Never thought it got any connection.
One of my colleague ( London - Palat) revealed this new theory that in old times, one who used to drink Bhang was called Bhangi. 
Do you agree with this theory, whcih was made me 
when I first heard that.
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Oh you did not know that connection? I thought it was pretty obvious.
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I thought bhangi was something else 
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I did a double-take when I read the title. I always thought that a bhangi was a neechi zaat (which I know sounds really bad to say, so my apologies) person who did menial jobs related to cleaning. Sort of an untouchable.
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Oh you did not know that connection? I thought it was pretty obvious.
But I read that Bhangi was a caste in Punjab. Probably, MahaRaja Ranjeet Singh had some connection with that. Generally, Bhangi is the Punjabi for the urdu word Mahatar (one who cleans bathrooms). If Bhangi was Bhang peene wala then what other word for this profession got in Punjabi?
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Hmm, I did not know that. Then why do we call them Jamaadaar?
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I did a double-take when I read the title. I always thought that a bhangi was a neechi zaat (which I know sounds really bad to say, so my apologies) person who did menial jobs related to cleaning. Sort of an untouchable.
Welcome back Sehrysh.
Thats what my argument was with the guy, when he first told this theory. Everyone who heard this theory (Bhangi and Bhnag) took it as a joke
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Hmm, I did not know that. Then why do we call them Jamaadaar?
Jharoo dene wala.
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May be becuase wo logon ka phelaya huwa jama karta hai. I once read in a railway station toilet ‘Barae mehrbani apne kiye karae pe pani pher ke jaiye’ 
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Jharoo dene wala.
Thats called Khakrob in KKF's Urdu
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bhungees are the caste who made bhaang. like chamaars are teh caste who made leather. and as you know, desis think anything service related, makes you lowly. so these are now galiyaan.
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Thats called Khakrob in KKF's Urdu
in KKF's Urdu, they are called Izzat Ma'aab khaakroob Sahab
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bhungees are the caste who made** bhaang**. like chamaars are teh caste who made leather. and as you know, desis think anything service related, makes you lowly. so these are now galiyaan.
By Bhaang you mean Bhang as is the theory of my colleague or its something else?
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bhungees are the caste who made bhaang. like chamaars are teh caste who made leather. and as you know, desis think anything service related, makes you lowly. so these are now galiyaan.
So then where did the connection from bhaang-maker to menial labourer come from? I've seen the use of chamaar both as a gaali and as a reference to I thought shoe repairer.
And I agree, when you reflect on it, it's actually shameful for us to treat any worker/paisha as being menial or being a derogatory term - after all they too work hard to support themselves.
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Tasleemaat Izzat Ma’aab Khakrob
Aadab e Arz ke baad guzarish hai kal se aap apni tashreef nahin laiye ga, kiyunke hamen ek Bhnag banane wala Bhangi dastiyaab ho gaya hai 
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bhangi means sweeper/sweeperess who clean your toilet [especially in old days when we used to have open toilets, qadamche jo hote the gaaoN meN]
ek moHaavarah bhii hai k...kisi ko bhangii banaa denaa...matlab usko deevaaliya banaa denaa yaa uskii izzat utaar lenaa is Had tak k vo izzat o aabroo emN bhangi ke baraabar aa jaaye....[bhangi is the lowest of the low in caste system]
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So then where did the connection from bhaang-maker to menial labourer come from? I've seen the use of chamaar both as a gaali and as a reference to I thought shoe repairer.
And I agree, when you reflect on it, *it's actually shameful for us to treat any worker/paisha as being menial or being a derogatory term *- after all they too work hard to support themselves.
A few days ago Southie uncle raised similar point in another thread. But the profession is quite infamous and oldest one in the world
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I did a double-take when I read the title. I always thought that a bhangi was a neechi zaat (which I know sounds really bad to say, so my apologies) person who did menial jobs related to cleaning. Sort of an untouchable.
I think they are called Qooli?? ( not quli the loader)
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My apologies for this explanation in advance.
I think that because making of bhang and dealing with leather was associated with lower caste (and non Muslims) and in Pakistan, the job of cleaning gutters and toilets is reserved for non-Muslims, we started assciateing words like Bhangis and Chamars to people who clean our filth.