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Today they are distributed in most parts of the northern India and in some parts of western India like Mumbai. In India, most of the Punjabi Hindus are concentrated in Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. There has also been continuous migration of Punjabi Hindus to western world countries like USA, Canada and UK.
Today they are distributed in most parts of the northern India and in some parts of western India like Mumbai. In India, most of the Punjabi Hindus are concentrated in Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. There has also been continuous migration of Punjabi Hindus to western world countries like USA, Canada and UK.


The oldest Hindu texts such as the Vedas, Upanishads and Mahabharata were composed in Punjab or nearby region and therefore indirectly influenced the entire South Asian region through time.In fact, Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas. Many would later convert into Sikhism to fight the Mughals. Hindu Punjabi's used to send their oldest son to become a Sikh this was mostly seen in the Khatri and Arora communities and is still practiced today. In fact, Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas. Many modern day cities in Indian Punjab and Pakistan Punjab are still named from that period like Lahore etc.
The oldest Hindu texts such as the Vedas, Upanishads and Mahabharata were composed in Punjab or nearby region and therefore indirectly influenced the entire South Asian region through time.In fact, Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas. Many would later convert into Sikhism to fight the Mughals. Hindu Punjabi's used to send their oldest son to become a Sikh this was mostly seen in the Arora(Khatris) communities and is still practiced today. In fact, Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas. Many modern day cities in Indian Punjab and Pakistan Punjab are still named from that period like Lahore etc.


Punjabi Hindus have their unique culture which resembles in some ways very closely to the culture of Sikhs and also differs in lot of other ways. The Punjabi Hindus usually have a very liberal lifestyle and are famous for their lavish wedding parties. Like other Hindus,and Sikhs they are also divided into castes. The most common castes are Khatri (Kshatriya in Hindi), Jatt or Jat, Brahman, Baniya, Rajput etc. Punjabi Hindus go to Hindu temples for worship.
Punjabi Hindus have their unique culture which resembles in some ways very closely to the culture of Sikhs and also differs in lot of other ways. The Punjabi Hindus usually have a very liberal lifestyle and are famous for their lavish wedding parties. Like other Hindus,and Sikhs they are also divided into castes. The most common castes are Saini/Shoorsaini Rajputs,Jatt or Jaat,Brahmin,Khatri, Baniya, Rajput or Mahton etc. Punjabi Hindus go to Hindu temples for worship.


'''Indian Punjabis'''
'''Indian Punjabis'''


The population of Indian Punjab is divided into two major  religious groups, the Sikhs and Hindus. It is further sub-divided into  various tribal groups, social groups (caste) and economic groups. Major  sub-groups in India include the Aroras (Khatris), Kalals/Ahluwalias, Bania, Bhatias, Saini Sikhs, Saini Hindus, Brahmin, Chamar, Chhimba, Chura, Jatt  Sikhs, Kamboj Sikhs,  Khatri,  Labanas,  Lohar, Mahtam, Mazhabi,  Nais, Rajput, Ramgarhia,  Ramdasia, Soods and Tarkhans  etc. The largest subgroups are Jatts with around 20% of the population,  Chamars with around 12% of the population and Churas with around 10% of  the population.
The population of Indian Punjab is divided into two major  religious groups, the Sikhs and Hindus. It is further sub-divided into  various tribal groups, social groups (caste) and economic groups. Major  sub-groups in India include the Aroras(Khatris), Saini/Shoorsaini Sikhs, Saini/Shoorsaini Hindus, Kalals/Ahluwalias, Bania, Bhatia, Brahmin, Chamar, Chhimba, Chura, Jatt  Sikhs, Jaat Hindus, Kamboj Sikhs,  Khatri,  Labanas,  Lohar, Mahtam, Mazhabi,  Nais, Rajput/Mahton, Ramgarhia,  Ramdasia, and Tarkhans  etc. The largest subgroups are Jatts with around 20% of the population,  Chamars with around 12% of the population and Churas with around 10% of  the population.
Like Punjabi Muslim society, these various castes are associated with particular occupations  or crafts. Communities such as the Jatt Sikh, Kamboj Sikh and Saini Sikh are essentially farmers, while the Arora, Bania, Bhatia and Khatri are associated to  trade. Other groups are associated with particular crafts, include Lohar  who were historically ironsmiths, while Tarkhans were carpenters and  the Nai were barbers.[35]
Like Punjabi Muslim society, these various castes are associated with particular occupations  or crafts. Communities such as the [[Jatt]] Sikh, [[Saini]]/Shoorsaini Sikh and Kamboj Sikh, Bhatia Sikh are essentially farmers, while the Arora, Bania,and Khatri are associated to  trade. Other groups are associated with particular crafts, include Lohar  who were historically ironsmiths, while Tarkhans were carpenters and  the Nai were barbers.


