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'''Ahluwalia''' (also transliterated as '''Ahluvalia''') is an [[Indian caste system|Indian caste]] native to the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] region.<ref name="WHMcLeod_2009"/><ref name="Paramjit_2015"/> | '''Ahluwalia''' (also transliterated as '''Ahluvalia''') is an [[Indian caste system|Indian caste]] native to the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] region.<ref name="WHMcLeod_2009"/><ref name="Paramjit_2015"/> | ||
The Ahluwalias originally belonged to the [[Kalwar (caste)|Kalal]] caste, whose traditional occupation was brewing [[desi daru|country liquor]]. | The Ahluwalias originally belonged to the [[Kalwar (caste)|Kalal]] caste, whose traditional occupation was brewing [[desi daru|country liquor]].Ahluwalias, formerly known by the name of Kalal, are a caste of liquor distillers. The Kalals held a low status in the traditional caste hierarchy, close to the [[Dalit]]. | ||
Most of the Ahluwalias follow either [[Sikhism]] or [[Hinduism]].<ref name="WHMcLeod_2009"/><ref>{{cite book |author=Jogindra Singh Gandhi |title=Lawyers and Touts: A Study in the Sociology of Legal Profession |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Lawyers_and_Touts/FGmPAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Hindustan |year=1982 |page=64 |quote=Ahluwalia are bi-religious, having both Hindu and Sikh members }}</ref> | Most of the Ahluwalias follow either [[Sikhism]] or [[Hinduism]].<ref name="WHMcLeod_2009"/><ref>{{cite book |author=Jogindra Singh Gandhi |title=Lawyers and Touts: A Study in the Sociology of Legal Profession |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Lawyers_and_Touts/FGmPAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Hindustan |year=1982 |page=64 |quote=Ahluwalia are bi-religious, having both Hindu and Sikh members }}</ref> | ||