Lohmod
Lohmod is one of the many clans of the Gurjars.They are branch of Gurjar panwars.They had been one of the ruling clans of the Gurjars.They are also known as Lohia.
Etymology
Lohmod is a Gujari/Hindi word, where "Loh" stands for Iron and "Mod" for Bending.They started using this surname from the day when their ancestor King Jagdev Panwar bended the Iron rod of Sanwa Mann (60 kgs) in Pushkar.Pushkar had been under sway of Gurjars and is still a Gurjar pilgrimage.
Present populaiton
Most of the Lohia (Lohmod) villages are :Aaya Nagar, Ghitorni, Nathupur (Delhi) etc.
Notes
- Bhartiya Sanskriti ke Rakshak by Dr. RatanLal Varma, Bharatiya Gurjara Parishad, 1987.
- Rana Ali Hasan Chauhan, A short history of the Gurjars: (past and present), Begum Akbar Jahan Foundation of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, 2001
- Bombay (India : State) (1901). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 9,Part 1. Govt. Central Press. p. 490.