Indian Punjab is also home to small groups of Muslims and Christian.  Most of the East Punjab's Muslims (in today's states of  Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh) left for  West Punjab in 1947. However, a small community still exists today,  mainly in Malerkotla which was spared during partition, the  only Muslim princely state among the seven that formed the erstwhile Patiala  and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). The other six (mostly Sikh)  states were: Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala and Kalsia.
Indian Punjab is also home to small groups of Muslims and Christians.  Most of the East Punjab's Muslims (in today's states of  Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh) left for  West Punjab in 1947. However, a small community still exists today,  mainly in Malerkotla which was spared during partition, the  only Muslim princely state among the seven that formed the erstwhile Patiala  and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). The other six (mostly Sikh)  states were: Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala and Kalsia.


Punjabis in India have mainly Indo-Aryan and Indo-Scythian origin. The Punjab region within  India maintains a strong influence on the perceived culture of India  towards the rest of the world. Numerous Bollywood film productions use  the Punjabi language within its songs and dialogues as well as  traditional dances and instruments such as the bhangra and the tabla.  Prime Ministers of India including Gulzarilal Nanda and Inder Kumar Gujral in the past,  and Dr. Manmohan Singh at present, are Punjabis, as  are numerous players in the Indian cricket team (both past and present  including Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil  Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Navjot Sidhu, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj  Singh, Yograj Singh).
Punjabis in India have mainly Indo-Aryan and Indo-Scythian origin. The Punjab region within  India maintains a strong influence on the perceived culture of India  towards the rest of the world. Numerous Bollywood film productions use  the Punjabi language within its songs and dialogues as well as  traditional dances and instruments such as the bhangra and the tabla.  Prime Ministers of India including Gulzarilal Nanda and Inder Kumar Gujral in the past,  and Dr. Manmohan Singh at present, are Punjabis, as  are numerous players in the Indian cricket team (both past and present  including Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil  Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Navdeep Saini, Navjot Sidhu, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj  Singh, Yograj Singh).
 
==See also==
* [[Gurmukhi]]
* [[Learn Gurmukhi]]
* [[Painti Akhri]]
* [[Gurmukhi Script]]
* [[Gurmukhi Pronunciation]]
* [[Gurmukhi Letters]]
* [[Gurmukhi to English]]
* [[Gurmukhi Alphabet]]
* [[Gurmukhi Text]]
* [[Words in the Guru Granth Sahib]]
* [[List of Punjabi computing resources]]
 
===Banis in Gurmukhi===
* [[Japji Sahib in Gurmukhi]]
* [[Jaap Sahib in Gurmukhi]]
* [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji| SGGS page by page]] (pending)
 
===Setting up Gurmukhi facility on your Computer===
 
* [[SikhiWiki:Using Punjabi on SikhiWiki|Using Punjabi on SikhiWiki]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Enabling_complex_text_support_for_Indic_scripts Enabling complex text]
* [[Gurmukhi keyboard layout]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
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* [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gurmuki.htm omniglot.com]
* [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gurmuki.htm omniglot.com]
* [http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/gurmukhi.html - Test for Unicode support in Web browsers]
* [http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/gurmukhi.html - Test for Unicode support in Web browsers]
*[http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr24/charts/ScriptChart35.html Unicode script chart]
* [http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr24/charts/ScriptChart35.html Unicode script chart]
 
