Khati

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Khati is a Dalit carpenter caste found primarily in Haryana. They are classified as an Other Backward Class caste, and use Jangra or Jangir title but not all Jangras are khati, some are Brahmin and some are Vishwakarma too.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. S. K. Chandhoke (1990). Nature and Structure of Rural Habitations. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-81-7022-253-8.
  2. Paramjit S. Judge (13 March 2014). Mapping Social Exclusion in India: Caste, Religion and Borderlands. Cambridge University Press. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-1-107-05609-1.