Dhobi
Sign in to saveDhobi, known in some places as Dhoba, Rajaka, is a scheduled caste in India and the greater Indian subcontinent whose traditional occupations are washing, ironing, and agricultural labour.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Dhobi
- Ethnic group.image
- A dhobie (washerman) ironing in the early 1870s.jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Carte-de-visite of a Dhobi ironing.
- Ethnic group.religions
- Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Muslim Dhobi
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- Maharastra
- Tamil Nadu
- Demographics
- Dhobis in Nepal
- Notable people
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Dhobi, known in some places as Dhoba, Rajaka, is a scheduled caste in India and the greater Indian subcontinent whose traditional occupations are washing, ironing, and agricultural labour.
In 2017, Supreme Court of India noted calling people dhobi was offensive.
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