Julaha

The Julaha (Weaver) are a community of Pakistan and India, which adopted the profession of weaving.

Julaha
Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan • England
Languages
Punjabi • Hindi Urdu • Haryanvi • Gujarati
Religion
Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism • Christianity[1]
Related ethnic groups
Kabirpanthi

History

Chamars who have adopted the weaving profession and abandoned tanning and leathercraft, identify themselves as Julaha Chamar. R. K. Pruthi suggests this is in the hope that they might in future be considered as Julaha by other communities. Members of the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh are

Etymology

The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread).[2] Other explanation put forth by Julaha themselves include "jal (net), jils (decorated) or uila (lighted up, or white)."

Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha groups exist; a number of the Muslim Julaha later changed their group name to terms such as Ansari (but not all Ansari's are julaha, as only few julaha's changed their title to Ansari).[3]

Notable people
  • Kabir (1398–1518), an Indian mystic poet[4]

See also

References
  1. Nava Kishor Das (23 June 2009). Culture, religion, and philosophy: critical studies in syncretism and inter-faith harmony. the University of Michigan. pp. 374 pages. ISBN 978-81-7033-820-8.
  2. Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (1 January 1993). The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9780195632545.
  3. Gottschalk, Peter (27 October 2005). Beyond Hindu and Muslim: Multiple Identity in Narratives from Village India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199760527.
  4. "Kabir". Britannica. Retrieved 4 May 2023.


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