Why rajputs converted to islam

The aim of the event, which will be held on September 15 at Sabarmati Riverfront near Nehru Bridge , is ostensibly to promote unity and serve the nation. The organizers have already obtained police permission for the event. Vikramsinh Maharaul, member of the executive committee of the consortium, said that they have been holding such programmes to bring Hindu and Muslim Rajputs together for 15 years.

Muslim Rajputs follow different way of worshipping, but many of them still follow the culture of Rajputs in marriage and other occasions. RSS just wanted to bring unity in the country so that India can gain its lost place in the world.

Gopalan is the same Sangh leader who had last month blamed Islam for untouchability. The event will also help in curbing communal riots by instilling confidence in members of both religions.

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Hasan Ahmed, a Muslim, is getting ready to attend a Hindu marriage ceremony, which he says, won't start without his arrival. The occasion is the marriage ceremony of the son of one of the members of his biradari — the Gautamanas The Gautamanas are a unique community, consisting of both Hindus and Muslims, whose common ancestry binds them together. Descendants of Raja Bahrawat Singh, a Rajput king, who converted to Islam, the Gautamanas are fiercely proud of their lineage, with both Hindus and Muslims of the community preferring to call themselves Gautam Thakurs, to highlight their Rajput ancestry.

Hasan Ahmed, for instance, says that he considers himself a Gautam Thakur first and a Muslim later. It's just that my ties with my community are deeper," he says matter-of-factly. In an area where caste and religion hold sway, the Gautam Thakurs epitomize communal tolerance. Communal tension within the community has never happened, says Ahmed. The Muslims too have responded by being staunchly loyal to the Hindus in the community. There has, however, been a price to pay for this solidarity.

Muslims outside the community treat the Gautam Muslims, with suspicion. However, we know in our hearts, that this is not the case. So, we don't care what they say," says Ahmed with a shrug.