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_ironing_in_the_early_1870s.jpg) Carte-de-visite of a Dhobi ironing. | |
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| Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism | |
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| Muslim Dhobi |
Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba,[1] Rajaka, a Scheduled caste in India and the greater Indian subcontinent whose traditional occupations are washing, ironing and agricultural workers.[2][3][4]
In 2017, Supreme Court of India noted calling people dhobi was offensive.[5]
- ^ Amritha Mondal, ed. (6 April 2021). Owning Land,Being Women Inheritance and Subjecthood in India. Bibiliographic publication. ISBN 9783110690361.
- ^ R N Hadimani, ed. (1984). The politics of poverty. Ashish Publication. p. 184. ISBN 9780391032644.
- ^ Ranabir samaddar, ed. (2009). State of Justice in India. Sage publication. p. 55. ISBN 9788132104193.
- ^ Channa, Subhadra Mitra. 1991. "Caste, 'Jati' and Enthnicity [sic]—Some Reflections Based on a Case Study of the Dhobis." Indian Anthropologist 21(2):39-55. JSTOR 41919653.
- ^ "Calling People 'Harijan' or 'Dhobi' Is Offensive: Supreme Court". thewire.in. Retrieved 2 October 2023.