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Marwari
Marwari may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India, largely in the Thar Desert ** Marwari people, an Indian ethnic group originating in the Marwar region ** Marwari language, the language of the Marwari people ** Marwari horse, a horse breed from the Marwar region ** Marwari sheep * Marwari, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran See also * Jodhpur (other), alternative name for the region *Thar (other) Thar may refer to: * Thar Desert, or the Great Indian Desert and Marusthal, large desert in northwestern India and Pakistan, constituting the major part of the Indian state of Rajasthan ** Marusthali, a region of Rajasthan, India in the Thar Desert ... * Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India {{disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwari Horse
The Marwari or Malani is a rare breed of horse from the Marwar (or Jodhpur) region of Rajasthan, in north-west India. It is closely related to the Kathiawari breed of the Kathiawar peninsula of Gujarat, with which it shares an unusual inward-curving shape of the ears. It is found in all equine colours, including piebald and skewbald. It is a hardy riding horse; it may exhibit a natural ambling gait. The Rathores, traditional rulers of the Marwar region of western India, were the first to breed the Marwari. Beginning in the 12th century, they espoused strict breeding that promoted purity and hardiness. Used throughout history as a cavalry horse by the people of the Marwar region, the Marwari was noted for its loyalty and bravery in battle. The breed deteriorated in the 1930s, when poor management practices resulted in a reduction of the breeding stock, but today has regained some of its popularity. The Marwari is used for light draught and agricultural work, as well as ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwari Language
Marwari (, , ) is a Western Indo-Aryan languages, Western Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Marwari and its closely related varieties like Dhundhari language, Dhundhari, Shekhawati language, Shekhawati and Mewari language, Mewari form a part of the broader Rajasthani language family. It is spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Haryana, some adjacent areas in eastern parts of Pakistan, and some migrant communities in Nepal. There are two dozen varieties of Marwari. Marwari is popularly written in Devanagari script, as are many languages of India and Nepal, including Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Nepali language, Nepali, and Sanskrit; although it was historically written in Mahajani, it is still written in the Perso-Arabic script by the Marwari minority in Eastern parts of Pakistan (the standard/western Naskh (script), Naskh script variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwari People
The Marwari or Marwadi (Devanagari: मारवाड़ी) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group that originate from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. Their language, also called Marwari, comes under the umbrella of Rajasthani languages, which is part of the Western Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. Apart from India, they have sizeable presence in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Nepal. Etymology The term ''Marwari'' once referred to the area encompassed by the former princely state of Marwar, also called the Jodhpur region of southwest Rajasthan in India. It formed from the two constituent words, Maru (region of Thar desert) and Wadi (enclosure), effectively indicating the western part of modern day Rajasthan. It has evolved to be a designation for the Rajasthani people in general but it is used particularly with reference to certain jātis that fall within the Bania community. The most prominent among these communities are the Agrawals, Khandelwals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwar
Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. 'Maru' is a Sanskrit word for desert. The word 'wad' literally means fence in Rajasthani languages. English translation of the word 'Marwar' can be 'the region protected by desert'. Historically, the term 'Marwar' referred to a geographical entity spanning a cultural area across nearly all of Rajasthan. More specifically, it designates the western region of the present-day state of Rajasthan, spanning the districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Sirohi, Bikaner. In its most contracted definition, Marwar comprises the areas governed by the erstwhile princely state of Jodhpur State, which includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali. Jodhpur State was bounded on the north by Jangladesh region, on the northeast by Dhundhar, on the east by Ajmer, on the southeast by Mewar, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwari Sheep
The Marwari is an Indian breed of domestic sheep. It originates in, and is named for, the Marwar region of south-western Rajasthan, in the north-west of India. It is reared in the five principal districts of Marwar – Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur and Pali – and also in some neighbouring districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Characteristics The Marwari is a small sheep, standing approximately at the withers Withers are the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, this ridge is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, catt .... It has white body and a black face. It is a polled breed – both sexes are without horns. The ears are unusually small, and are tubular in shape. Use The Marwari sheep is raised for its wool, which is of coarse or carpet quality. Fleeces weigh about on average. References {{sheep-stub Sheep breeds origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodhpur (other)
Jodhpur is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Jodhpur may also refer to: * Jodhpur National University, premier Indian private university *Jodhpur district, the district in Rajasthan where the city is located *Jodhpur Division, the division in Rajasthan where the district and city are located *Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency), a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Rajasthan *Jodhpur Park, an upscale neighborhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata, West Bengal. *Jodhpur State was a princely state in the Marwar region from 1250 to 1949 * Jodhpur, Gujarat, a city in the Indian state of Gujarat *Jodhpur boot, an ankle boot with a buckled strap *Jodhpurs, a style of trousers used in horse riding See also *Jodhpuri A Jodhpuri suit, or Bandhgala (lit. closed neck) suit, is a formal suit from India. It originated in the Jodhpur State, and was popularized during mid 19th–mid 20th century in India. It consists of a coat and trousers, sometimes accompani ..., a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thar (other)
Thar may refer to: * Thar Desert, or the Great Indian Desert and Marusthal, large desert in northwestern India and Pakistan, constituting the major part of the Indian state of Rajasthan ** Marusthali, a region of Rajasthan, India in the Thar Desert ** Tharparkar (other), a district in Sindh, Pakistan ** Mahindra Thar, a subcompact four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle (SUV), named after the desert ** ''Thar'' (film), a 2022 Indian Hindi-language Western thriller set in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan * Himalayan tahr The Himalayan tahr (''Hemitragus jemlahicus'') is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declini ... (''Hemitragus jemlahicus''), an ungulate, also known as thar See also * * Thari (other) * Thal (other), thal or thar are generic term for deserts in Indic languages ** Thal Desert, a disti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwari, Iran
Morvarid (, also Romanized as Morvārīd; also known as Marwāri) is a village in Bilavar Rural District, in the Central District of Kamyaran County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 283, in 55 families. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri .... References Towns and villages in Kamyaran County Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan province {{Kamyaran-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwadi University
Marwadi University (MU) is a private university located in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. It was established on 9 May 2016 by the Marwadi Education Foundation through ''The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2016''. , it offers 54 different courses. It is graded A+ by NAAC. The university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ... operates under the division of Marwadi Education Foundation's Group of Institutions (MEFGI). MEFGI commenced its operations in the year 2008. It was established as a primary unit of Marwadi Education Foundation under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. Marwadi University is aided by the Marwadi Shares and Finance Limited, a stock broking company in India and Chandarana Intermediaries Brokers Pvt. Ltd. (CIBPL), a firm dealing in technical and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
