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The '''Tarkhan''' is a group of peoples commonly found in the [[Punjab]] regions of India and Pakistan. They are traditionally [[carpenter]]s by occupation.<ref>{{cite book |first=W. H. |last=McLeod |title=Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and Thought |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-19-564902-4 |page=214}}</ref> |
The '''Tarkhan''' is a group of peoples commonly found in the [[Punjab]] regions of India and Pakistan. They are traditionally [[carpenter]]s by occupation.<ref>{{cite book |first=W. H. |last=McLeod |title=Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and Thought |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-19-564902-4 |page=214}}</ref> |
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The [[Hindu]] Tarkhans are generally identified as [[Khati]]s or [[Suthar]], [[Lohar]] following the [[Vishwakarma]] community of India.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere |first=Yogesh |last=Atal |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-8-13179-759-4 |page=242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RuK9z3jLcwgC&pg=PA242|year=2012 }}</ref> |
The [[Hindu]] Tarkhans are generally identified as [[Khati]]s or [[Suthar]], [[Lohar]] following the [[Vishwakarma]] community of India.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere |first=Yogesh |last=Atal |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-8-13179-759-4 |page=242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RuK9z3jLcwgC&pg=PA242|year=2012 }}</ref> |
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<ref>''Tarkhan and Lohar are two castes in Himachal Pradesh. While the Lohar cast has been included in the Scheduled Castes List in the Scheduled Castes Order, 1950, the Tarkhan caste has been kept in the OBC List of the State. In fact, the two castes are one and the same for all social and matrimonial purposes.''</ref ><ref>{{Cite news|last=तरखान जाति को मिले एससी का दर्जा, केंद्र से उठाएंगे मामला |first= तरखान जाति|date=27 August 2016|title=Tarkhan proposed to be considered as scheduled caste on the basis of lohar caste|work=Dainik bhaskar|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/HIM-SHI-OMC-MAT-latest-shimla-news-021002-836364-NOR.html/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> |
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According to the [[Census of India prior to independence|1921 census of India]], which may not be reliable, some Tarkhan Sikhs owned large areas of land and, in some cases, whole villages.<ref>{{cite book|first=Subash Chander |last=Sharma |title=Punjab, the Crucial Decade |publisher=Nirmal Publications |year=1987 |isbn=978-8171561735 |page=114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1RGX3whGEIC&pg=PA114}}</ref> Tarkhan Sikhs are among those groups identified as [[Ramgarhia]]s, after the [[Misl]] leader [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]].<ref>{{cite book|first=W. Owen |last=Cole |title=A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy |publisher= |year=2005 |isbn=1135797609 |page=70 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vcSRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA70}}</ref> 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 Sikh]]s, thanks to significant economic and social power that elevated this middle class group from its lower caste confines.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Childs|first1=Peter|title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture |isbn=978-1134755547 |pages=270 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qHiVvKbSLX8C&pg=PA270|date=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
According to the [[Census of India prior to independence|1921 census of India]], which may not be reliable, some Tarkhan Sikhs owned large areas of land and, in some cases, whole villages.<ref>{{cite book|first=Subash Chander |last=Sharma |title=Punjab, the Crucial Decade |publisher=Nirmal Publications |year=1987 |isbn=978-8171561735 |page=114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1RGX3whGEIC&pg=PA114}}</ref> Tarkhan Sikhs are among those groups identified as [[Ramgarhia]]s, after the [[Misl]] leader [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]].<ref>{{cite book|first=W. Owen |last=Cole |title=A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy |publisher= |year=2005 |isbn=1135797609 |page=70 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vcSRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA70}}</ref> 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 Sikh]]s, thanks to significant economic and social power that elevated this middle class group from its lower caste confines.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Childs|first1=Peter|title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture |isbn=978-1134755547 |pages=270 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qHiVvKbSLX8C&pg=PA270|date=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
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The Tarkhan is a group of peoples commonly found in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. They are traditionally carpenters by occupation.[1]
The Hindu Tarkhans are generally identified as Khatis or Suthar, Lohar following the Vishwakarma community of India.[2]
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.[3] Tarkhan Sikhs are among those groups identified as Ramgarhias, after the Misl leader Jassa Singh Ramgarhia.[4] 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.[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 Government of Haryana.[7]
References
- ^ McLeod, W. H. (2000). Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and Thought. Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-19-564902-4.
- ^ Atal, Yogesh (2012). Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.
- ^ Sharma, Subash Chander (1987). Punjab, the Crucial Decade. Nirmal Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-8171561735.
- ^ Cole, W. Owen (2005). A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy. p. 70. ISBN 1135797609.
- ^ Childs, Peter (13 May 2013). Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture. p. 270. ISBN 978-1134755547.
- ^ "Ramgarhias in OBC list | Chandigarh News - Times of India". 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.