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2006-06-29 07:24:11 · 1 answers · asked by umeshmalhotra_2000 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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From wikipedia:
"Meghwar is one of the major social groups of South Asia. In India they have been classified as Scheduled Castes, a number of castes of India, which have been stated in a schedule of the Indian constitution. Meghwar people, after being humbled for many thousand years, has now improved their living standards.

Etymologically, the word Meghwar is derived from two Sanskrit words, namely, Megh (meaning clouds and rains) and war, which means prayers. Thus, the word Meghwar means a nation (of people) which prays for the rains. Meghwar people, one of the most peaceful people, believe in humanity.

Meghwar (Urdu: میگھواڑ ) mostly live in Sindh and Punjab regions of Pakistan, and the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and some other areas of India."

From PrayWay - Global Prayer Community:
"The Meghwar Bhil is one of the people groups traditionally considered as "untouchable" by the caste-conscious Hindus. When India was partitioned into two countries (India and Pakistan) in 1947, caste Hindus left in large numbers. However, some of the scheduled caste Hindus, such as the Meghwar Bhil, chose to stay in Pakistan. Although they are part of a very small Hindu minority in Pakistan, they seem to prefer being despised by the Muslims rather than by their own Hindu brothers. Sadly, the ancient antagonism between the Muslims and the Hindu Meghwar was not lessened by the partition.

The Meghwar live in the southern Punjab region, northeast of the cities of Dadu and Nawabshah. Their language, Marwari Bhil, is a sub-group of the Bhil languages and part of the Indo-Aryan linguistic family. The Marwari Bhil language is mostly a spoken tongue, although some newspapers are written in the language."

From Dalits of Pakistan:
"Among the Dalits of Pakistan, Meghwar tribe is considered as more educated."

2006-07-05 15:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 0 0

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