Chamar ("tanner"; from the Sanskrit Charmakara) is a prominent occupational Dalit caste in India. Chamar is an occupational caste. It is related to profession only, just as farmer is not a caste but a profession. This article is about the mountain in Nepal. ... Tanning is the process of converting putrescible skin into non-putrescible leather, usually with tannin, an acidic chemical compound that prevents decomposition and often imparts color. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Dalit is a demeaning term referred to the so-called outcast people of India in a hindu religion. ... Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social classification, that evolved due to the enormous diversity in India (where all three primary races met, not by forced slavery but by immigration). ...

Chamar is a Dalit sub-caste mainly found in the northern states, such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; the traditional occupation is leather-working and tanning. Dalit is a demeaning term referred to the so-called outcast people of India in a hindu religion. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... , Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA:  ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... This article is about making hides into leather. ...

Chamars are the second-largest caste in India and are quite politically active. They are rather influential among scheduled castes. Traditionally, their social status was very inferior, but it is not so nowadays, due to reservations.

Background and Origin

The isolated tanning work was started since the ages and anyone interested in this work used to do this irrespective of low or high status. The origin of Chamars as a group goes back to the era of nomadic tribal living and came into existence with the outcome of inter tribal wars. Tribes used to own only cattle as property and cattle being nomadic they were too. Slowly as the time passed few tribes learnt the art of cultivation and now they owned another property as crop and they started settling down, though not all the tribes settled down at once, this was a slow process. The tribes used to be a group of one family, clan or cliques and generally they share the same family name called Totem or Gotra. These tribes used to fight with each other due to numerous reasons and there were four important reasons of their fight with each other. First being that the tribal men used to send their cattle to graze in other tribes area, second being they used to steal others crop, third being getting away with the other tribes cattle and the most important being they used to pick up other tribes women forcibly. In the war it was usual that one being victorious and the other being looser. In the looser tribe few of them were being killed in the fight, some of them were being made as prisoners of war (those being forced to do the dirtiest work and cleaning of their places), and some of them who saved their lives from the war, were broken from the original tribe and were used to be called Broken Men. The tribes earlier used to live in their marked areas and when they grew in numbers these areas taken shapes of older villages. After the war these broken men used to go to other settled tribes for shelter and food then the settled tribes used to make an agreement with the broken men on number of points that they had to do lots of chores for them including skinning of the dead animals and providing security work in lieu of shelter and food. The settled tribes used to give temporary land to live on the outskirts of their main area village for security reasons being having no past references about them. This is how the broken men turned into the Chamars. This article is on the social structure. ... For other uses, see Clan (disambiguation). ... This article is about social groups. ... For other uses, see Totem (disambiguation). ... A gotra is the lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...

Chamars does not belong to any one particular group, clan or area; they are from all different religions and areas. Tanning being profession, they could be both from the original tribes who were living in India even before the Aryan Invasion and they were also Aryans who came from the Central Asia (The area where Aryans used to live in between Caspian sea and Hindu Kush Mountain Ranges and Safed Koh of Afghanistan) after crossing Khyber Pass and settle in north west India with their original tribes. India being shut out from the rest of the world by the mountains and the sea, there grew up a division of labor which gradually crystallized into the caste system, elaborate schemes of religious philosophy were built up by the sages; the trades were fenced round with religious sanctions, so that for a man to follow his fathers calling was made sacred duty, a thing to which he was born, and which, as his fate, he must perforce accept. Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to... The Hindu Kush or Hindukush (هندوکش in Persian) is a mountain range in Afghanistan as well as in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... Safed Koh (white mountain) is a range of mountains on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, up to 15,620ft (4,761 m) above sea-level at Mount Sikaram, straight and rigid, towering above all surrounding hills, it is near the Kabul River. ... The Khyber Pass, also referred to as The Khyber (also spelt the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) (altitude: 1,070 m , 3,510 ft) is the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. ...

Presently most of the Harijan Basties (Place of their living) are on the west side of the villages in the North Western India, reason being all the attacks were being made from the west side of India since ancient times and Broken Men had to provide security to the main villages. And also in North/Western India people share the same family names irrespective of their caste, clan or groups. From this it is very clear that the Chamars are not separate human beings but they are just the same men from different families sharing the same Gotras.

