Talk:Gurjars

Semi-protected edit request

In the intro, for the first sentence, please replace “ethnic community” with “caste”.

https://books.google.com/books?id=utd7DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA10 ~2025-35864-53 (talk) 19:27, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 20:03, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 May 2026

Please change the second image in the History's subsection British rule from the current image to (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gujjar_women_in_colonial_period.jpg). The current image, captioned "Two Gurjar men on a pavement and a woman in a doorway in Delhi" does not clearly or exclusively represent the Gurjar community, as the image appears it to include individuals from outside the community as well. I would like to request consideration of replacing the current image with a more representative image of the Gurjar community. The proposed image more directly represents Gurjar cultural identity and appearance in the context of the article. Thank you for your consideration. IVAR GUJJAR (talk) 12:06, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

What you mean "does not clearly or exclusively represent the Gurjar community, as the image appears it to include individuals from outside the community as well." ? , the image is clearly "Two Gurjar men on a pavement and a woman...". Seloumadin (talk) 10:27, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

The concern is not about the caption itself, but whether the image clearly satisfies Wikipedia’s standards for representative identification and encyclopedic clarity. A caption stating “Two Gurjar men on a pavement and a woman...” does not independently verify that every individual shown is Gurjar, particularly in a public setting where readers cannot distinguish identities from the image alone.

Per Wikipedia’s principles of verifiability and neutral representation, lead or infobox images for an ethnic community should ideally be clear, unambiguous, and directly representative of the subject. Since a freely licensed image specifically depicting Gurjar individuals is now available on Wikimedia Commons, replacing the current image would improve clarity, accuracy, and representation for readers. IVAR GUJJAR (talk) 05:59, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 September 2026

Please add a new subsection titled "== Madhya Pradesh (Malwa) ==" under the existing "Demographics" or "Culture" section of the page. Here is the fully cited text to add:

Madhya Pradesh (Malwa)

The Gurjar community in Madhya Pradesh is prominently concentrated across the Malwa plateau, encompassing districts such as Dewas, Ujjain, Indore, and Agar Malwa, where they are classified as Other Backward Classes (OBC). Transitioning from historical nomadic pastoralism, the Malwa Gurjars are today predominantly settled agriculturists who hold substantial agricultural land and play a vital role in the regional dairy economy.

Historically, the Malwa region shares deep ties with the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, which utilized Ujjain as a central political and cultural stronghold during its reign over western and northern India.

The community in this region maintains a strong spiritual devotion to Lord Devnarayan (folk deity and avatar of Vishnu) and his mother, Sadu Mata Gujari. The city of Dewas and its surrounding areas (such as Ujjain) serve as major cultural epicenters, home to prominent Sadu Mata and Devnarayan temples. The Malwa region frequently hosts large-scale Devnarayan Kathas (traditional religious narrations) which function as crucial gatherings for community bonding and the preservation of Gurjar oral folk traditions. AbhishekBoadGurjar (talk) 22:53, 5 September 2026 (UTC)