Barot (caste)

Barots in western India (c. 1855–1862)

Barot is an Indian caste native to Gujarat and Rajasthan. They traditionally worked as historians, genealogists and mythographers.[1]

  1. ^ Shah, A. M.; Shroff, R. G. (1958), "The Vahīvancā Bāroṭs of Gujarat: A Caste of Genealogists and Mythographers", The Journal of American Folklore, 71 (Traditional India), American Folklore Society: 246–276, doi:10.2307/538561, JSTOR 538561