Chamars are an occupational caste, so their population consists of a mixture of local castes of the region. Chamars of Kashmir are very light-skinned, while those in Punjab look like typical Punjabis; may be light skinned or dark brown skinned. Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ...

The majority of Chamars follow Sikhism and believing Guru Ravidas to be their Satguru. They are called Ravidassia. However, there are also Muslim and Buddhist Chamars. Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ), founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Northern India, is the fifth-largest religion in the world. ... This box:      Indian religious leader and founder Satguru of the Ravidasi beliefs, revered by most Hindus as a Sant, by Nirankari sect, Balmiki sect as a Guru, by Radhasoami organization as a Sant and as a Bhagat by Sikhs, which is a somewhat lesser station than that attributed to him... Satguru or Sadguru means true guru (Sanskrit सदगुरू sat=true), literally: true teacher. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...

Chamars in the Punjab

The most politically and socially influential Chamars are from the state of Punjab, where they form 11% of the population with Dalits comprising 27% of the population. In the Punjab they are divided into various groups, such as Ad-Dharm, Ramdasias and Ravidassia. In Majha area they were depresed from Brahmins and share the same Gotras with them, in Doaba and Malwa area they were depressed from Jats and share the family names with Jats who themselves were outcasted from Rajputs in the due course of history. Where as in Malwa most of the Chamars turned to Sikhism and in Doaba region most of them did not opt for Sikhism. In Majha they are being called Ārya (Aryan) and Ravidasia, in Doaba they are being called Adi -Dharmi and in Malwa they are called Ramdasia Sikhs. They are highly concentrated in the Doaba region of Punjab. In Malwa Region Chamars have a faith in Sikhisim. , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Ad-Dharm is an alternative term for the Ravidasi religion, meaning Primal Spiritual Path. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ... A gotra is the lineage or clan assigned to a Hindu at birth. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ... Rajput constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India. ... Aryan (/eÉ™rjÉ™n/ or /ɑːrjÉ™n/, Sanskrit: ) is a Sanskrit and Avestan word meaning noble/spiritual one. ... Doaba is name of the region in Punjab (India) between the Satluj and Jhelum rivers. ...

Chamars in Rajasthan

Chamar denotes profession but nowadays misunderstood with caste.The castes which were involved in leather work in past ( before independence )were termed as Chamar in general.Chamars in Rajasthan can only be identified in the districts adjoining to the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The districts of Bikaner, Shriganganagar,Hanumangarh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Alwar, Bharatpur and Dhaulpur are inhabited by Chamars.In the districts of Bharatpur,Dhaulpur and parts of Alwar (adjoining to Bharatpur) they are known as Jatav , now a days.Raigar (leather tanners ) and Mochi (Shoe-makers) are other two predominant castes related with leather profession.

