Khatri
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The Khatri are a Hindu caste who traditionally engage in trade and claim descent from the Kshatriya, a caste historically associated with governing and military roles. While Sikhism officially rejects the caste system, with practices like communal dining in langars designed to promote equality, traditional caste affiliations, including marriage within one's caste, persist for some Sikhs. The Khatri and Arora castes, though a small minority, are influential within the Sikh community, alongside the rural Jat caste, which forms the majority.123
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IndiaSocial mobilityā¦as the Kayasthas (scribes) and Khatris (traders), are mentioned in the sources of this period. According to the Brahminic sources, they originated from intercaste marriages, but this is clearly an attempt at rationalizing their rank in the hierarchy. Many of these new castes played a major role in society. Theā¦
Read Moreā¦as the Kayasthas (scribes) and Khatris (traders), are mentioned in the sources of this period. According to the Brahminic sources, they originated from intercaste marriages, but this is clearly an attempt at rationalizing their rank in the hierarchy. Many of these new castes played a major role in society. Theā¦
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ā¦BÄbur, and belonged to the Khatri community of scribes and traders. From an early career as a scribe for an important noble of the LodÄ« dynasty, NÄnak became a wandering preacher before settling down at Kartarpur in the Punjab at about the time of BÄburās invasion. By the time ofā¦
Read Moreā¦BÄbur, and belonged to the Khatri community of scribes and traders. From an early career as a scribe for an important noble of the LodÄ« dynasty, NÄnak became a wandering preacher before settling down at Kartarpur in the Punjab at about the time of BÄburās invasion. By the time ofā¦
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