"Whatever might be his origin, the Charan and the Rajput in historical times are found inseparable like body and soul.…"

"The Charan was not the proverbial strife monger between rival clans adding fuel to the fire of fray on a point of hon…"

"Singhasan is the ancient term for the Hindu throne, signifying ‘the lion-seat.’ Charans, bards, who are all Maharajas…"

"The Charans are the sacred order of these regions; the warlike tribes esteem the heroic lays of the bard more than th…"

"Marla is an excellent township, inhabited by a community of Charans, of the tribe Kachhela, who are Banjaras (carrier…"

"Even the ruthless Turk, Jamshid Khan, set up a protecting tablet in favour of the Charans of Marla, recording their e…"

"Monuments to Warriors—Dabhi is the line of demarcation between Mewar and Bundi, being itself in the latter State, in …"

"In them we have a combination of the traditional characteristics of the Brahmin and the Kshatriyas. Like the Brahmins…"

"The Charans of Marwar have also played an important role in hours of need. According to the Achaldaskhichi-Vachanika …"

"‘We never refused a Charan,’ declares Maharani Anant Kunverba, Rajmata of the coastal state of Porbandar. ‘They are s…"