Their large numbers ensure that they now control the politics of Punjab and most Sikh institutions. In the earlier era of Sikh history, it was not uncommon to come across the term Brahman Sikh. However, for centuries they were forced to live as second-class citizens, and many were not even considered to be a part of India's varna system of social hierarchy. Pathans, according to Barstow, could treat Khatris like personal property , much like the medieval lords in Europe who treated their Jews like chattels. His zodiac sign is Gemini. Both the schemes aim to reduce the financial burden on EBCs seeking education. They were considered to be a section of people in Hindu society who are not from the four major varnas, i . For some inexplicable reason a low esteem continues to be attached to artisan trades requiring a high degree of skill and industry. Turahiya 28,055 0.08, Badhik 9,018 0.01% Most of the castes like Kalal, Tarkhan, Jheer, Suniyara, etc who changed their titles have done so for upward social mobility or to escape discrimination which unfortunately continues to exist despite dissemination of Sikh ideas of equality. The Constitution provides for the protection of the rights of Scheduled Castes under several provisions. Kol 331,374 4.5% In the earlier Hindu society , the titles of Singh and Kaur or Kanwar were only meant to be used by Rajputs or Kshatriyas. These lower caste Muslims also later invented the tales of foreign origin to escape discrimination from the upper caste Muslims. The ramifications of these Papal Bulls were felt until 1960s when many of the Americans Churches were still not fully desegregated and actively practiced discrimination against Christians of darker colour. Kharwar (excluding Benbansi) (excluding districts of Ballia, Ghazipur, Deoria, Varanasi and Sonbhadra) 119,248 0.3% Scheduled castes are sub-communities within the framework of the Hindu caste system who have historically faced deprivation, oppression, and extreme social isolation in India on account of their perceived low status. In this article, we have provided information on Scheduled Caste surnames list including most popularly used and rarely used in India. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Khanna. This is hardly different from separate White and Black Churches in many parts of USA , although no Church openly admits to discrimination. Consequently, the caste does exist in Sikhism , though in a diluted form than found in the rest of Indian society. About 66% of all Sikhs are said to belong to this caste. Baheliya 143,442 0.6% In 1942, the Scheduled Caste Federation formed by Dr B R Ambedkar also got its chapter started in Punjab but its state president Seth Kishan Dass lost the election. Castes who traditionally suffered discrimination based on untouchability, throughout India, have been identified, enumerated and incorporated in the . Akshay kumar belongs to jat caste following the sir name khatri. As noted before Jats are numerically the most significant Sikh castes. Article 330 promises reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha, once more, on a proportional basis to the total population of SC/STs to overall population.