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English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Talwar is an Indian surname originating in the Khatri and Sikh communities of Punjab. ... Ganga Sagar Talwar, ...
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
A 1995 study notes that the caste system in India is a system of exploitation of poor low-ranking groups by more prosperous high-ranking groups. [227] A report published in 2001 note that in India 36.3% of people own no land at all, 60.6% own about 15% of the land, with a very wealthy 3.1% owning 15% of the land. [ 228 ]
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The name is derived from their native place Aror and the community comprises both Hindus and Sikhs. [180] As per W. H. McLeod, a historian of Sikhism, "traditionally the Aroras, though a relatively high caste were inferior to the Khatris, but the difference has now progressively narrowed. Khatri-Arora marriages are not unknown nowadays."
Sikhism's relationship to the caste system is a complex and controversial topic in the modern-period. [1] [2] Although the discriminatory practices derived from the Indian caste system is repudiated by the religion's tenets, which stresses upon humanity's oneness, castes continue to be recognized and followed by much of the Sikh community, including prejudices and biases resulting from it.
A talwar is a type of Indian sword. Talwar may also refer to: Talwar (surname), an Indian surname; Talwar Gallery, an art gallery featuring contemporary Indian art; Talwar Zani, or Tatbir an act of self-flagellation by some Shia Muslims; HMIS Talwar, a ship of the Royal Indian Navy and aboard which the Royal Indian Navy mutiny began in 1946
The word talwar originated from the Sanskrit word taravāri (Sanskrit: तरवारि) which means "one-edged sword". [2] It is the word for sword in several related languages, such as Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu), Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, etc. and as toloar (talōẏāra) in Bengali.