Ror Sangh · रोड़ संघ

A living record of the Ror community

A Kshatriya community of Haryana. Ror history, gotras, villages, people and public life.

Ror community and caste

Who are the Rors?

Rors are a Kshatriya community centred in Haryana’s Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Panipat belt, with villages and families in western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This archive brings together 119 gotra entries, 316 village and place names, and 444 gotra-to-village links.

VarnaKshatriya

Rors are Kshatriyas in the varna system. This is recorded in People of India: Haryana and the NCBC record.

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1881first modern population count
119gotra entries in the community directory
316places named in the community village register
7dharamshala and bhawan locations and projects

The Ror heartland

A community mapped through its villages

Ror villages across the Haryana heartland.

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Karnal151 villages and places

264 places across six Haryana districts

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Karnal151Kaithal49Kurukshetra32Panipat21Jind7Sonipat4

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Ror around the world

A community going global

From Karnal, Kaithal and Kurukshetra to the USA, Australia, Canada and Europe, the Ror diaspora is reshaping village life and building new links back home.

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1965first dated Dherdu move to Italy
400+people abroad from Dherdu by 2023
₹41 lakhUSA-based contribution to a Ror institution

Population genetics

Rors in the genetic history of north-west India

The main 2018 ancestry model estimated 62.1% Steppe_MLBA in the Ror sample, the highest result among South Asian comparison groups represented by more than one person.

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People

Olympic medals. World stages. Public office.

Ror athletes, public servants, builders and community leaders have carried their work onto national and international stages.

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Community institutions

A community network across seven places

Established dharamshalas and bhawans at Haridwar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Panchkula, with community projects at Assandh and Pundri.

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In the news

Rors in public life now

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History, identity and public life