Many ethnic Muslim Kashmiris from the Kashmir Valley had migrated to the Punjab region during Sikh and Dogra rule. I read somewhere on the web that butts and Bhatts are not the same. Under Hindu rule, Brahmins were the ones who possessed knowledge but after Kashmir turned to Islam, Syeds took on that role, who now have the upper hand. Watal and Sheikh are in fact abusive slurs in the Valley. To complicate things further, I learnt that some castes are given more than just one name e.g. This metaphoric scenario is often practiced other way round in the valley of Kashmir. This is one of the reasons why groups from outside Punjab have generally settled down and merged within local structures very quickly. and our The Kashmiris in Punjab are ethnic Kashmiris who have historically migrated from the Kashmir Valley and settled in the Punjab region. You can view the cookies used on our site via the "Cookie Control Panel" and change your preferences. Cradle of Castes in Kashmir (From Medieval Period to Present Day) I remember on other websites that Kashmiris Butts are actually brahmin or pandit converts, so would you say butts and khawajas belong to two different castes? Butt is similar to Bhat. "I will vote him wherever he goes. Top castes in Pakistan according to population percentage Since the appearance of sheikh Abdullah (1931) in the political scenario of kashmir, education & social status has played a major role in the match making processes among Kashmiri Muslims. Opinion: Why The Marginalised Castes of Jammu and Kashmir Must - News18 (67,554) It may be rendered as a variant:. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Hey. In his book Directory of Caste in Kashmir, Kashmiri sociologist Bashir Ahmed Dabla classified Kashmiri castes into three different groups. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Besides, being an authoritarian government with no accountability, there is no desire to reach out to these marginalised sections or analyse their problems. [citation needed]. Indian Pilots Supporting Anti-Turkey Patch in Greece. The essential premise borrowed here to understand caste in Kashmir is that of social exclusion, which the low-caste groups face. This last name is the 8,640th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 110,746 people. Ukraine Is Running Out of Ammo. Kashmir is a conflict zone and involvement in the Azaadi movement is not a facile phenomenon explains Masood Hussain, senior journalist and founder-editor of Kashmir Life magazine. Americas industrial base is struggling with supply chains and a shortage of workers, The future of air warfare: Bayraktar KIZILELMA, (SUPERPOWER) Aerial footage from the Elephant Walk at Sheppard AFB, Iranian military engine development news and updates, Turkish Air Force - Weapons and Capabilities ( News and Updates ). Ukraine Is Running Out of Ammo. The words of a young, unemployed member of the Sheikh community captures the unspeakable alienation and world-weary pessimism of Kashmiris in general, and this marginalised community in particular: (Translation: Kashmir is doomed anyway. Understanding the caste system itself is quite a challenge and no doubt my knowledge is and probably will always be limited as is the case with most people I assume, with the exception of the odd historian.