Table of Contents
Is Arora a Jatt?
The Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror….
| Arora | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hinduism • Sikhism |
| Languages | Punjabi, Sindhi |
| Region | Primarily the Punjab region of India and Pakistan |
| Related groups | Khatri • Bhatia • Sood |
How do you know if you’re a Jatt?
Jatts are proud of their lineage and race….
- They are farmers by profession.
- They have surnames like Bajwa, Gill, Cheema, Sandhu, Virk, Maan, Dhillon, Brar, Aulakh, Waraich, Mangat, Tiwana, Randhawa, Dhaliwal, Bhullar, Grewal etc.
- In Indian Punjab, most Jatt are Sikh while in Pakistani Punjab, most Jatt are Muslim.
Is JAAT a upper caste?
The land-owning Jat community is relatively affluent and has traditionally been seen as upper caste. They are mainly based in Haryana and seven other states in northern India.
What is the percentage of JAAT in UP?
In Rajasthan, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh, they constitute around 9\%, 5\%, and 1.2\% respectively of the total population. In the 20th century and more recently, Jats have dominated as the political class in Haryana and Punjab.
Who are Arora and Khatri in Haryana?
Khatris arrived in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab among other regions after the partition. In 2012, the population of Punjabi community in Haryana, referring to Arora and Khatri as a unit is 6.50\%. In the year 1990 Gurnam Singh Commission had estimated their population to be 8\%.
Is the Khatri caste a warrior caste or a caste?
Many historians such as J. Gordon Melton, Peter B. Clarke, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, John Renard, Rajesh Rai and Kamala Elizabeth Nayar describes Khatris as a “warrior caste”. Christian Missiologist Charles E. Farhadian mentions that the Khatri Jāti was originally the Kshatriya caste of Punjab but he calls it a “mercantile caste”.
Who are the Muslim Khatris of Punjab?
The Muslim Khatris are originally from Hindu Khatri community who had converted to Islam. In western districts of the Punjab ( Sargodha, Mianwali, Multan, Jhang, Chakwal, Rawalpindi and Faislabad ), converted Khatri traders called themselves Khawaja. Some times they are called Khawaja Sheikh .
What is the significance of Khatri in Sikhism?
Khatri. Khatri is a predominantly Hindu caste of northern India and Pakistan, mostly from the Punjab region, that provided many significant figures in Sikhism, including all of the Sikh Gurus . Khatri played an important role in India’s trans-regional trade during the Mughal era, when they also adopted administrative…