RAMDASIA SIKHS & RAVIDASSIA SIKHS

RAMDASIA SIKHS is how SIKH converts from the community working professionally in leather are usually referred to as a class. The term Ramdasias is an adaptation from Ravidasias, as some Chamar castes came to be called. They owed their affiliation to the famous saint, RAVIDAS, ; pioneer of`Vaisnava revival. In Utiar Pradesh, Ramdasias are also called Ravidasias. Ravidas, being an unfamiliar name in the Punjab, became here Ramdas or Rain Das, winch is ibe name which also belongs to the ilu` Fourth GURU of the Sikhs. Chamar (from Sanskrit charmkara, worker in leather) is a functional caste of skinners, tanners, curriers and shoemakers. Chamars as "untouchables" lay :it the lowest level of the Hindu social order only slightly higher than the Chuhras or scavengers by virtue of their being craftsmen. ``ChuhraChainar" was till recently a common pejorative conjoint. referring to the two castes. The teacinngs of the Gurus with their rejection of the caste system and emphasis on ethnic equality of ail human beings naturally appealed to them. Of. pcciai significance for ihein was the canonization of the bdmor hymns of Bhagat Ravidas in the Sikh Scripture by Guru ARJAN (15631606). Consequently, many Chaniars converted to Sikhisiii and they were as a class given the respectable name ofRaindasia Sikhs. Later, when indusiriali/.ation and opening up of new avenues of employment facilitated occupational mobility, many Chamars including Ramdasia Sikhs look to weaving, considered 10 be a cleaner and more honourable occupation than tanning and shoemaking. It also brought them better bargaining power through its semibartering and semimoney trading economic roles. Conversion of Hindu Chamars to SIKHISM accelerated towards the end of the nineteenth century. This was due to the rise of the SINGH Sabha movement launched in 1873 for the restoration and propagation of Sikh teachings, including the removal of caste distinctions. The fact that one of the leading figures of the movement was himself a Ramdasia Sikh, Giani Ditt Singh, who enjoyed wide esteem in the Sikh community served as an example. The number of Chamars who declared Sikhism as their religion increased from 100,014 in 1881 to 155,717, in 1931. This was besides 66,080 others listed as Ramdasia Sikhs in 1931. The converts were usually very particular about maintaining the five symbols of the KHALSA and were therefore nicknamed Rahitias, i.e. those meticulously observing the Sikh rahit or code of conduct. Meanwhile the term Ramdasia was no longer confined to Sikhs. During the census of 1931, many Hindu Chamars registered themselves as Ramdasias or Ravidasias, and still many more who registered themselves Ramdasias/Ravidasias declared Adi Dharam (lit. the primal faith) as their religion (Adi DharamTs, a new category comprising Chamars ). Yet of all Ramdasias/Ravidasias nearly 52.8 per cent declared themselves Sikhs. Ramdasia Sikhs, unlike Mazhabi Sikhs, were generally a docile community. During World War II, however, the British enrolled them in the Indian army. They along with Mazhabi Sikhs formed the Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment, later redesignated as Sikh Light Infantry. Recruitment to other service corps was also opened for them. After Independence, at the insistence of the Shiromani AKALI DAL, a political party of the Sikhs, Ramdasia Sikhs (along with Mazhabi, Kabirpanthi and Sikligar Sikhs) were included among the scheduled castes who were granted special rights and privileges guaranteed under the Indian Constitution for some depressed classes. Ramdasias now form an integral part of the Sikh community, with additional concessions statutorily provided to them in education, employment and political representation. 1. Rose, H.A., ed., A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. LAHORE, 1911-19

B.S.P Bahujan Samaj Party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party BSP is a Chamar dominated political party. It is very powerful in U.P and is expanding all over India. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is one of the most powerful political parties of India. It was founded by Sir Kanshi Ram and is led today by Ms. Mayawati Kumari, a Chamar. The BSP was created and is dominated by the Chamars but nowadays also includes Brahmin chamars. For the Nepalese party, see Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal. ... Kanshi Ram (born 1934) is an Indian politician of Dalit Sikh background. ... Mayawati Naina Kumari (b. ... Note that the word Brahmin is also known as Brahman in English due to some translation issues between the Upanishads (Hindu Holy Texts) and modern English* Brahmin, in Hinduism, traditionally refers to the priestly caste or a member of this caste in the Hindu caste system. ...

Jatavs

The Jatavs are an endogamous caste of the Chamar, or leather worker, category of castes in India.Some say the name "Jatav" is derived from the word jat (camel driver), while others say it is derived from "Jat," the name of a non-Untouchable farming caste. Many Jatavs themselves say it is derived from the term "Yadav," the lineage of Lord Krishna. They are also known as a Scheduled Caste because, as Untouchables, they are included on a schedule of castes eligible for government aid. Mahatma Gandhi gave to Untouchables the name "Harijans" or "children of god," but Jatavs reject the term and its connotations of Untouchable childlikeness and upper-caste paternalism. Jatavs live mostly in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, as well as in the Union Territory of Delhi in northwest India. Jatavs are not listed separately in the census of India but along with other Chamars. In the four states mentioned above Chamars numbered 27,868,146, about 9.9 percent of the those states' population (1981). Jatavs speak related languages of the Indo-Aryan Family of languages including Hindi, Rajasthani, and Braj Bhasha, all using the Devanagari script, as well as Punjabi using the Gurmukhi script. Chamars in other parts of India speak other languages of the Indo-Aryan Family and languages of the unrelated Dravidian Family, such as Tamil and Telugu.

