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Chamar

Leather-bottle makers (Presumably members of the ‘Chamaar’ caste), Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)
Regions with significant populations
India • Pakistan
Languages
Punjabi • Urdu • Hindi

Chamar is one of the communities, who are now classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of positive discrimination. They were traditionally considered outside the Hindu ritual ranking system of castes known as varna. They are found mainly in the northern states of India and in Pakistan and Nepal.

Ramnarayan Rawat posits that the association of the Chamar community with a traditional occupation of tanning was constructed, and that the Chamars were instead historically agriculturists & Trader.

The term chamar has also been used as a pejorative word for anyone whom the describer considers to be of .

Demographics

According to the 2001 census of India, the Chamars comprise around 14 per cent of the population in the state of Uttar Pradesh and 12 percent of that in Punjab.

The 2011 Census of India for Uttar Pradesh combined the Chamar, Dhusia, Jhusia, Jatava Scheduled Caste communities and returned a population of 22,496,047.

Occupations

Chamars who have adopted the weaving profession and abandoned tanning and leathercraft, identify themselves as Julaha Chamar; R. K. Pruthi suggests this is in the hope that they might in future be considered as Julaha by other communities in the future.. They believe that leatherwork is "degrading" when compared to weaving.

Military

The 1st Chamar Regiment was an infantry regiment formed by the British during World War II. Officially, it was created on 1 March 1943, as the 27th Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment was converted. The Chamar Regiment was one of the army units which were awarded the Battle Honor of Kohima for their role in the Battle of Kohima. The Regiment was disbanded in 1946. Recently, several politicians have demanded that The Chamar Regiment be revived.

Notable people

• Kanshi Ram (1934–2006), founder of Bahujan Samaj Party and mentor of Mayawati Kumari

Politics

Babu Mangu Ram Muggowalia – founder of Ad-Dharam movement

Jagjivan Ram – Deputy Prime Minister of India

Chowdhry Girdhari lal – MP 1912-1985

Ch Bihari Lal – Gen Sec Distt congress committee Dehra Dun (before independence)

Budh Priye Morya (B.P. Morya)-Ex-Union State Minister

Kumari Selja – Minister of State (Independent Charge) Housing and Urban poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India

Meira Kumar – Social Justice Minister and Member of Parliament (India)

Kanshi Ram – Founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (founded on 14 April 1984, On Lal Quila,Delhi)

Mayawati Kumari – President of Bahujan Samaj Party and Chief Minister UP

Phool Chand Mullana – President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. Former Education Minister Haryana, India

Samsher Singh Dulon – Ex President of the Punjab Congress &Ex M.P

Chaudhary Jagjit Singh – A prominent Politician in the Doaba district of Punjab

Gurkamal Singh Kandhola – Fought legal battle against caste discrimination

Sushil Kumar Shinde – (1941- )Indian Minister of power , former Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Lahori Ram Bali – Republican Party Of India, Publisher of B. R. Ambedkar’s Books and Editor In Chief Bheem Patrika, Jalandhar

Lahori Ram – Economic Devolpment Commisioner, California

Loknayak Chaudhary Bhala Ram Mathur- Ex M.L.A(HARYANA) &Famous Social Worker,Termed as ,”LOKNAYAK”

Choudhari Prem Singh- President Delhi vidhan sabha

Laxman singh – Student leader of smazwadi party

Harinder Singh Khalsa – Ex Ambessdor Norway, Ex M.P Rajya Sabha, Ex Member of SC/ST commission

Surinder Mahey- Ex Mayor of Jallandhar

Chaudhary Santok Singh- Ex M.L.A Phillaur, Ex Minister

S.Bikramjeet Singh Khalsa- M.L.A. Khanna

S Isher Singh Meharban -M.L.A. Koom Kalan

S.Darshan Singh Shivalik-M.L.A. Mullanpur Dakha

S.Malkeet Singh Dakha-Ex M.L.A.Mullanpur Dakha, Ex Minister

S.Sarwan Singh- M.L.A. Phillaur

Avinash Chander-M.L.A. Kartarpur

Late S. Basant Singh Khalsa-Ex M.P. Ex Minister

Satnam Singh Kainth-Ex M.P.

