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| Punjabi ...jans. After the independence, they were called scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes, religious minorities, for example Sikhs, Christians, Mus

...had more than one wife was created by those writers who were ignorant of [[Punjabi]] culture. Later authors accepted those writings indicating more than one m ...ingh which led to a more cohesive Misl unit (uniting of previously warring tribes) which allowed the 12 misls to eventualy unite under Maharaja Ranjit Singh

The Mirasi (Punjabi: ਮਿਰਾਸੀ, Urdu: میراثی) are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found ...e, originally from Baluchistan, are the genealogists of the various Baluch tribes settled in the region.

...ians who are Shia Muslims pronounce words like Shia, Sunni and Shariat? In Punjabi there are many, many words of Persian origin, which start with ‘s’ and ...se mountains were given the name Hindu Kush by mountain dwelling Caucasian tribes.

|languages=[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ...ring units in Punjab are owned by Ravidasia/Ramdasia community. Almost 90% Punjabi Jutti (Traditional Shoes) shops in Punjab are also owned by this community

...the South, Powadh region to the East with Rajasthan to the Southwest. The Punjabi districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, and Tarn Taran Sahib lie to the North, ...mounds and sandy areas. Before the arrival of Sikhism, the native Punjabi tribes of the area worshiped Guga Pir, Jathera, and Saints. Sikhism was first prea

...long. Their womenfolk wear salvar (loose trousers) and kamiz (shirt) like Punjabi women or lahinga (skirt) and choli (bodice) like Rajasthani women, but the :''1. Rose, H.A., ed., A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. LAHORE, 1911-19'

...They are known to be of the same stock as the Jatt ethnic tribe and other tribes as they are a purely Indo-Scythian tribe. In modern times, most of Tarkhans of North India follow Sikhism and speak Punjabi, a Indo-European language.

...gets its moniker from Judah, the preeminent patriarch of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Judah was Abraham's great-grandson (i.e., Abraham - Isaac - ...more of an ethnic or anthropologic designation. I have a couple of Hindu Punjabi friends who also believe that though they are Hindus, their religion is Sik

...unjab]]. By his mellifluous poetry he conferred an independent status upon Punjabi, especially in his [[doha]] format. Baba Farid’s dohas in inspiringly swe ...Sheikh Farid, acclaimed by all Punjabi scholars as the first great poet of Punjabi literature, was a Sufi who had his dynastic roots in Iran.¹

...'' gets its name from Judah, the preeminent patriarch of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Judah was Abraham’s great-grandson (i.e., Abraham — Isaac � ...e more of an ethnic or anthropologic designation. I have a couple of Hindu Punjabi friends who also believe that though they are Hindus, their religion is Sik

| languages=[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] • [[Hindi]] • [[Dogri]] ...ey usually relied, such as the Jat Sikhs, [[Dogra]]s and [[Punjabi Muslims|Punjabi Musalman]]s. In addition, indiscipline among Jat Sikhs caused by their conc

The '''Khatris''' (Punjabi) or '''Kshatriyas''' (Sanskrit, (K) silent) are a north Indian community th One of the most important characters, of famous Punjabi legends, was Raja Rasalu's minister Mahita Chopra. Most scholars agree tha

...hat he had footed through the dense forest tracts of Assam and met various tribes in the course of his journey. Guru Nanak must have diffused his message - t ...community of Assam many of who are landowners or skilled laborers. The two Punjabi Sikh communities associate themselves with distinct organizations and maint

...sikhs. They may at times be also referred to as julaha meaning a weaver in punjabi and hindi. The total population of this community is about 505,000, 80% of {{Castes, Tribes & Other Social Groups}}

Mazhabi Sikhs (Punjabi: ਮਜਬੀ ਸਿੱਖ) (also spelt as Mazbhi, Mazbi, Majhabhi or Majab ...serfs by the Sikh landlords who would literally crush the Mazhabi Sikhs if Punjabi Suba was formed."

...minee Jahan Dad Khan from Peshawar and thus an expedition was undertook by Punjabi forces. This time the forces were being led as follows: cavalry by Sardar H ...Azim Khan and his brothers decided to launch an a ttack early morning when Punjabi guns were being rested. Durbar forces who were on constant vigil counter at

[[Giddha]] is also a popular [[Punjabi]] dance practised by women in [[Punjab]]. ...med differently across the region. The vocals are another integral part of Punjabi music, as are instruments such as the dhol, tumbi, dhad sarangi, algoza and

...h as farming and retail. According to Nesfield as quoted in W. Crooke, The Tribes and Castes of the North Western India, 1896, Bhats frequently visited the c ...e said to have a partially mixed ancestry, the mass majority of Bhats were Punjabi saraswat [[Brahmin]]. The Northern traveling Saraswat Hindu [[Brahmin]]s jo

