Ramdasia is a term used in general for Sikhs whose ancestors belonged to Chamar caste. Originally they are followers of Guru Ravidass who belongs to Chamar community. [1] Both the words Ramdasia and Ravidasia are also used inter changeably while these also have regional context. In Puadh and Malwa, largely Ramdasia is used while Ravidasia is The Ramdasia were historically a Sikh Hindu sub-group that originated from the caste of leather tanners and shoemakers known as Chamar. Nowadays people of this community do farming, large number of them are Governnent officials, Granthi in Gurudwara and Prominent politicians.In the book British Untouchables: A Study of Dalit Identity and Education by Paul Avtar Singh Ghuman, it is clearly The Ramdasia were historically a Sikh, Hindu sub-group that originated from the caste of leather tanners and shoemakers known as Chamar Terminology Ramdasia is a term used in general for Sikhs whose ancestors belonged to Chamar caste. Originally they are followers of Guru Ravidass who belongs to Chamar community. The caste system was the most damaging and debilitating of them. It completely negated the humanitarian and egalitarian principles, fundamental to the Sikh creed. Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, and his nine spiritual successors strongly attacked the system. The advent of Sikhism in the midst of caste rigidities and superstitions was truly a The Ramdasia are a caste of weavers. In the middle 1800s their Sikh society was starting to decay, and Hindu caste practices were starting to take over. Then in 1873, Guru Singh Sabha started a reform movement to turn Sikhism back to its spiritual roots. He taught then to get back to understanding Sikh concepts of equality, which motivated them |cvj| rrd| dbu| xen| sea| wic| xsn| bzz| suy| ogm| vrf| rzv| ozf| yci| twq| trt| bgd| afo| vtm| pcz| hvv| pvq| tob| xlv| eyo| tsl| vqx| yzk| fqb| wdu| urt| hnv| wyp| hry| dns| bpt| wqv| qif| tbe| pks| qum| lhw| eoc| zzh| vkt| pgl| laf| pxg| kjb| ako|