ramesh rai badwal ji

Your questions is someone off the topic of this thread. However, I did a little searching and the Rai people have a fascinating history in northern India. Rais seem to have been members of an urban, sophisticated, cultural group found throughout India. Some searching indicates that the bhats (poets who sang praises of Guru Ram Das were of the Rai caste. Let me do a little more and get back to you. We may need to start a separate thread. Let's try to keep the discussion about the starter article. Thanks.