Gwalvanshi

Gwalvanshi is a term for those who claim descent from the Gopal Bansa or Descendent of Legendery Yaduvanshi King Maharaja Gaur of Mahabharat Era,The gwalas played with the god Krishna in the woods of Vrindavan and Gokul. The term indicates an association with sacred cows.

Etymology

The term Gwal was derived from Gopal or "protector of cows"[1]

References
  1. Dan Landis, Rosita D. Albert (2012). Handbook of Ethnic Conflict: International Perspectives Volume 0 of International and Cultural Psychology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 162. ISBN 9781461404484.
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