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'''Bazigar''' (from {{langx|fa|بازیگر}} bazi + gar), or '''Goaars''', are an ethnic group of north-western India. They are primarily found in India's [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and in Pakistan's [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], but there are also communities in [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], Delhi, [[Chandigarh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and [[Rajasthan]].{{sfn|Schreffler|2011|p=222}} They were previously nomadic with their main occupation the performance of acrobatics and other forms of entertainment, but they are now settled and engaged mainly in agricultural and similar forms of labour.<ref>{{harvnb|Deb|1987}}; {{harvnb|Schreffler|2011}}.</ref><br />
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== Origin ==<br />
According to [[Oral tradition]] the caste of Bazigar are believed to be originated from the intermingling between the [[Untouchables (caste)|Untouchable]] and [[Lodhi (caste)|Lodhi Rajput]] women, formerly profound as an dancing lady for the adulated members of [[Jats|Jat community]]. Over the time, they have come to assimilate themselves with the status of the [[Chauhan clan]] within the Bhangi community. They have now been granted [[Scheduled Caste]] status in [[Haryana]], Punjab and [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The Bazigar speak their own dialect, known as [[Bazigar language|Bazigar]], while speaking in Hindi with outsiders. In [[Haryana]], they are found mainly in the districts of Yamuna Nagar, [[Ambala District|Ambala]], [[Kurukshetra]], [[Rohtak District|Rohtak]], [[Sirsa District|Sirsa]], [[Fatehabad District|Fatehabad]], [[Karnal District|Karnal]]. Major Bazigar clans in Haryan include the Kanaut, Vartia, Lalka, Machhal Myane, Dharmsout, Manana, Namsout, and Jagateka.<ref>People of India Haryana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia, Manohar, pp. 63–67.</ref><br />
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In Punjab, the Bazigar have [[Scheduled Caste]] status. They are found throughout Punjab, but in terms of numbers, they are concentrated in [[Patiala District|Patiala]], [[Sangrur District|Sangrur]], and [[Bathinda District|Bathinda]] districts are centres of this tribe. The Bazigar are a nomadic tribe, who go about from village to village practising acrobatic feats. Their primary occupation was the performance of acrobatics. Generally, each family was allocated twelve villages, and the Bazigar were paid by the villagers to entertain them. Many Bazigar were also employed as seasonal agricultural laborers. With the increase in televisions in rural Punjab, the Bazigar's traditional occupation is under threat.<ref>People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh, Manohar, pp. 94–96.</ref><br />
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The Bazigar are further sub-divided into Six sub-groups, the guriyaka, Jogi, Badtia (Wartia), Muchhal (muchhals), Jassuke, Dharamsot and Namsout. The first four sub-divisions cannot intermarry, but Namsout only marry within the clan. Historically, the Bazigar were either Hindu or Muslim, but with the departure of their Muslim patrons due to the partition, the Bazigar have embraced [[Sikhism]]. They have also abandoned their traditional dialect Bazigar boli for standard [[saraiki language|Punjabi]].<ref>People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh, Manohar, pp. 94–96.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
*{{Cite book| last = Deb| first = P. C.| date = 1987| title = Bazigars of Punjab: A Socio-economic Study| publisher = Mittal Publications| location = Delhi}}<br />
*{{cite journal| last = Schreffler| first = Gibb | date = 2011 | title = The Bazigar (Goaar) People and Their Performing Arts | journal = Journal of Punjab Studies| volume = 18| number = 1&2| url = https://punjab.global.ucsb.edu/sites/secure.lsit.ucsb.edu.gisp.d7_sp/files/sitefiles/journals/volume18/8_Bazigar_article.pdf}}<br />
*{{cite book| editor-last = Singh| editor-first = Birinder Pal| year = 2010| title = "Criminal" Tribes of Punjab: A Social-anthropological Inquiry| publisher = Routledge| isbn = 9780415551472}}<br />
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