Tarkhan (Punjab)

Tarkhan.
Regions with significant populations
	India and Pakistan
Languages
	Hindi • Punjabi
Religion
	Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism

Tarkhan is a north Indian tribe which has been historically present in a Punjab and its nearby areas. Tarkhans are an ethnic minority and most of Tarkhans are followers of Sikhism and small number is a follower of Hinduism. Very small of number of ethnic Tarkhans are found in Pakistan, these Tarkhans are followers of Islam. Tarkhans are subdivided into various clans. The Tarkhan is a group of peoples commonly found in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. They are traditionally carpenters by occupation.They become jangid brahman in 20th century^[1]^[2]

Tarkhan, carpenter caste of the Panjab - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)

The Hindu Tarkhans are generally identified as Khatis or Suthar, Lohar following the Vishwakarma (Craftsmen) community of India.^[3]

According to the 1921 census of India, which may not be reliable, some Tarkhan Sikhs owned large areas of land and, in some cases, whole villages.^[4] Tarkhan Sikhs are among those groups identified as Ramgarhias, after the Misl leader Jassa Singh Ramgarhia.^[5] Despite Sikhism generally rejecting the caste system, it does have its own very similar socio-economic hierarchy and in that the Ramgarhias, of which the Tarkhans are a part.Tarkhan Caste alongwith its synonyms Dhiman , Barhai, Thawin, Kangere, Chitere.

In 2001, the Punjab Government included Ramgarhia, Tarkhan and Dhiman in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) to improve their economic conditions.^[6] They were also added in the list of backward classes by the governments of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.^[7]^[8]

Notable peopleEdit

Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, commander of the Ramgarhia Misl^[9]

ReferencesEdit

↑ http://www.jangidbrahminsamaj.com/land/ajitabh.htm
↑ McLeod, W. H. (2000). Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and Thought. Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-19-564902-4.
↑ Atal, Yogesh (2012). Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.
↑ Sharma, Subash Chander (1987). Punjab, the Crucial Decade. Nirmal Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-8171561735.
↑ Cole, W. Owen (2005). A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy. p. 70. ISBN 1135797609.
↑ "Ramgarhias in OBC list". The Times of India. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
↑ "List of Backward Classes | Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department, Government of Haryana". haryanascbc.gov.in. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
↑ "HBCFDC". himachalservices.nic.in. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
↑ McLeod, W. H. (2005) [1995]. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8108-5088-5.

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[1] ttp://www.jangidbrahminsamaj.com/land/ajitabh.htm

[2] McLeod, W. H. (2000). Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and Thought. Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-19-564902-4.

[3] Atal, Yogesh (2012). Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.

[4] Sharma, Subash Chander (1987). Punjab, the Crucial Decade. Nirmal Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-8171561735.

[5] Cole, W. Owen (2005). A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy. p. 70. ISBN 1135797609.

[6] "Ramgarhias in OBC list". The Times of India. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[7] "List of Backward Classes | Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department, Government of Haryana". haryanascbc.gov.in. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[8] "HBCFDC". himachalservices.nic.in. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[9] McLeod, W. H. (2005) [1995]. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8108-5088-5.

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