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In Punjab, Sikh militants had stepped up their attacks on law enforcement as well as civilians, including minority groups. The Punjab had now reached a state of emergency and Director General of Police, Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, responded by raising Mazhabi Sikhs as "Special Police Officers". This tactic was designed both for community protection ...
This is a list of Punjabi tribes. More specifically, these are tribes (mostly in Pakistan ) and castes (mostly in India ) located within the Punjab region of South Asia , including those that may not be officially recognized by state governments.
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Following is a list of Punjabi Muslim tribes, castes and surnames, mainly those with origins in Punjab, Pakistan. Note that some of these may have a significant non-Muslim population. Note that some of these may have a significant non-Muslim population.
Scheduled castes in Punjab, or Dalits in Punjab are the officially designated groups in Punjab state in India which are most disadvantaged due to the caste system.They were placed in the lowest ranks of the caste system, because of which they suffered and are still suffering from social, political, economic and personal discrimination.
A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province is an ethnological study of areas of present-day Pakistan and India. It was compiled by Indian Civil Service administrator H.A. Rose , based on the 1883 and 1892 census reports for the Punjab . [ 1 ]
According to the provisional results of the 2011 national census, Punjab has a population of 27,743,338, making it the 16th most populated state in India. Of which male and female are 14,639,465 and 13,103,873 respectively. 32% of Punjab's population consists of Dalits. In the state, the rate of population growth is 13.9% (2011), lower than ...
[4] [7] The lessons learned in Punjab, where they had established a few gurdwaras to aid community cohesion and had been loyal to the British and generally unwilling to support the Jat-led Akali movement, assisted their improved status in Assam. [8] Main entrance of the Ramgarhia Gurdwara in Masons Hill, Woolwich, South East London, U.K, 2016