Meelu
clans of India and Pakistan
Meelu,[1] (also spelled) Melu,[2] Meehlu or Meeloo is a prominent clan of the Indian and Pakistani Gurjar ethnic community.
| Meelu | |
|---|---|
| Jāti | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
| Religions | Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam |
| Languages | Gujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Gujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Lineage | Gurjar |
Distribution
changeThe Meelu Gujjars are the followers of Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam and they live In Indian Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu Kashmir,[3] Azad Kashmir, Pakistani Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.[4]
References
change- ↑ Sarban, Singh (2001). Haryana State Gazetteer. Haryana: Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. p. 512.
- ↑ Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1987). Rahmat Ali: A Biography. Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-515-05051-7.
The Gujjars have 19 gots: Tunwar, Chokhar, Rawal, Kalsan, Kathana, Kasanah, Kalas, Gorsi, Chechi, Dhedar, Poswal, Lawi, Bijar, Khaindar, Melu, Thakaria, Chauhan.
- ↑ Khatana, Ram Parshad (1992). Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy. Vintage Books. p. 238. ISBN 978-81-85326-46-7.
- ↑ Bahadur, Krishna Prakash (1977). Caste, Tribes & Culture of India (page 21).