===Learning Punjabi===
====Basic alphabets====
* [http://www.sikhpoint.com/kidscorner/kid_gurmukhi.php?level=1&module=pb Click on the Alphabet]
* [http://www.maa.com.au/alphabets/alphabets.html Learn the alphabet]
 
'''Videos'''
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvlu0ozVUM Learn Gurmukhi Alphabet Punjabi] 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQPGYUHO7DY Sikh TV Punjabi Alphabet]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDpDwCuadA&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL1A8B74D027F4F9F3 Let's Learn Punjabi Animation Punjabi Film HD - All 3 parts together] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDpDwCuadA Let's Learn Punjabi Animation Punjabi Film HD Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MlPGXCqk0E  Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6p_oJg4HuQ Part 3]
 
====More advanced====
 
* [http://www.learnpunjabi.org/intro1.asp Let's Learn Punjabi]
* [http://www.wiki-babel.org/en/Lesson:Pan:1:The_survival_kit Speaking simple Punjabi words]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/hardeepsingh83 Youtube video - Learn How To Speak Punjabi]
* [http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/punjabi.php Useful Punjabi phrases]
* [http://www.ukindia.com/zpun01.htm Learn to Read Punjabi]
* [http://www.learnpunjabi.org/animated_stories.html Learn Punjabi - Animated stories]
 
* [http://grosse.is-a-geek.com/billie/index.html Billie the cat]
 
==Learning Shabads==
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxUEwvB14a4 SikhChannel videos - Little Khalsa Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJsmCxCzJg Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQvPr54phs Part 3] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeiqtUbleNU Part 4] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTmkMTheHa8 Part 5] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8RL3Q5sE0&feature=related Part 6]
 


===Translation tools===
===Translation tools===

Latest revision as of 10:03, 7 February 2024

Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi, پنجابی in Shahmukhi) is a word that refers to the native language of the residents of the area of India and Pakistan (formerly India) called Punjab and also to the people who live in this region. This area is situated in North West part of India and North East Pakistan and includes the cities of Amritsar, Lahore, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, etc.

The Punjabi language can be written in two different scripts – Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi script. The Gurmukhi script is derived from the Landa Script and standardized by Guru Angad Dev (the second Sikh Guru) in the 16th century. This script was designed to write the Punjabi language and other native languages. The word Gurmukhi literally means - "From the Mouth of the Guru". The whole of the Guru Granth Sahib's 1430 pages are written in this script.

Punjabi is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian subfamily. Unusually for an Indo-European language, Punjabi is tonal; the tones arose as a reinterpretation of different consonant series in terms of pitch. In terms of morphological complexity, it is an agglutinative language (also very unusual for an Indo-European language, most of which are inflecting) and words are usually ordered 'Subject Object Verb'.

The Punjabi people suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition of 1947. However, Punjabi language and culture tend to be uniting factors in spite of national and religious affiliations.

Dialects and geographic distribution

Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab and Chandigarh. It is one of the second official languages of Delhi and Haryana. It is also spoken in neighbouring areas such as Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Punjabi is the predominant spoken language in the Punjab province of Pakistan although it has no official status there, and both Urdu and English are preferred languages .

Punjabi is also spoken as a minority language in several other countries where Punjabis have emigrated in large numbers such as the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom (where it is the second most commonly used language) and Canada (where it is the fifth most commonly used language). Punjabi is the preferred language of the Sikhs, as some of their religious literature is written in it. It is the usual language of Bhangra music, which has recently gained wide popularity both in South Asia and abroad.

There are many dialects of Punjabi and they all form part of a dialect continuum, merging with Sindhi and related languages in Pakistan, and Hindustani in India. The main dialects of Punjabi are Majhi, Doabi, Malwai and Powadhi in India, and Pothohari, Lahndi and Multani in Pakistan. Majhi is the standard written form of Punjabi and is the dialect used in both Amritsar and Lahore.

