Marriages in Jat Community

The customs followed in the Jat community are those of the Vedic Aryans. Every person belonging to the Jat community shares equal social status, leaving apart the official or economic positions of people in life. To be superior in the caste, superiority in the age is the only concern. Marriages in the Jat community have always been a topic of discussion. It is a must for the Jat youngsters to marry within their own community. The caste and community along with the Jat matrimonial have been the top most concern of the Jat community.

People belonging to same gotra in the Jat community are believed to be brothers and sisters and are prohibited to marry each other.  Even marriages in the same village are not allowed even the boy and the girl does not belong to the same gotra. The bridegroom and the bride should belong to other villages, and their gotra must not be same. The best thing that has been seen in the Jat matrimony is that Jats promote widow remarriages and the widows are seen with lots of respect. The families completely back the widows and their remarriages are believed to be social obligations.

Another aspect of the Jat community is that they family system is very strong with them and you can find every Jat family living in close association with other family members. There are big families, which have definitely set examples for the other communities. This was what is seen in the villages and small towns; many of the youths have been migrating to bigger cities and are becoming self dependant if we talk about economic concerns. The civilization is advancing and education is prevalent in the society, still inter caste marriages and marriages within the same gotra is still not allowed and accepted, no matter which place you are residing!

Author: Rashmi Karan