Kashmiri people

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Kashmiri People
कश्मीरी, کشمیری
Kashmiri father, son, and grandson
Total population

8,613,650[1]
Regions with significant populations
India, Pakistan
Languages
Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu
Religions
Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism[2]
Related ethnic groups
Other Dardic peoples


For other uses, see Kashmiri (disambiguation).

The Kashmiri people (Kashmiri: कश्मीरी کشمیری) are a Dardic ethnic group who ancestrally belong to the Kashmir region, divided between the countries of India and Pakistan. However, an indeterminate number have left the region and now live in other parts of the Indian subcontinent. The Kashmiris speak the Kashmiri language, a Dardic tongue, and practice Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism.

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[edit] The Lost Tribes of Israel

Some consider the Kashmiri people descendants of one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. According to Rabbi Marvin Tokayer, the Kashmiri people have many Jewish cultural traits, including feasts, appearance, business practices, and other customs. He also asserts that a significant number of Kashmiri names and words derive from Hebrew[3]. Furthermore, sidelocks, although never worn by Muslims, are very commonly worn by the Kashmiris.

The Ahmadiyya movements also support an Israelite origin for Kashmiri people[4].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Joshu Project: People Clusters - Kashmiri
  2. ^ BBC: Safety fears for Kashmir's Sikhs
  3. ^ Mystery of the Ten Lost Tribes Kashmir
  4. ^ Inhabitants of the Trans-Euphrates Provinces - Kashmiris

[edit] Further reading

  • Kashmir Return of Democracy By Yodhishter Kahul, Yudhistar ed Kahol
  • The Crisis in Kashmir: Portents of War, Hopes of Peace By Šumit Ganguly

[edit] See also

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