Origins of the Jatavs, as well as most other Chamar and Untouchable castes, are mythical. Some say the Jatavs are the product of marriage of upper-caste Jats with Chamar women. Jatavs themselves deny such origins. In preindependent India they claimed upper-caste Kshatriya or warrior origin. In post-independent India many have claimed to be descendants of India's ancient Buddhists. This claim is in part a rejection of Untouchable status and in part an assertion of a political identity of equality rejecting the caste system.

In preindependent India Jatavs gained considerable political expertise by forming associations and by developing a literate cadre of leaders. They tried to change their position in the caste system through "Sanskritization," the emulation of upper-caste behavior. Jatavs claimed Kshatriya or warrior-class origin and rank, and they organized caste associations to reform caste behavior and lobby for their claims. After independence India legally abolished the practice of untouchability, established the universal franchise, and developed the policy of "protective discrimination." That policy reserves electoral constituencies for Scheduled Caste candidates according to their percentages of population in the nation and the states; it does likewise for jobs in the national and state civil services; and it offers educational benefits to them. Jatavs have taken advantage of that policy and turned to active participation in India's parliamentary system of government. At times they have elected members of their caste to various state and national legislatures. In villages they have been less successful at influencing local political institutions and capturing funds meant for developmental projects. A major influence upon Jatavs was the Untouchable leader Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (d. 1956) who encouraged Untouchables to fight for their rights, and, as first minister for law in India, provided a powerful role model. Through their political efforts his statue and picture may be found in public parks and bus stations, symbolically asserting their quest for equal citizenship in the nation. In general, Jatavs and other Chamars are Hindus. They reject, however, the Hindu teaching that makes them Untouchables, as well as the Brahman priests who wrote the sacred texts so defining them. Most major Hindu festivals, particularly Holi, are observed, as are major life-cycle ceremonies. In postindependent India Jatavs may enter major Hindu temples and visit pilgrimage spots. Some Chamars are devotees of the Chamar saint Ravi Das. A number of Jatavs have followed Dr. Ambedkar and converted to Buddhism as a rejection of the caste system and as an assertion of the equality of all individuals. Buddhism for them is a political ideology in religious form. Ambedkar himself has been apotheosized as a bodhisattva; his birthday is the major public Jatav festival. Belief is in the major deities of Hinduism, especially in their localized forms. The Buddha and Dr. Ambedkar have become part of the pantheon. Ghosts of those who died before their time (bhut) and other spirits are believed to be able to possess or harm living people; fear of the evil eye is also widespread.

Bibliography -Briggs, George W. (1920). The Chamars. Calcutta: Association Press. -Cohn, Bernard (1954). "The Camars of Senapur: A Study of the Changing Status of a Depressed Caste." Ph.D. dissertation, Cornell University. -Lynch, Owen M. (1969). The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City of India. New York: Columbia University Press. -Lynch, Owen M. (1981). "Rioting as Rational Action: An Interpretation of the April 1978 Riots in Agra." Economic and Political Weekly 16:1951-1956.

Raigars

The Raigar, Raiger, Ranger, Regar or Rangar, spelt in various forms, are a community of leather tanners in the Union Territory of Delhi. They are also known as Raidas, Jatia, Rangya and Bota. The word Raiger is a corrupt form of Raingaya, i.e. those who engage themselves in leather tanning. Those who immigrated to Delhi from Rajasthan claim Rajput ancestry. They converse among themselves in Marwari and use the Devanagari script for writing. With others, they speak in the Hindi language. They are non-vegetarians. Wheat is their staple diet. Occasionally they also take jao, bajara, chana and rice. There is a tendency among some of them to become vegetarians under the influence of the Arya Samaj or Radha Soami movements. There are three subgroups, namely Sindhi Raiger, Lashkaria Raiger and Raigar. Marriages take place among all the three. These subgroups are further divided into a number of clans (gotras), such as Bandarwal, Dhuriya, Jajoria, Kankheria, Rachoiya, Mauria, Jaggarwal, Atolia, Jaluthria, Dotania, Vohra, Mehra, Heria, Rathor, Tongaria, etc.

Recent history

Due to the influence of Sikhism and the preference of the British for Sikh soldiers, many Chamar Sikhs were able to serve in the military and thus improve their social and economic status. Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ), founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Northern India, is the fifth-largest religion in the world. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ...

