh and a small percentage follows the Arya Samaj. Holi and Diwali are the major festivals celebrated.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="PoI"/>
==Clans== The Ror people are subdivided into various clans, some of which overlap with other groups, notably the Jats.<ref name="PoI_Haryana">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |title=People of India: Haryana |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7304-091-7 |page=425 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KhIwAQAAIAAJ&q=Lather |quote=Sangwan, Dahiya, Malik, Lather, etc, are also found among the Jats}}</ref> The clans are listed below: * Dahiya<ref name=p1734/> * Chartan<ref name=p1734/> * Kadian<ref name=p1734/> * Lather<ref name=p1734/> * Malik<ref name=p1734/> * Mahla<ref name=p1734/> * Sangwan<ref name=p1734/>
==Notable people== * Manoj Kumar - boxer<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Manoj's Mantra: Never back down in face of adversity |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/manoj-s-mantra-never-back-down-in-face-of-adversity-118041400145_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122095020/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/manoj-s-mantra-never-back-down-in-face-of-adversity-118041400145_1.html |archive-date=22 November 2021 |magazine=Business Standard |date=14 April 2018 |access-date=22 November 2021 |quote=A Maratha in Haryana, how does that even sound? I belong to the Ror community, descendants of the Maratha soldiers who fought Afghans during the battle of Panipat}}</ref> * Neeraj Chopra — javelin thrower<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra’s Success Lies In His Genes: Scientists |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-olympic-gold-medallist-neeraj-chopras-success-lies-in-his-genes-scientists-news-394608 |work=Outlook India |date=14 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Notelist}} Category:Social groups of Haryana Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category:Indian castes Category:Agricultural castes
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