Punjabi Hindus

Punjabi Hindus are a group of people that follow the Hindu religion and have their roots in the erstwhile joint Punjab of greater Panjab (West Punjab/East Punjab).

Today they are distributed in most parts of the northern India and in some parts of western India like Mumbai. In India, most of the Punjabi Hindus are concentrated in Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. There has also been continuous migration of Punjabi Hindus to western world countries like USA, Canada and UK.

The oldest Hindu texts such as the Vedas, Upanishads and Mahabharata were composed in Punjab or nearby region and therefore indirectly influenced the entire South Asian region through time.In fact, Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas. Many would later convert into Sikhism to fight the Mughals. Hindu Punjabi's used to send their oldest son to become a Sikh this was mostly seen in the Arora(Khatris) communities and is still practiced today. In fact, Punjabi Hindus can trace their roots from the time of the Vedas. Many modern day cities in Indian Punjab and Pakistan Punjab are still named from that period like Lahore etc.

Punjabi Hindus have their unique culture which resembles in some ways very closely to the culture of Sikhs and also differs in lot of other ways. The Punjabi Hindus usually have a very liberal lifestyle and are famous for their lavish wedding parties. Like other Hindus,and Sikhs they are also divided into castes. The most common castes are Saini/Shoorsaini Rajputs,Jatt or Jaat,Brahmin,Khatri, Baniya, Rajput or Mahton etc. Punjabi Hindus go to Hindu temples for worship.

Indian Punjabis

The population of Indian Punjab is divided into two major religious groups, the Sikhs and Hindus. It is further sub-divided into various tribal groups, social groups (caste) and economic groups. Major sub-groups in India include the Aroras(Khatris), Saini/Shoorsaini Sikhs, Saini/Shoorsaini Hindus, Kalals/Ahluwalias, Bania, Bhatia, Brahmin, Chamar, Chhimba, Chura, Jatt Sikhs, Jaat Hindus, Kamboj Sikhs, Khatri, Labanas, Lohar, Mahtam, Mazhabi, Nais, Rajput/Mahton, Ramgarhia, Ramdasia, and Tarkhans etc. The largest subgroups are Jatts with around 20% of the population, Chamars with around 12% of the population and Churas with around 10% of the population. Like Punjabi Muslim society, these various castes are associated with particular occupations or crafts. Communities such as the Jatt Sikh, Saini/Shoorsaini Sikh and Kamboj Sikh, Bhatia Sikh are essentially farmers, while the Arora, Bania,and Khatri are associated to trade. Other groups are associated with particular crafts, include Lohar who were historically ironsmiths, while Tarkhans were carpenters and the Nai were barbers.

Indian Punjab is also home to small groups of Muslims and Christians. Most of the East Punjab's Muslims (in today's states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh) left for West Punjab in 1947. However, a small community still exists today, mainly in Malerkotla which was spared during partition, the only Muslim princely state among the seven that formed the erstwhile Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). The other six (mostly Sikh) states were: Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala and Kalsia.

Punjabis in India have mainly Indo-Aryan and Indo-Scythian origin. The Punjab region within India maintains a strong influence on the perceived culture of India towards the rest of the world. Numerous Bollywood film productions use the Punjabi language within its songs and dialogues as well as traditional dances and instruments such as the bhangra and the tabla. Prime Ministers of India including Gulzarilal Nanda and Inder Kumar Gujral in the past, and Dr. Manmohan Singh at present, are Punjabis, as are numerous players in the Indian cricket team (both past and present including Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Navdeep Saini, Navjot Sidhu, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Yograj Singh).

See also

Banis in Gurmukhi

Setting up Gurmukhi facility on your Computer

External Links

Learning Punjabi

Basic alphabets

Videos

More advanced

Learning Shabads


Translation tools

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