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The Vasisth are a Hindu caste found in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the 2001 Census of India, the caste had 18,866 members1.
The Vasisth are a Hindu caste found in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the 2001 Census of India, the caste had 18,866 members. ==History== During British Period many were given Rajput titles, traditional Rajputs called them Khas Rajput, Khas is considered derogatory by community, Vasisth Rajput those were Sikh during British Period and after through judiciary (Jammu and Kashmir High Court) removed Vasisth Rajput, still using vasisth tittles.They still considering Vasisth as the misl of Banda Singh Bahadur (military confideracy like Sukarchakiya Misl of Maharaj Ranjit Singh and other misls), not caste. Mostly don't used Gotra or caste titles because of their Sikh Faith. vasisth like Jat, Yadav is very large community, not small one, but under different Rajput titles they became Rajput during British rule in different states.Britisher gave them Rajput titles to fulfill the requirements of soldiers to fuel World Wars by recruiting them in British Indian Army. Now, they all are claiming to be Rajput historically, except only Sikhs of twin district of Rajouri Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir, so we don't want to mention them living under different Rajput titles in various Indian states, it's their choice under the process of sanskritisation. ==References==
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