Awana (clan)

**Awana**, **Awan**
Awana, Awan
Religions	Hinduism; Sikhism; Islam;
Languages	Gujari; Punjabi; Gujarati; Marwari; Pahari; Pashto; Hindi;
Country	India; Pakistan;
Region	Rajasthan; Punjab; Jammu and Kashmir; Azad Kashmir; Balochistan; Haryana; Hazara; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;
Ethnicity	Gurjar (Gujjar)

Awana^[1]^[2]^[3] also known as Awan^[4] is a clan of the Gurjar ethnic community of India and Pakistan.^[5]

Distributions

^ Om, Hari (1998). Beyond the Kashmir Valley. Har-Anand Publications. p. 81. ISBN 978-81-241-0558-0.
^ Khari, Rahul (2007). Jats and Gujars: Origin, History and Culture. Reference Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8405-031-8. The Gujar clans of Ghaziabad , Meerut are Baisla Pawar Adhana Mavi Awana & Kasana.
^ Singh, K. S.; Bhalla, V.; Singh, Swaran (1997). Chandigarh. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-7304-119-8.
^ Shashi, Shyam Singh (2006). The World of Nomads. Lotus Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-81-8382-051-6.
^ ^a ^b Kumar, Raj (2008). Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz. p. 446. ISBN 978-81-7835-664-8. Gujar sections: Awana, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Gujarat: Awana, Hazara

Henry Adolphus Byden Rattigan (1895) A Digest of the Cases Reported in the Punjab Record:With an Index of the Names of the Cases · Volumes 28-30 Civil and Military Gazette Press. p.80
K. S. Singh, Swaran Singh, V. Bhalla (1997) Chandigarh Chandigarh, India, culture, society. p.66 "The community has a number of clans. The principal clans are Barsoi, Dhanga, Chamayan, Chhokar, Khatana, Rawal, Khare, Seradra, Pilwara, Awana, Kumbar, Madi, Chechi, Koli, Chadri, Chanda, Mutan, Nikari, Rawat, Rajana, Budana."
A. H. Bingley, Krishna Prakash Bahadur (1978) History, Caste & Culture of Jāts and Gūjars Ess Ess Publications. p.44

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