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People and Administration
The people of Rajasthan are famously called
the Marwaris. The term Marwari has
come to mean a canny businessman from
the State of Rajasthan. The Birlas,
Goenkas, Ruias, Singhanias, are among
the top business groups of India.
They are the famous marwaris from
Rajasthan. The people of Rajasthan
are of course, a lot more than the
popular marwari. The term marwari
is used rather sweepingly over a diverse
set of people.
Rajasthan comes alive with exuberant
folk dances, melodious music and spectacular
festivities. Typically, men still
wear twirling moustaches and women
adorn themselves in multihued costumes.
The people speak local dialects, and
an old saying explains that the dialect
and the men's turban change every
24 miles. The group of dialects spoken
in Rajasthan is called Rajasthani.
Traditional Rajasthani music is very
typical. The folk music has a very
melodious and typically local flavour.
Bards sing ballads of local heroes
in this musical style. This has also
attracted the attention of modern
day music composers. Music also received
the patronage of the kingdoms of Rajasthan
till recently. This led to the development
of classical Hindustani music in the
courts of the Palaces.
Rajasthan has a fair for every religious
occasion, for every change of season
and for every harvest. The people
of Rajasthan work hard, are peaceful
and law abiding and enjoy their culture,
their music, festivals and fairs.
The
2001 Census of India enumerated 56.5
million people in Rajasthan. About
70 per cent of these live in eastern
and south-eastern regions of the State.
Hindi is the predominant language
spoken. Besides, Rajasthan and several
dialects of Hindi are widely spoken.
Business is conducted in Hindi and
English. Literacy is 61 per cent.
The prominent religions practiced
are Hinduism, Islam, Jainism and Sikhism.
There
are 32 administrative units, Districts,
in Rajasthan. Jaipur is the Capital
of the State.The High Court is situated
at Jodhpur, with a bench at Jaipur.
State
Symbols:
- State Tree
- Khejari
- State Flower
- Rohida
- State Bird
- Godawan or Great Indian Bustard
- State Animal
- Chinkara (an antelope)
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