Tarkhan (Punjab)
,_f.287v_-_BL_Add._27255.jpg) Tarkhan, carpenter caste of the Panjab - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India and Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Hindi • Punjabi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism |
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The Tarkhan is a caste found in the
carpenters by occupation.[1]
The
Vishwakarma community of India.[2]
Whereas, Tarkhan Sikhs are among those groups who are identified as Misl leader Jassa Singh Ramgarhia.[3] Despite Sikhism generally rejecting the caste system, it does have its own very similar socio-economic hierarchy and in that the Ramgarhias, of which the Tarkhans are a part, now rank second only to the Jat Sikhs, thanks to significant economic and social power that elevated this middle class group from its lower caste confines.[4]
According to the
1921 census of India, which may not be reliable, some Tarkhan Sikhs owned large areas of land and, in some cases, whole villages.[5]
In 2001, the Punjab Government included Ramgarhia, Tarkhan and Dhiman in the list of
Other Backward Classes (OBC) to improve their economic conditions.[6] They were also added in the list of backward classes by the governments of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.[7][8]
Notable people
- Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, commander of the Ramgarhia Misl[9]
- Bhai Lalo, Sikh religious figure[10]
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-564902-4.
- ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.
- ISBN 1135797609.
- ISBN 978-1134755547.
- ISBN 978-8171561735.
- ^ "Ramgarhias in OBC list". The Times of India. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "List of Backward Classes | Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department, Government of Haryana". haryanascbc.gov.in. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "HBCFDC". himachalservices.nic.in. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ISBN 0-8108-5088-5.
- ISBN 978-81-7304-236-2.