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| | #REDIRECT [[Banjara people]] |
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| {{infobox ethnic group|
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| |group= Turka Banjara
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| |poptime =
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| |popplace = India and Pakistan
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| |langs = • [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]] • [[Marwari language|Marwari]]
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| |rels= Islam
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| |related= • [[Banjara]] • [[Muker (tribe)|Muker]] • [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Shaikh]]
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| The '''Muslim Banjara'''or '''Turka Lambadi''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the states of [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. Many members of this community migrated to [[Pakistan]] in 1947, and have settled in [[Karachi]] and [[Sindh]]. They are also known as the Makrani, especially in [[Uttar Pradesh]], and they use Mikrani as their surname. The Muslim Banjara speak [[Banjari language|Banjari]], also called Lambadi.
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| ==Present circumstances==
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| The Turka Banjara have a caste council (biradari panchayat), which settles criminal offences like adultery and rape. The caste council is headed by a naik, and consists of fifteen members. They also have set up the All India Banjara Muslim Federation, which is an India-wide caste association. The community has been campaigning to obtain [[scheduled tribe]] status, a privilege already granted to the [[Hindu]] [[Banjara]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Muslim Banjara community victim of oppression|url=http://www.banjaratimes.com/18316/18400.html|access-date=23 February 2012|newspaper=Banjara Times}}.</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Indian Muslim}}
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| [[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
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| [[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:Social groups of Uttarakhand]]
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| [[Category:Social groups of Madhya Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
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| [[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
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| [[Category:Muhajir communities]]
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| [[Category:Banjara people]]
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