Gadia Lohar

Gadia Lohars (also known as Gaduliya Lohars or Rajput Lohar) are a nomadic community of Uttar Pradesh, India. They are also found in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. They are lohar (ironsmith) by profession who move on from one place to another place on bullock carts, which in Hindi are called gadi, hence the name 'Gadia Lohar'. These Lohars are different from the Lohar clan of Iran, Pakistan and India. They usually make and repair agricultural and household implements.

A girl from the Gadia Lohars nomadic tribe of Raibareli, cooking on the outskirts of a village in Raibareli district

Their forefathers were blacksmiths in the army and claim to be descendants of Maharana Pratap of Mewar. When Mewar fell to the Mughals and Maharana ran to forest these people meet maharana in forest. These people helped Maharana in forest and his family. They pledged never to return to their homeland, never to settle anywhere else and never to live under a roof until Maharana Pratap won Chittorgarh. Maharana Pratap did not win Chittor back and hence the lohars continued their pledge even today.

Title and Gotra in Gadia Lohar Rajput:

1. Parmar
2. Solanki
3. Sisodia
4. Dabhi
5. Devda
6. Borana
7. Kushwaha
8. Chaturvedi
9. Dadich
10. Koshik
11. Tiwari