Julaha

The Julaha (Weaver) are a community of Pakistan and India, which adopted the profession of weaving.

Julaha
Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan • England
Languages
PunjabiHindi UrduHaryanviGujarati
Religion
Hinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity[1]
Related ethnic groups
Kabirpanthi

Etymology

The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread).[2]

Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha groups exist; a number of the Muslim Julaha later changed their group name to terms such as Ansari (but not all Ansari's are Julaha).[3]

See also

References

  1. Nava Kishor Das (23 June 2009). Culture, religion, and philosophy: critical studies in syncretism and inter-faith harmony. the University of Michigan. pp. 374 pages. ISBN 978-81-7033-820-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (1 January 1993). The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9780195632545.
  3. Gottschalk, Peter (27 October 2005). Beyond Hindu and Muslim: Multiple Identity in Narratives from Village India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199760527.


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