Chuhra
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chuhra-172-16927959
title:
Chuhra
text:
Chuhra, also known as Bhanghi and Balmiki, is a Dalit caste in India and Pakistan. Populated regions include the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, as well as Uttar Pradesh in India, among other parts of the Indian subcontinent such as southern India. Their traditional occupation is sweeping, a "polluting" occupation that caused them to be considered untouchables in the caste system. Originally following the Balmiki sect of Hinduism, many Chuhras converted to Sikhism, Islam and Christianity du
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Dalit caste in India and Pakistan
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuhra
date created:
2006-02-27T01:47:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:20:04Z
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