The Pinjara (Pinja, Penja, Bahna or Dhunia) derive their name from - TopicsExpress



          

The Pinjara (Pinja, Penja, Bahna or Dhunia) derive their name from the term pinjala/pinjna meaning cotton weaver. Their traditional occupation is naturally one of cleaning and reeling cotton to make pillows, quilts or even mattresses. And there are over 3 million Pinjara population , Its is believed that the Muslim Pinjara embraced to Islam about 500 years ago during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb. The Pinjara community found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They live in over 500 districts of India and Nepal and speak more than a dozen different languages depending on their location. The Pinjara speak primarily Kannada,Marathi,Bhojpuri, Nepali, Maithili and Urdu. In Karnataka Pinjaras population is about 1.3 million. They are found all over the State but majority of them live in Bijapur and Belgaum districts.Economically they are weaker section of the society , small and medium scale farmers, and have always been connected with the art of weaving.As most live in multi-caste villages by which they share multiculture. Now the Pinjars are in various professions both in private and public sector.They can be found as both skilled and unskilled workers.Some are eminent personalities in the Community.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:16:34 +0000

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