Mohinder Singh Kaypee.-Ex M.L.A.,Ex Minister

Ram Lakha- Ex Lord Mayor of Coventry UK

Late Ram Kishan Perdesi -Councillor southall

Tej Ram Bagha- Councillor Southall

Smt. Santosh Chaudhari- M.P in Rajya Sabha

Arts & Media

Dev Diwana- Punjabi film Writer/Director/Actor

Amar Arshi – Punjabi Singer

Lal Chand Yamla Jatt – Punjabi Singer

Gurmeet Kaur Bawa-Famous Punjabi Singer

Chamkila – Punjabi Singer

Pali Detwalia-Famous Punjabi singer

Manjeet Roopowalia- Famous Punjabi Singer

Miss Pooja – Famous Punjabi singer

Sudesh Kumari – Famous Punjabi singer

Kuldip Rasila – Famous Punjabi singer

Amrita Virk – Famous Punjabi singer

Kaler Kanth – Famous Punjabi Singer

Lakhwinder Lucky-Famous Punjabi Singer

Ranjit Mani-Famous Punjabi Singer

Surinder Heera – Famous Punjabi Singer

Bhujangy Group & Anari Sangeet – First UK Bhangra bands (70’s)

Sant Ram Udassi – Punjabi Poet

Bhulla Ram Chann- Punjabi Poet

Charan Singh Safri – Punjabi Poet

Dev Jassal – Punjabi Poet

Balvir Boparai -Famous Punjabi Singer

Amarjeet Mahey -Artist and Painter From UK

Sahotas Group-Famous Music Group of UK Run by Mukhtar Sahotas and his Brothers

Divya Bharti- Late Bollywood Actress

Poonam Mehmi-Miss India UK also a well-known model in UK

Sonu Nigam- Famous Bollywood Singer

Sports

Palwankar Baloo – Cricketer and Social Activist, member of Hindu Mahasabha

Amarjit Kaypee- Cricketer and Record Holder for most runs in the Ranji Trophy

Naomi Rabidas – Fastest runner for girls under-15 UK

Jasveer Singh Banger-Participate for Olympics in weightlifting from Canadian Team

Ricky Salhan – Ninja – British Kick Boxing Champion age 16 years (1998)

Other

Anuj Kumar – Founder Kn’M SErvices , USA

Sanjiwani Meharda – OB/GYN , USA & Founder K’nM Services

Dr B L Meharda – Retd IAS, Rajasthan – Owner MKM IIM, KVS etc

Dr R P Meherda – IPS Rajasthan

Dr Anand Kumar – Leading surgeon – Muradabad, UP

Amit Meharda – Business person from Rajasthan

Dalawer Singh Bagha – Famous for Community Work

Giani Ditt Singh Ji – Famous Sikh Writer and Social Worker

Beant Singh Khalsa – Kill Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and take the revenge of attack on Shri Akal Takhat Sahib.

Baba Rajinder Singh Ghuman- Kar Sewa Wale, Consruct the buildings of Ravidass Gurudwaras in Malwa Region

Dr.Harchand Singh-Dentist,Seattle U.S.A

Ram Sanjiwan- IAS(Rtd)From UNNA District

Rakesh Kumar Ae- State engg. services UTTAR PRADESH. From Ambedkar nagar vill. Mauharia

Seth Satpal Mall- Famous Bussiness Personality in the Field of Leather Industry

Pushkar – Sub editor magazine “Muse of Murmur”

Kamaljit Chand – Marketing Consultant CSS Project Ltd, Marketing Consultancy London UK

Omar St. Clair Salhan – CSS Project Ltd, Blacksmith Section UK – London

Devinder Singh Rahal-Justice of Peace From New Zeeland

Ajoy Kumar – IPS West Bengal

Dr.Ronki Ram-Head Department of Political Science,Punjab University Chandigarh

Ramesh Chander Mahey- Counsul General of Edinburg, Scotland and Ambassador of India to Belarus

Steven Kaler-Leather Industrialist from Jalandhar https://ravidassia.wordpress.com/famous-chamars/<Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

See also

• Ahirwar
• Hindu Mochi
• Muslim Mochi

References

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23. Balai: Chamars in Bikaner region are known as Balai.
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Further reading

• Briggs, George W. (1920). The Religious Life of India — The Chamars. Calcutta: Association Press. ISBN 1-4067-5762-4.
• Rawat, Ramnarayan S. (2011). Reconsidering Untouchability: Chamars and Dalit History in North India. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253222626.
• Schmalz, Mathew N. (2004). "A Bibliographic Essay on Hindu and Christian Dalit Religiosity". Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies. 17: 55–65.

• Hindu communities
• Social groups of Bihar
• Social groups of Haryana
• Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh
• Social groups of Punjab, India
• Social groups of Rajasthan
• Social groups of Delhi
• Scheduled Castes of Haryana
• Leatherworking castes