Jangid
Jangids alias khatis are are decendents of lord vishwakarma and jangid or khatis are decendents of maharishi angira in this lineage]. they have a born intellect for any specialized engineering/technical work and architecture. all the forts/ temples ancient buildings and ancient machines belonging to Indian civilization had been designed and created by this community. They are generous enough to include various subcastes such as suthar, badhai etc. who associated them to this jangid community by virtue of acceptance of occupation related to woodwork, construction etc as allied workers. They have a notable presence in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab and their traditional occupation was that of machine and tool makers and archietects] all tasks from making cart to plug and house to temple fort to ram setu and chariots to planes. various writers saw and wrote their perspective but ancient hindu literature establishes them as creators of world and civilization.
Joshi, Om Prakash (1976). Painted Folklore and Folklore Painters of India: A Study with Reference to Rajasthan. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 73–74.</ref>[1] and decorative works such as making seats or chariots for religious figurines.[2] The Government of Rajasthans lists the Jangid as Jangid brahmins in OBC list. [3]
References
- ^ Rādhākr̥shṇa Vaśishṭha (1995). Art and Artists of Rajasthan: A Study on the Art & Artists of Mewar with Reference to Western Indian School of Painting. Abhinav Publications. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-7017-284-0.
- ^ K. S. Singh (1998). Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-81-7154-766-1.
- ^ https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/Default.aspx?PageID=67