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{{Ethnic group|<br />
|group= Putliwale<br />
|population = 800<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php|title = People Groups &#124; Joshua Project}}</ref><br />
|popplace = • {{flagcountry|India}}<br />
|langs = • [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
|rels= • [[File:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]] 100% •<br />
|related= • [[Pashtuns]] • [[Pathans of Uttar Pradesh]] •<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Putliwale''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1163 to 1165 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
The word Putliwale is a combination of two terms, putli which means a puppet in [[Urdu]] and wale meaning people. They claim to be of [[Pathans of Uttar Pradesh|Pathan]] origin. According to their traditions, the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Akbar]] was displeased with a group of Pathan, whom he had imprisoned. In prison, they learned the art of puppetry. Subsequently, they migrated to [[Lucknow]]. Their claim to [[Pashtun people|Pathan]] origin is accepted by other communities of Pathan status. The community is only found in [[Lucknow]] and neighbouring parts of [[Awadh]]. They speak both [[Urdu]] and [[Hindi]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1163 to 1165</ref><br />
==Present circumstances==<br />
The Putliwale are an [[Endogamy|endogamous]] community, and the prefer marrying close kin. They are a landless community, found in the urban centres of [[Awadh]]. Their traditional occupation was puppetry, which they performed for their patrons, the [[taluqdar]]s of [[Awadh]]. After the abolition of the [[zamindar]]i system in [[Uttar Pradesh]], they lost their main source of income and took up a variety of jobs such rickshaw pulling and running [[paan]] shops. Like other former [[Muslim]] [[artisan]] communities, they have seen a severe economic decline, and their traditional craft has become obsolete. They are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s and have customs similar to other neighbouring Muslim groups.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1163 to 1165</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Pashtuns]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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