There is a large population of Punjabi Chamars in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. There is also a large workforce in the Middle East, and immigration to other European countries as well as Australia is increasing. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Sikh Light Infantry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Light_Infantry

One of the most decorated regiments of the Indian Army is the Sikh Light Infantry, which is composed mostly of Chamar and Mazhabi Sikhs. This article is about the post-independence Indian Army. ... The Sikh Light Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. ... A Mazhabi person is one belonging to the Dalit population of Punjab and Haryana in Northern India. ...

The Sikh Light Infantry finds its origins in the Sikh Pioneers raised in 1857. Sikh Pioneers were used in various military campaigns in India and abroad, and highly regarded for their determined resolve to complete the assigned tasks against all opposition. The Sikh Pioneers were later merged into the Sappers and Miners. World War-II and its need for additional troops saw the rise of Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikhs as a regiment in 1941. The designation was changed to the Sikh Light Infantry in 1944.

In view of its linkages with the Pioneers, the Sikh Light Infantry received its earlier seniority after the Sikh Regiment. The Sikh Light Infantry draws its man power from the Mazhabi and Ramdasia elements amongst the Sikhs. They had long formed part of the armies of the Sikhs' Tenth Guru and in later Khalsa armies. The regiment has produced one Army Chief, General Ved Prakash Malik (10th Sikh LI).

The Chamar Regiment

During World War II, the Chamar Regiment was created and was involved on the Japanese front. The Chamar Regiment was disbanded after the war. Former Pakistani Leader Ayub Khan was an officer of the Chamar Regiment. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Pacific War (disambiguation). ...

Few of them

• Bhagat Ravidas - Contributed 40 shabads (hymns) and one Shalok (verse) to the Sikh Holy book.
• Naveen Andrews - Television and film actor
• 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)
• (19**-2006) 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
• Dev Diwana- Punjabi film Writer/Director/Actor
• 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 - President of the Congress Party
• Chaudhary Jagjit Singh - A prominent Politician in the Doaba district of Punjab
• Charanjit Singh Atwal-Depty Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Palwankar Baloo - Cricketer and Social Activist, member of Hindu Mahasabha
• Amar Arshi - Punjabi Singer
• Lal Chand Yamla Jatt - Punjabi Singer
• Gurmeet Kaur Bawa-Famous Punjabi Singer
• Chamkila - Punjabi Singer
• Pali Detwalia-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
• Amar Arshi - 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
• Gurkamal Singh Kandhola - Fought legal battle against caste discrimination
• Sushil Kumar Shinde - (1941- )Indian Minister of power , former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Kailash Kher - Famous Singer
• Baba Ruda Ram
• Naomi Rabidas - Fastest runner for girls under-15 UK
• Ajoy Kumar - IPS West Bengal
• Dalawer Singh Bagha - Famous for Community Work
• Choudhari Prem Singh- President Delhi vidhan sabha
• Laxman singh - Student leader of smazwadi party
• Manju rani -Famous interior designer
• Harinder Singh Khalsa - Ex Ambessdor Norway, Ex M.P Rajya Sabha, Ex Member of SC/ST commission
• Giani Ditt Singh Ji - Famous Sikh Writer and Social Worker
• Shaeed Baba Madan Singh Ji Ramdassia - Martyar in the Battle of Chamakaur Sahib
• Baba Rajinder Singh Ghuman- Kar Sewa Wale, Consruct the buildings of Ravidass Gurudwaras in Malwa Region
• Balvir Boparai -Famous Punjabi Singer
• Manjeet Rupoowalia -Famous Punjabi Singer
• 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
• 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
• Mohinder Singh K.P.-Ex M.L.A.,Ex Minister
• Mohan Lal Sandi - Chief Advisor, SC/ST Employees Welfare Association of BSNL : Recognised by BSNL after unification of all associations on 28-feb-2007.
• Parminder Sandhu-Famous Punjabi Singer and Punjabi Film Actress
• Seth Satpal Mall- Famous Bussiness Personality in the Field of Leather Industry
• Surinder Mahey- Ex Mayor of Jallandhar
• Chaudhary Santok Singh- Ex M.L.A Phillaur, Ex Minister
• Beant Singh Khalsa-Kill Indian Prime Minister Indra Gandhi and take the Revenge of Attack on Shri Akal Takhat Sahib and Golden Temple
• Sahota U.K.- Famous Music Group
• Satnam Singh Kainth-Ex M.P.
• Pushkar - Sub editor magazine "Muse of Murmur"
• 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"
• Dr.Ronki Ram-Head Department of Political Science,Punjab University Chandigarh

