Mazhabhi Sikhs

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Mazhabhi Sikhs are a Dalit Sikh community from Punjab historically associated with marginalized caste groups and known for their distinct social and cultural identity within Sikhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dalit community
Sikh community
associatedWith rural Punjab
urban Punjab
benefitsFrom affirmative action policies for Scheduled Castes in India
casteCategoryInIndia Scheduled Caste
country India
ethnicity Punjabi
experiences tension between egalitarian Sikh ideals and caste-based practices
faced economic marginalization
social discrimination
hasCulturalIdentity distinct social and cultural identity within Sikhism
hasDistinctIdentityWithin Sikhism
historicallyAssociatedWith marginalized caste groups
historicalRole low-status service roles in Punjabi society
identity combination of Sikh religious identity and Dalit caste background
language Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
politicalCategory Dalit Sikhs
recognizedBy Government of India as Scheduled Caste in Punjab
region Punjab
religion Sikhism
religiousMinorityStatus minority within broader Sikh community
religiousPractice follows Sikh Gurus
observes Sikh rituals and festivals
socialStatus Dalit
subjectOf Dalit studies scholarship in South Asia
sociological research on caste among Sikhs
traditionalOccupation agricultural labour
menial labour
sanitation work

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Punjabi people subgroup Mazhabhi Sikhs