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Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka, Madivala is a group of community in India and the greater Indian subcontinent whose traditional occupations are washing and ironing, Cultivator, agricultural workers.
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The Silawat are a Muslim community found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan, and the state of Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Sangtarash and Gazdar, especially in Sindh.
Muslim Rangrezz are a community of Muslim Rajputs in North India. Many members of the community migrated to Pakistan after independence and settled in Karachi, Sindh.
The Muslim Gaddi are a Muslim community found mainly in northern India. After the independence in 1947, the Gaddi of the states of Haryana and Delhi migrated to Pakistan and are now found in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Pakistan and North India, some community members have started to refer to themselves as Ghazi in a way to reconstruct identity.
The Muslim Teli are members of the Teli caste who follow Sunni Islam. They are found in India and Pakistan.
The Muslim Dhobi are a South Asian Muslim caste whose traditional occupation is washing clothes. They are considered to be Muslim converts from Hinduism, where the Dhobi castes are launderers. They are found in North India and Pakistan. The community is also known as Charhoa and Gazar in Pakistan and Momin Qassar in India. They also use "Hawari" as a surname.
The Mirasi are a community found in North India and Pakistan. They are the genealogists and traditional singers and dancers of a number of communities. The word "mirasi" is derived from the Arabic word (ميراث) mīrās, which means inheritance or sometimes heritage. In the strict grammatical sense of the term, they are considered to be propagators of the cultural and social heritage.
Darzi is a profession which is done by the people of different religions and communities of the world for their livelihood or as business in modern times. Talking about the old times, the tailoring business can be seen among the communities. In the Indian tradition, it was customary to wrap it over the body rather than wearing it. Nowadays wrap clothes tradition is limited, most of the people prefer to wear stitched clothes. In Indian subcontinent, there is long history of caste division in the society. If we talk about the caste Darzi, they can be found in Hindus and Muslims (Idrisi) community of Uttar Pradesh are those Turkic Muslim tribes of the 13th century who were settled in Delhi and different states of India. who were soldiers in origin and later became related to this particular profession. The Darzi are a community of tailors, numbering around more than 73,548,009 people in India. Idrisi are largely a landlord or zamindar community whose main occupation is bussiess of wear and farming. Many people are choosing Tailoring as a profession besides their ethnicity. According to the data of National Commission of Backward Classes, Darzi castes is enlisted in central and in every state caste lists of Other Backward Class (OBC) but Idrisi is enlisted in Uttar Pradesh state caste list.
The Bagban are a Muslim community found in North as well as the Decca areas of West India. In the Deccan region they are known as Bagwan. The Bagwans converted to Islam from the Hindu community during the Mughal empire.
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The Kagzi also pronounced kagdi are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India.
The Nagori is a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan in India.
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The Gavandi surname found in the state of Maharashtra in India.
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The Chhaparband are a Muslim community found in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra in India. They are Muslim converts from the Chhaparband community.
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