Chamar
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Chamar (, or Jatav, ) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern states of India and in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.
Key facts
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- File:Leather-bottle makers. - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.360v - BL Add. 27255.jpg
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- Leather-bottle makers (Presumably members of the 'Chamaar' caste), Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)
- Ethnic group.group
- Chamar
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- India • Pakistan
- Ethnic group.langs
- Hindi • Punjabi
- Ethnic group.rels
- Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism • Ravidassia • Christianity
- Ethnic group.related
- Jatav • Ramdasia • Ravidassia • Raigar • Chambhar • Dhusia • Madiga • Ad-Dharmi • Ahirwar
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26 sectionsContents
- History
- Movement for upward social mobility
- Political rise
- Social exploitation
- Chamar Caste in different States of India
- Ad-Dharmi
- Ahirwar
- Dhusia
- Jatav
- Ravidassia/Ramdasia
- Chamar Diaspora
- Italy
- North America
- Mauritius
- Oceania
- United Kingdom
- Occupations
- Chamar Regiment
- Demographics
- Caste reservation
- Chamars in Nepal
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
Chamar (, or Jatav, ) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern states of India and in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.
==History==