...nd his following among castes who possessed such sterling qualities us the Punjabi Khatris and Jats. But if Nanak had had no successors, or successors of no m ...l" and "are commonly called Sikhs." H.A. Rose, author of A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and NorthWest Frontier Province, also divides the

Punjabi University, Patiala ...ions to visit Professor Harbans Singh while he was living in the campus of Punjabi University, once along with Dr.Nirbhai Singh and on another occasion along

...Rishi Vasishtha, while sage Viswamitra sided with the confederation of ten tribes. ...d by the warrior communities of ancient Punjab and countless generation of Punjabi soldiers have derived their strength and inspiration from it. The Punjabis,

...he well built and courageous people, of the then Punjab, and other martial tribes and formed "Khalsa Army". Following numerous heroic and valiant battles by ...ds.The highest-ranking General in the history of the Indian Air Force is a Punjabi Sikh Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh.[63] Advanced plans by the MOD to

...e Persian word crocodile is often used to explain the name Nihang that the Punjabi word ''niching'', meaning outspoken, unhesitating, without doubt and bold a ...hills and plundered the Punjab and India, this was the first time that any Punjabi had taken the battle to the raiders' homes. When in 1823, the Governor of P

...ng Guru Gobind Singh took time out to study Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, and Punjabi in between his training in arms and horsemanship. Stories relate that Pan ...the 12 misls (tribal groups) of Panjab) who had the foresight to unite 12 tribes into one kingdom. Elected Maharaja by his fellow Rajas he was the only lead

Among the Sikhs he came to be known as Suthra Shah, the suffix `Shah` in PUNJABI being the equivalent of the English word `squire or lord.` Suthra Shah was #Rose, H.A., ed., A Glossary of Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore, 1911-19

...subcontinent. In his lifetime, Hari Singh became a terror to the ferocious tribes inhabiting these regions. He successfully thwarted the last foreign invasio ...al home to live under the care of her brothers. There Hari Singh learned [[Punjabi]] and [[Persian]] and trained in the manly arts of riding, musketry and swo

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...'' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-[[Gurmukhi]]: ਮੋਹ੝ਯਾਲ, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-[[Shahmukhi]]/[[Urdu language|Urdu]]: ﻣﻮﮨﻴﺎﻝ , [[Hindi]]: म | title = Hindu Tribes and Castes as Reproduced in Benaras

The contemporary Punjabi writers, Sohan Kavi and Senapat, refer to the matas passed by the Sikhs in ...ncovered are eaten by all classes of Sikhs. Then, distinctions of original tribes, which are on other occasions kept up are on, this occasion laid aside in A

...odern times, when the sub-continent was a conglomeration of various races, tribes, and ethnic groups. The Marathas too emerged a nation under Shivaji, contem ...ade of the Spokesman weekly, New Delhi, founded by S. Hukam Singh in 1951; Punjabi University Patiala’s bi-annual journal, Punjab Past and Present, launched

...or five years I was promoted to Stationmaster grade @ sh 250/- a month. My Punjabi colleagues all called me 'Bauji' - sort of a title of respect for governmen ...re a mark of respect. My grandfather, who was a tall man, had like all the Punjabi Hindus a beard and a turban, and so of course did his friend Kala Singh.The

A vast number of the Punjabi tribes such as Khatri, Jatt, Saini, Rajput, Tarkhan, Chamar, Arora, Kamboj, etc co

...so "the Unified Supreme Spirit can once again be experienced by the great tribes and spread through all the people of the world." The land was named "Ram D ...[[Amritsar]] in India. It was a hard, grueling trip. The [[Punjab (India)|Punjabi]] Sikhs had never seen Westerners in turbans before. At first, they were su

there is nothing to distinguish the tribes I am about to notice, save ...icts of the Punjab differ ‘in little save religion from the great Sikh Jat tribes of the Malwa’,306 they

...t maintained its Rajput character despite migration."''''' <ref>Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan, pp 108,Sukhvir Singh Gahlot, Banshi Dhar, Jain Brothers,1989< ...as '. It maintained its Rajput character despite migration."'' Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan, pp 108, Sukhvir Singh Gahlot, Banshi Dhar, Jain Brothers, 198

14 Sir Denzil Ibbetson and Sir Edward D. Maclagan, A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and NWFP. VoL I, Lahore, 1919,p. 678 ...967), p. 40; Kirpal Singh, Janamsakhi Parampara, Itihasik Drishtikon tun, (Punjabi), Patiala,1969), pp.76-81