Who are Jatt by caste?

Jats are an agricultural caste group in Haryana, and seven other states in North India, notably Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In Haryana, they are the predominant caste, and therefore politically influential.

Are Jaishts vaishya?

Jatt Sikhs are neither Kshatriya nor Vaishya . They are to be placed under Shudra category because of their traditional occupation(past and present). Jatts were never recruited in the army in ancient times.

Are Jatts shudra?

Per Punjab High Court ruling # 551/1936 Hindu Jats and Sikh Jatts belong to Shudra varna.

Are Jatts vaishyas?

For example, most evidence points to Jatts being a pastoralist people organized into tribes who came into India after Vedic times. However, many Jatts were occupationally farmers, and some therefore considered them to be Vaishyas.

Are Jatts shudras?

What is the status of Jats in the Sikh caste system?

The status of Jat outside Punjab is somewhat low and some scholars say that they were actually considered Shudra caste until very recently. Eminent Sikh writer Khushwant Singh also holds this view but in Sikhism they have made rapid upward strides on the social scale and are now considered one of the premier Sikh castes.

Are Jats Kshatriyas or Vaishya?

Ancient sources state that Jats are regarded as Kshatriyas, while others assign Vaishya varna to them According to Santokh S. Anant, Jats, Rajputs, and Thakurs are at the top of the caste hierarchy in most of the north Indian villages, surpassing Brahmins.

Do Sikhs pray to their ancestors?

However the ancestors of Sikh Jatts were not fully into Hindu rituals like karwa Chauth or vrats but yes they prayed to ancestors , mother earth, trees etc. The brahmins considered them lower than Khatris .Jatts were Vaish as per caste system. Khatris were influential rich so brahmins got more donations from them .

What is the Khatri caste in Sikhism?

Khatris and Aroras are equivalent of Baniyas found elsewhere in India. Please note there are also Agarwal Baniyas in Punjab too but they are almost 100\% Hindu. All of the Sikh Gurus were born in Khatri caste. Guru Nanak’s father Mahta Kalu was also a shopkeeper and he tried his best to make his son follow his caste profession of shopkeeping.