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Gurjars or Gujjars, a tribe in South Asia, are divided in a large number of clans. They have as many as 1,178 clans. [1]
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Gurjars or Gujjars, a tribe in South Asia, are divided in a large number of clans. They have as many as 1,178 clans. [1]
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical action-adventure film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi by the Indian author Mala Sen. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. The music was composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and Best Direction for that year. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, and was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Tomar is a clan name, some members of which ruled parts of North India at different times. They are Rajputs and claim Chandravanshi descent.
Awan may refer to:
The Bakarwal, are a nomadic ethnic group who along with Gujjars, have been listed as Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1991. Bakerwal and Gujjar is the largest Muslim tribe and the third-largest ethnic community in the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir.
Gujari is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by most of the Gujjars in the northern parts of India and Pakistan as well as in Afghanistan. It is a member of the Rajasthani group of languages.
The Gurjar are an Indo-Aryan agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic activities and formed a large heterogeneous group. The historical role of Gurjars has been quite diverse in society: at one end they have been founders of several kingdoms and dynasties and, at the other end, some are still nomads with no land of their own.
Puadh is a historic region in north India that comprises parts of present-day Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and the U.T. of Chandigarh, India. It has the Sutlej river in its north and covers the regions immediately south of the Ghaggar river. The people of the area are known as Puadhi and speak the Puadhi dialect of Punjabi. The capital cities of Puadh region are Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, Patiala,Sangrur, Mansa Chandigarh, Nalagarh,Panchkula, Baddi ,Ambala, Yamunanagar
Fatehpur Thakiala, also known as Nakyal, is one of the three tehsils of the Kotli District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Kala Gujran is a town and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil, and is located at 33°10'48N 72°57'59E with an altitude of 467 metres (1535 feet).
Samundri Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Samundri is the city and headquarters of the tehsil. Samundri Tehsil farms are irrigated by Gugera Branch Canal and Burala Branch Canal.
Mouza Talib is a village in District Chiniot on Chak Jhumra Road, Punjab, Pakistan. It is in Tehsil Chiniot's Union Council # 13 and is 8 km away from the Faisalabad to Pindi Bhattian Motorway M3 Sahianwala Interchange. Its latitude is 31° 41' 28.08"N, and longitude is 73° 0' 59.49"E. Via M3, Talib is 140 kilometers from Lahore and 30 kilometers from Faisalabad. Nearby towns are Chak Jhumra, Chiniot, Sargodha, Lalian, Bhawana, Rabwah, Faisalabad and Pindi Bhattian. By road, Talib is connected to Barnala, Chak Jhumra, and Chiniot. The most famous things in Talib are Darbar Baba gard Ali, Canal Bridge, Government Primary school for Boys Girls and Government Middle school for girls.
The Dogra Muslim are a Muslim community found in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. They are Muslim converts from the larger Hindu Dogra community. Many Dogra Muslim are also now found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are also known as Rajahs, especially in Pakistan.
The Kashyap Rajput or Kashyap are a caste in India. They are sometimes called the Koshyal or Kanshilya.
Vaghela may refer to:
Gegi, Gaigi, or Gegian is a clan (subcaste) of the agricultural Punjabi Gujjar community of Punjab. Their main villages are found in Jehlum, Gujjaranwal, and Gujarat districts in the central Punjab. But their also found in Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistani-administrated-Kashmir.
Lohsar is a clan of Indian and Pakistani Gurjar ethnic community. It is a agricultural Gujjar clan in Punjab, Kashmir and is also a subclan of Khatana Gujjars.
The Pahari people or Pahari-speaking people is a cover term for a number of heterogeneous communities inhabiting in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and also some parts of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir who speak Pahari languages/dialects.
The Muslim Gujjars or Musalmān Gujjars are the descendants of Gujjars, in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. They are followers of Islam, and converted from Hinduism to Islam from the medieval period onwards. Today, Muslim Gujjars can be found mostly in present-day Northern India and Pakistan, and are further divided into different clans.