"Mallah" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Mallah, Iran.
Mallah
Regions with significant populations
India • Pakistan
Bihar:
3,410,093 (2.61% of the population of Bihar)
Languages
Bhojpuri • Maithili • Hindi • Sindhi • Seraiki
Religion
Hinduism • Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kewat • Bind • Nishad
The Mallaah are the traditional boatmen and fishermen tribes or communities found in North India, East India, Northeastern India and Pakistan. A significant number of Mallah are also found in Nepal and Bangladesh.[1] In the Indian state of Bihar, the term Nishad includes the Mallah and refers to communities whose traditional occupation centred on rivers.
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The Mallaah are the traditional boatmen and fishermen tribes or communities found in North India, East India, Northeastern India and Pakistan. A significant...
significant issue in the campaign for the 2014 Indian general election. Mallaah Citations Shah (2013) Srivastava (2014) Bibliography Shah, Pankaj (6 April...
Pradesh. Notes: 1 largely Hindu community with a small Muslim minority 2 The Mallaah include a small Muslim minority. 3 The Kumhar are evenly divided between...
of the area that became Karachi were Sindhi tribes such as the Jokhio, Mallaah and Jat in the east and Baloch in the west and. Before the end of British...
Bollywood as a set designer. Mukesh is considered as an influential leader of "Mallaah" (fisherman) community, he is also referred to as 'Son of Mallah'. In the...
ancestor is said to have come originally from Sindh, and they belonged to the Mallaah tribe. Other tribes like Kutana, Kihal and Mor are thought to have same...
close kin. There customs are similar to other Bengali Muslim communities. Mallaah Marginal Muslim Communities in India. Institute of Objective Studies. 2004...
Rajesh Tripathi 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) A family of boat drivers (Hindi: mallaah) have an unusual relationship with other villagers and a boat. As per tradition...
water. Ethnic groups of lower Sindh can be found in the delta region: Mallaah, Mohano, Soomro, Samma and Jat. All of these groups speak Sindhi and follow...
Aditya Om. The film depicts the rise of Bhola Kevat, a lower caste boatman "Mallaah" (Kewat) in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh rising to the unexpected heights...
the Sheedis have traditionally intermarried only with people such as the Mallaahs (fisherpeople), Khaskheli (laborers), Khatri (dyeing community) and Kori...
Kewat Nagla is a very small village (basti) of Mallaah (boatmen), under the jurisdiction of Bhidauni gram panchayat, in Mat Tehsil, Mathura District,...
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