What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

[afaaf]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

Descended from Rajputs and from the Rana branch with sikh forefathers. So thanks to one of the oldies ..We are Muslim..Alhamdulilah!

[purepwnage]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

baloch/sindhi

[system]

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Half marshmallow and half snickers.

Yes that is in fact a caste in Pakistan.

[hareem01]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

Half marshmallow and half snickers.

Yes that is in fact a caste in Pakistan.

marshmallow from father's side?

[Monk]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

^

[Nisha25]

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@Archangel

Half marshmallow and half snickers.

Yes that is in fact a caste in Pakistan.

btw, man there’s that association with caste and subculture again. so strange, i didn’t realize the meaning of caste was so different in pakistan.

[KKF]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

Oreo cookie...brown on the OUTside, white on the inside lol

[psyah]

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People should be honest about their heritage and name it is not a matter about higher or lower castes we have evolved beyond that. To go the other extreme and start saying food items are the names of the ethnic group that you belong to shows that we have not passed those barriers.

I have no desire to know where people belong, just a desire to know where my own roots go. I have a plan to establish a family tree so that we can preserve our history, without recourse to being superior about it. I believe this is a noble thing to want to do.

[fashionista91]

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yeah i agree with psyah n everyone should feel proud abt who thy r...
m sindhi n my caste is syed (kazmi)

[Aceones]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

Arain - Alleged relationship with Kamboj but defunct - most prevalent background about Arain is confirmed by my late grandfather - we are descendents of the people of Jericho (Areeha) western edge of ancient Palestine (present - Syria), who were led by Muhammad bin Qasim after the campaign our forefathers settled and became farmers.

Family origin for at least 4 generations = Punjab (Lahore)

The other plausible but lesser explanation is the link with the word Arayan - which still implies settlers from the western territories.

just because you mentioned something about it, and wikipedia talks about them being associated with kamboj (as mentioned in the first post), a bit off topic though

I've read about this jericho/ areeha connection... but i've also read that a lot of local people in india back then started calling themselves arain just because they were associated with "agriculture" and main profession of the people of areeha was agriculture which they took again once Muhammad Bin Qasim Left... that was the time when so many people virtually "joined" the tribe by just adopting their name....

another major period when different people who were not basically arain joined this group/tribe was when shah jehan decided to build shalimar garden and set up the town of baghbanpura... he gave the task to local arain people also and invited iranian professional gardeners to take the lead, at that time he gave away large agricultural lands to members of arain tribe for farming, that was when many people again adopted the name of this tribe, and tried to mimic if they were one, to get some land... these two occasions answer why there are arain who are not muslim...

before areeha the history is somewhat obscure (or may be i did not find any good source), except that this was the city where first bani-israeel landed after leaving egypt and roaming around many years in the desert... so they can be local people of jericho or the new comers..

on the other hand, many claim them to be either local daravendian (sp?) related to "Rai" raaj, some relate themselves to Indo-Iranian Aryan or whatever that is called... its all messed up and not traced very well to the roots anyway, so most of them are just claims...

[system]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

marshmallow from father's side?

Grandfather's side. The marshmallow aspect skips a generation. Technically I am 1/4 Mars bar, 1/4 Marshmallow and 7/8s Snickers. I sadly have 1/8 Gummy worms. Yes I am ashamed of that 1/8.

[Captain_FT]

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punjabi jatt

@Nisha25

South Asian Ethnic Groups

[ul]
[li]Bengali people[/li][li]Bihari people[/li][LIST]
[li]Maithil[/li][li]Bhumihar[/li][/ul]

[li]Dhivehi people[/li][li]Gujarati people[/li][li]Hindkis[/li][li]Hindkowans[/li][li]Marathi people[/li][li]Mers[/li][li]Muhajir people[/li][ul]
[li]Bihari Muslim[/li][/ul]

[li]Oriya people[/li][li]Paharis[/li][ul]
[li]Dogra people[/li][li]Garhwali people[/li][li]Gurkha or Gorkha[/li][li]Khas[/li][li]Kumauni People or Kumaoni people[/li][/ul]