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Ravidass Gurudwaras and Temples

Australia

• Melbourne - Gurudwara Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha Aust Inc.24 Malcolm Place, Campbellfield 3061 , MELBOURNE

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United Kingdom

• ENGLAND

• Bedford - Shri Guru Ravidass Bhawan, Guru Ravidass Lane, Off Ashburnham Lane, Bedford
• Bilston - Sant Dera Baba Gobind Dass Temple (Ravidass), 95 Wellington Road, Bilston
• Birmingham - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, Union Row, Handsworth, Birmingham
• Bradford - Gurudwara Shri Guru Ravidass Bhavan, 8 Breaton Street, Bradford
• Coventry - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple (1), 19 Jesmond Road, Coventry
• Coventry - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple (2), 475 Foleshill Road, Folesshill, Coventry
• Darlaston - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 37-38 Pinford Street, Darlaston
• Derby - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, Duncan Road, Derby
• Erith - Shri Guru Ravidass Bhawan, 57 Battle Road, Erith, Kent
• Gravesend - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, Brandon Street, Gravesend, Kent
• Hitchin - Shri Guru Ravidass Community Centre, 2 Knowlpiece, Hitchin
• Leicester - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 196 Harrison Road, Leicester
• Letchworth - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 167 Glebe Road, Letchworth
• Luton - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 31A Cardigan Street, Luton
• Newham - Shri Guru Ravidass Bhawan, 28 Carlyle Road, Manor Park, London
• Southall - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 282 Western Road, Southall
• Southampton - Shri Guru Ravidass Bhawan, 130 Northumberland Road, Southampton
• Strood - Shri Guru Ravidass Bhawan, 1 Viarage Road, Strood, Kent
• Walsall - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 186 Stafford Road, Walsall
• Willenhall - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 13 Somerford Road, Willenhall
• Wolverhampton - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 181 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton

• SCOTLAND

• Glasgow - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha , 251 Nithdele Road , Pollockshield , Glasgow

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Canada

• Brampton - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 86 Newport Street, Brampton, ON
• Calgary - Guru Ravidass Community Centre, 1835 40 Street SE, Calgary
• Montreal - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 8205 Duroucher, Montreal
• Toronto - Gurdwara Ravidass Sikh Temple, 2284 Queensway Dr, Burlington, ON
• West Toronto - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 6795 Steels Avenue, West Toronto, ON
• Vancouver - Gurudwara Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 7271 Gilley Avenue, Burnaby, BC

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New Zealand

• Auckland - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, Bombay Hills

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Fiji

• Nasinu Suva - Gurudwara Ravidass

United States

• Bay Area - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 5785 Robertson Avenue, Newark, California
• Fresno - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha Central Valley, 5025 S. Cherry Avenue, Fresno, California
• Houston - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 7902 Boone Road, Houston, Texas
• New York - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 6001 Broadway, New York, New York
• Pittsburgh - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 2150 Crestview Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Sacramento - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, Sacramento, California
• Seattle - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, Seattle, Washington
• Selma - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 2650 Baline Avenue, Selma, California
• Yuba City - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, 2269 Bouge Road, Yuba City, California

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Italy

• Bergamo - Gurudwara Shri Guru Ravidass Darbar
• Vernon - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple
• Vicenza - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple

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France

• Paris - Gurudwara Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, 97 Rue Anatole, Lacournehve, France

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Netherlands

• Amsterdam - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, Brink-1B 1097 TT, Amsterdam
• The Hague - Shri Guru Ravidass Temple, DlfeseLaan 105, 2512 RC, The Hague

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Related websites

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http://www.gururavidassgurdwara.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

http://shrigururavissgurdwaragravesend.webs.com/index.htm

http://www.sachkhandballan.org

http://www.begumpura.com

http://www.begumpura.org

http://www.satgururavidassdham.com

http://www.freewebs.com/shrigururavidassji

http://www.freeewebs.com/gururavidas

http://www.freewebs.com/sgrt-holland

See also

• Backward-caste Hindu saints

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