Mazhabi

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A Mazhabi person is one belonging to the Dalit population of Punjab and Haryana in Northern India. The Government of India recognises Mazhabis as Scheduled Castes and Tribes, as part of their official affirmative action program.

Also referred to as Harijans and untouchables, Dalits are accorded low status in ancient Indian caste system, often employed as leather-workers, scavengers or labourers.

Since the Independence of India, many Mazhabis have embraced Sikhism.

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Castes and Tribes of the Punjab
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Ancient Kshatriya tribes Ahir | Gujjar | Kamboj | Khash | Yadav
Arain Arain | Mian | Mehr
Brahmin groups Saraswat Brahmins | Punjabi Brahmins | Bali | Bhimwal | Chhibber | Datt | Lau | Mohan | Mohyal | Vaid
Dalit groups Punjabi Dalits | Balmiki | Chamar | Chura | Kabirpanthi | | Mazhabi | Nai | Ramdasia | Rangrehta | Ravidasi
Jat clans Jat | Atwal | Aujla | Aulakh | Badesha | Baghoor | Bagri | Bains | Bajwa | Bajya | Bandechha | Bassi | Beniwal | Bhalli | Bhangu | Bharhaich | Bhinder | Bhullar | Brar | Buttar | Chahar | Chahal | Chatha | Cheema | Chhillar | Chohan | Dehr | Deol | Deshwal | Dhami | Dhariwal | Dhaliwal | Dhillon | Dhindsa | Dosanjh | Dulat | Faujdar | Gandhar | Garewal | Ghuman | Gill | Gondal | Gosal | Grewal | Hala | Hayer | Harl | Jakhar | Jawanda | Johiya | Johl | Kahlon | Kaloye | Kang | Khirwar | Khokhar | Lally | Langah | Lehal | Maan | Madar | Mahil | Maitla | Malhi | Mandair | Manes | Mattu | Mehria | Nijjar | Palak | Padda | Pama | Pannu | Poonia | Purewal | Rana | Rai | Randhawa | Ranghar | Riar | Rode | Sahota | Samra | Sandhu | Sangha | Sanghera | Saran | Sekhon | Shergill | Shokeen | Sidhu | Sohal | Sra | Sukhera | Takhar | Takshak | Tarar | Thiara | Tiwana | Tomara | Toor | Virk | Wahla | Waraich | Warar
Khatris and other groups Khatri | Ahuja | Alreja | Anand | Arora | Bedi | Bhatia | Chopra | Dumra | Ghai | Kapoor | Kukhran | Khanna | Khullar | Malhotra | Marwaha | Mehra | Mehta | Oberoi | Puri | Sablok | Sareen | Sehgal | Sekhri | Sodhi | Sood | Suri | Walia
Rajput clans Rajput | Bhatti | Chadhar | Chauhan | Chib | Doad | Dogra | Gheba | Jamwal | Janjua | Jarral | Jaswal | Jodhra | Khakha | Kharal | Khati | Kunwar | Mahnike | Mair | Mangral | Manj | Meo | Minhas | Mir | Naul | Noon | Panwar | Parhar | Parmar | Punwar | Ranial | Rathore | Salaria | Sial | Toor | Wattu | Wejhwa | Wijhalke
Shaikhs and other groups Abbasi | Alavi | Farooqi | Gardezi | Gilani | Hashemi | Osmani | Quraishi | Sayyid | Shaikh | Shaikh Siddiqui | Siddiqui
Tarkhans and other groups Tarkhan | Bansal | Bassan | Bhamrah | Bhogal | Chana | Dhanjal | Ghataura | Hunjan | Jagdeo | Jagdev | Kalsi | Lohar | Matharu | Mudhar | Nagi | Panesar | Ramgarhia | Reehal | Sagoo | Sembhi | Soor | Ubhi | Virdi
Others Ahluwalia | Awan | Bakarwal | Bania | Bishnoi | Chhimba | Dhangar | Gakhar | Kalal | Labana | Meghwar | Mekan | Saini | Sansi | Tonk Kshatriya