Question

Which social practices of the Rajputs have been abolished by Indian reformers?

Answer 1

Rajputs being the strong and ardent believers of their valour and hence the traditions and practices bore strong feelings to follow them and pushing the members of the clan to follow them as a badge of honour. Some practices of them were equally unjustified and involved harsh treatments. One of the major social practices was that of Jauhar, in which married women will carry their children to pyre of fire and burn themselves, to save their honour from the enemy whilst their husbands get defeated in the war. Another practice is that of femlae infanticide widely popular among the entire Indian state but showing prominance in areas where valour and strength of a man was hugely revered. Rajputs being such a clan this was prevelant in their community.