[li]Punjabi people[/li][ul]
[li]Khatri people[/li][li]Jatt people[/li][li]Kamboj/Kamboh[/li][li]Punjabi Rajput[/li][/ul]

[li]Rajasthanis[/li][ul]
[li]Marwaris[/li][/ul]

[li]Seraikis[/li][li]Sinhalese people[/li][li]Sindhi people[/li][li]Tharu people[/li][/LIST]
[edit] Iranian peoples

[ul]
[li]Balochi people[/li][li]Hazaras[/li][li]Irani[/li][li]Kurdish people[/li][li]Parsi people[/li][li]Pashtun people[/li][li]Lohani (Pashtun ethnic group)[/li][li]Tajik people[/li][li]Muhajirs often claim some level of Persian ancestry[/li][/ul]
[edit] Dardic peoples

Note: The Dardic languages are largely seen as Indo-Aryan, but are sometimes seen as a separate Indo-Iranian branch.

[ul]
[li]Nuristani people[/li][li]Chitrali people[/li][li]Shina people[/li][li]Kashmiri people[/li][/ul]
[edit] Dravidian peoples

The extent of Dravidian languages in the Indian subcontinent

[ul]
[li]Kurukh (Oraon)[/li][li]Khonds[/li][li]Gondi people[/li][li]Kannadigas[/li][LIST]
[li]Badagas[/li][li]Kannadigas[/li][/ul]

[li]Kodava[/li][li]Malayalis[/li][ul]
[li]Mappila[/li][li]Cochin Jews[/li][li]Syrian Malabar Nasrani[/li][/ul]

[li]Malto people[/li][li]Tamil people[/li][ul]
[li]Indian Tamils[/li][LIST]
[li]Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka[/li][/ul]

[li]Sri Lankan Tamils[/li][/LIST]

[li]Telugu people[/li][li]Toda people[/li][li]Tuluvas[/li][li]Irulas[/li][li]Brahui[/li][/LIST]
[edit] Austro-Asiatic peoples

[ul]
[li]Munda people[/li][LIST]
[li]Juang[/li][li]Kharia[/li][li]Korku[/li][li]Mundari[/li][li]Santali[/li][li]Sora[/li][/ul]

[li]Khasi people[/li][li]Nicobarese people[/li][/LIST]
[edit] Tibeto-Burman peoples

[ul]
[li]Tibetans and Tibetan-speaking speaking peoples[/li][LIST]
[li]Bhutias[/li][li]Bhotiyas[/li][li]Sherpas[/li][li]Tibetan Ladakhis[/li][li]Monpa[/li][LIST]
[li]Takpa[/li][li]Tshangla[/li][/ul]

[li]Sherdukpen[/li][li]Aka[/li][li]Miji[/li][li]Tibetan Muslim[/li][ul]
[li]Burig[/li][li]Baltis[/li][/ul]

[/LIST]

[li]Chepang[/li][li]Gurung[/li][li]Karbi or Mikir[/li][li]Kirat people[/li][ul]
[li]Rai[/li][li]Limbu[/li][li]Yakkha[/li][/ul]

[li]Lepcha people[/li][li]Magar people[/li][li]Manipuri or Meithei people[/li][li]Naga people[/li][li]Newar people[/li][li]Tamang[/li][li]Thakali[/li][li]Thami[/li][li]Tripuris[/li][li]Memba[/li][li]Khowa[/li][li]Nish[/li][/LIST]
:hinna:phew

[Captain_FT]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

zabardast :)

@Khalil KhaaN FaaKhta

**'allaamah Iqbaal said:

firqa bandii hai kahiiN, aur kahiiN zaateN haiN kia zamaane meN panapne kii yehii baateN haiN?**

[CherryBlossom]

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aryan :@:

[NomiCA]

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aryan :@:

you mean Arain??

[CherryBlossom]

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you mean Arain??

ahh i blame dyslixir, the little cousin of rediluxir.

[NomiCA]

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@CherryBlossom

ahh i blame dyslixir, the little cousin of rediluxir.

[Anwer_Pasha]

Re: What sub Culture/Ethnic Grp do you belong to?

Kash main Kamee hota

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