Julaha

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Julaha
Regions with significant populations
  • Indian subcontinent
Languages
Religion
Hindu, Islam, Sikh
Related ethnic groups
Salvi, Panika, Ansari, Devanga, Padmasali (caste), Koshta, Kori/Koli,

The Julaha are a community within the Indian subcontinent, which adopted the profession of weaving. [1] The caste is considered Socially and Educationally Backward. Known under many names, the Julahas have been practising this art for ages. [2] Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha (and even Sikh [1] ) groups exist. [3] For the Julahas who are Sikhs, they are known as Ramdasia Sikhs. [1]

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Etymology

The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread). [4]

Statistics

Although reliable statistics are old, as per survey done in 1990s, the total population of Julahas in India was around 12 million.[ citation needed ] As per Caste Based Survey of Bihar 2022, the total number of Julahas in Bihar was 4.6 million. [5]

Prominent Figures

Prominent figures from the weaver community include:

Other prominent weaving and handloom communities of the Indian subcontinent include the Salvi, Panika, Ansari, Devanga, Padmasali (caste), Koshta and the Kashmiri Kani weavers. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kalsi, Sewa Singh (1992). "4.4 Julaha Sikhs". The Evolution of a Sikh Community in Britain: Religious and Social Change Among the Sikhs of Leeds and Bradford (PDF). Community Religions Project Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds. pp. 99–100. ISBN   9781871363036.
  2. ↑ "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Gottschalk, Peter (27 October 2005). Beyond Hindu and Muslim: Multiple Identity in Narratives from Village India. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199760527.
  4. ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (1 January 1993). The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN   9780195632545.
  5. ↑ "Bihar caste survey: groups among backwards the new bone of contention". The Indian Express. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Handloom communities of India". The Statesman . 7 August 2018.


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