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pintiet cet de eel cadets 
vouNeA” 6.] The Rawits and Merdts of Rajputana. 221 
distance from their homes. If they could only make themselves out 
Rajputs, and be recognized as such, their hearts’ desire would b 
a 
have recognized the difficulties which would beset the realization 
of their dreams. They started on their course without properly 
tering their own social position in the slightest degree. A review 
force in it, At any rate, the Merats have gone a much longer 
way towards proving their contention than the Rawats have 
theirs. 
91, Such is the history of this remarkable rupture as gleaned 
from Rawats and Merats themselves. The 
The attitude of quarrel is, naturally, between those who live 
the people general- in Merwara principally. There are some 
a 
between the par- - 3 . , 
ties and probable nae pasha have played a minor part 
consequences ene: t 
the quarrel. Merwara towards the rupture 1s, generally 
ti 28 urposes, confined 
to those villages which provide men for regiments, though, of 
course, meetings like that at Dadalia have helped to spread the 
difference. The relations between the parties are, naturally 
Rawats to try and destroy. this desirable state of things, by,a ludi- 
crous attempt to get themselves recognized as Hindus of high 
social standing, is very unwise. = 
It may be asked if there are any chances of a reconcilia- 
heen ob x0 ion. erg ent le on both — 
; " appear to think reconciliation 18 possible, 
— Hawats and Merats discussed the aestion 
at the meeting held at the Tejaji Fair, at Beawar, in September 
1903. Each side imposed certain conditions. The Rawats wish 
the Merats to— 
