Nokhwal is a caste in Punjab,Haryana and Rajasthan states of India. Nokhwals are a community of Kumawat-Rajput ancestry.The Nokhwal of Rajsthan appear richest, however, to be also known as Desi, and only their women wear gold nose-rings which is now a long tradition followed by many women in India.There are Lamberdars and Jaminders are also in some places. They are also known as Choudhary.Moreover, in some places, the head of the family is worshiped like Thakur (God) by vaish community in some holy occasions.
In fact this Kumawat community is one section of Rajputs which never embraced the Muslim religion as a result the people of this community had to migrate from Rajasthan to UP, Bihar, MP then back to Haryana and Punjab during the regime of Mughalas. As the people of this community had sacrificed everything to save themselves from forcefully conversion of religion so they had to face many difficulties particularly during the reign of Orangjeb to make both ends meet.
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