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<p>2409:4043:302:CE05:7584:B9ED:8E4C:F5F1: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}<br /> {{ethnic group|<br /> |group= Mochi<br /> |population = 1,800 &lt;ref name=A&gt;[http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php Mochi, Sikh]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |popplace = • {{flagcountry|India}} <br /> |langs = • [[Eastern Punjabi dialects|Eastern Punjabi]]<br /> |rels= • [[Sikhism]] 100% •<br /> |related= • converted from [[Mochi (Hindu)]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Mochi''' are the sub-caste and sub-community of [[Chamar|Chamar Caste]]'''. Mochi''' are a community found mainly in the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] state of [[India]], in the districts of [[Patiala District|Patiala]], [[Ludhiana District|Ludhiana]] and [[Nabha]]. However, the majority of the Mochis in Punjab remain [[Hindu]], with only a smaller minority converting [[Sikhism]]. Almost all Sikh Mochi are members of the [[Ravidassia religion|Ravidasi]] sect. Most are involved in their traditional occupation of shoemaking.&lt;ref&gt;People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 353 to 357 Manohar&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Although the Sikh Mochi practice [[endogamy]] and clan [[exogamy]], there are occasional cases of intermarriage with the [[Chamar]] community. There clans are referred to as ''gots'' from the [[Sanskrit]] [[gotra]] include the Biswan, Sinh and Suman Mochi.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Mochi (Hindu)]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups of Punjab, India]]<br /> [[Category:Social groups of India]]<br /> [[Category:Sikh communities]]<br /> [[Category:Punjabi tribes]]</div>

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