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| group = Kan<br />
| native_name = {{hlist|{{lang|bn|কান}}|{{lang|bn|খলিফা}}}}<br />
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| population =<br />
| popplace = {{flag|Bangladesh}} ([[Faridpur District]])<br/>{{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]] ([[Malda division]], [[Presidency division]])<br />
| langs = [[Bangali (ethnic dialect)|South Bangali]] or [[Rarhi dialect|Rarhi]] (native)<br/>[[Bengali language|Standard Bengali]] ('''mostly''' spoken as an [[second language|L2]])<br />
| religions = [[Sunni Islam]]<br />
| related_groups = [[Bengalis]], [[Domba]]<br />
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The '''Kan''' ({{lang-bn|কান}}), also known as '''Khalifa''' ({{lang-bn|খলিফা|Khôlifa}}), are a Muslim community native to [[Bangladesh]] and the [[Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 319-329</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
The Kan, a small [[Muslim]] community, were traditionally involved in the repairing of [[umbrella]]s. According to traditions, the Kan were originally members of the [[Domba|Dom]] community who converted to [[Islam]]. In addition to repairing umbrellas, the community is also involved in the manufacture of fishhooks. The community is found mainly in the districts of [[Murshidabad District| Murshidabad]], [[24 Parganas]] and [[Nadia district|Nadia]] in [[West Bengal]] and [[Faridpur District]] in [[Bangladesh]].<ref><br />
Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 319-329.<br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
The Kan are still involved in the traditional occupation of umbrella repairing, and during the chaitra or rainy season, the community entirely devotes itself to the construction and repairing umbrellas. This season last for almost six months, while for the remaining six months the community is involved in daily wage labour. A significant numbers of the community are now cultivators. They grow mainly paddy and wheat.<br />
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The Kan occupies distinct quarters in villages known as a paras. Each of these settlements contains an informal caste council known as a [[panchayat]], which acts as an instrument of social control. The community are strictly endogamous, and marry close kin.<ref>Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 319-329</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Domba]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dom in India]]<br />
[[Category:Dom in Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Romani in Bangladesh]]<br />
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