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“Vahivañcă ni ( Chronicler's) Vahi" - A Study of Indian Culture
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“Ekso āth kāmdhenu gāyun, cār ghodā, cār nāgvel bhens rupna kadā dhidhel. Rojhi ghhodi ane Jhūmnu dhidhel." Chār ghhodā chār bhens ane hemnā Jhūmnā dhidhel."
The Parajiya Soni of the village of Mūļu (Sadodar, Dt. Jamnagar) used to denote Vedh to the visiting Bārot chroniclers. A Duha (Chivalric folk song) is sung even today by the Bārots stating it:
"Āge Karan āpto, sonu Bhār savā Nit Nit vedh navā, māganne sampe mulvo***
The Parajiyā Soni made this donation the their Barot chroniclers. We come to know from the Vahi of the Rajput and Ahir communities that they made donations with the inscriptions of their name in the Vahi. The persons of Nakum sub-caste of the Kāradiyā Rajput Community donated certain things and animals:
"Dhaal: Rojhl: Tarvar: Bhens: Odaņu Vinti: Godho: Kāmal:
The notes of the donations by the Rajputs of Cauhāņ sub-caste of Kāradiyā Rajputs are found as under:
Ghodi Perāmāni Abhrāmi:10 Odhņu kārbiu: The Rajputs of Kāmaliyā sub-caste donated : Bandhuk : Halkā: Odhộu?
In short, we come to know from the objects mentioned in the Vahi about the now obsolete vehicles, dresses and ornaments : e.g., there are notes mentioning the donation of a vel to the Bārot chronicler of the community. The modern man is unaware of the vel. Actually a vel is a light-weight comfortable and luxurious cart (vehicle), with a hood and drawn by bullocks. In the same way, we find Kadā, Hānsdi, Rupiyā, Lokiyun, Vedhlā, Kanandiyo, Khājali.!4 mentioned as ornaments donated to others in the Vahi of the chronicler. The objects mentioned other than rupees are all the names of medieval ornaments. These ornaments are rarely found now, as most of them have become obsolete.
We also find the mentioning of Mandil's, Cophall, Vedh", Unt, Dhāblo, Lobdi 8 at many places in the Vahi of the Bārot chroniclers.
We come to learn the importance of the chroniclers in the medieval times in India. We also know that the chroniclers earned their bread from this profession only. As they had no tension of income, they could devote much time for the cause of acquisition of knowledge also. This tradition, thus, proved to be much helpful to the country, society and culture too. Besides the people of upper caste, even the Harijan community has been active in making donations. The Vahi of the chroniclers of Harijan community reveals this as:
