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{{ethnic group|
|group= Mochi
|population = 1,800 <ref name=A>[http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php Mochi, Sikh]</ref>
|popplace = • {{flagcountry|India}}
|langs = • [[Eastern Punjabi dialects|Eastern Punjabi]]
|rels= • [[Sikhism]] 100% •
|related= • converted from [[Mochi (Hindu)]]
}}

'''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.<ref>People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 353 to 357 Manohar</ref>

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.

== See also ==

* [[Mochi (Hindu)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Social groups of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Sikh communities]]
[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]

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