CASTE & PEOPLE PSYCHE

Group members

Faiza Jamil

Hina Mazhar

Anam Rafique

Noor-ul-Ain

Iram Shahzadi

Uzma Batool

Naila Rafique

DISCLAIMER

The purpose of this presentation is

Not to hurt any body just for awareness

Contents

Why we choose this topic

Introduction

Different castes

Discrimination in caste system

Comparison

Why we choose this topic

Caste

The word caste is derived from the Portuguese

casta meaning lineage, breed, or race.

Introduction

• A caste system is a type of social classification

which divides people on the basis of inherited

social status.

• Although many societies could be described in

this way, within a caste system, people are

rigidly expected to marry and interact with

people of the same social class

Hina

Different castes

1. Butt

2. Rajpot

3. Jutt

4. Sheikh

5. Mughal

6. Qureshi

7. Mehar

8. Gujjar

Butt: food lovers

(Kashmiri surname) is a common surname used in

Kashmir Valley.

In Pakistani Punjab, the local Punjabis use "Butt" as a

collective term

Titles

Dar

Lone

Mir

Malik

Wain or Wani

Khawaja

People psyche about butt

Arrogant

Pride

Beautiful

Healthy

Food lovers

Rajput:the princes

Rajputs ("son of king") are a

prominent social group of

India,Pakistan and Nepal.

They claim descent from the ancient

royal warrior dynasties of india and

have roots to Rajputana, which is a

part Rajisthan.

Titles

Rana

Chuhan

Sulehria

Bhati

Manj

Rathore

Rajputs psyche about their caste:

Titles

Rana

Chuhan

Sulehria

Bhati

Manj

People psyche about rajput

Courage

loyalty, self sufficiency,

physical strength, resilience, orderliness, hard

working,

fighting tenacity

and military strategy.

Martial Race

Anam

Jutt

The Jutt people are a

traditionally agricultural

community in Northern

India and Pakistan

• The history depicts the Jats as a brave,

courageous and loyal caste

• Mostly settled in rural areas

Surnames/ titles

Bajwa

Kahlown

Alokh

Goraya

Cheema

Chathas

Sahi

People psyche

JATT zaat is the one you want to avoid

marrying into if you want peace and tranquility

within your household.

love to argue

land owners

ready to fight

biased toward their caste brothers

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Sheikh: trade people

• Sheikh is an Arabic word meaning elder of a

tribe, lord, Honorable or Islamic scholar.

• generally attributed to Muslim trading families.

• Mostly came from persia (Iran),Central asia

Turkic tribes and Arabs.

People psyche

• Business people

• Conscious about their image

• Cooperative to their relatives

• A little bit penny pincher

• Marry in their own relatives or caste

Noor

Mughal

• The Mughal (Mistry) -Mughaldynasty that ruled India.

• During the fall of the

Mughal empire most

of the Mughals that

survived were

• Forced to flee,

• Leaving their land and wealth behind.

• With their love for Architecture, they took to

work as builders (Mistry). Others took to metal

work (Lohar) and Carpentry (Tarkhan)

Qureshi

Origin

The name signifies ancestry from the Quraish,

the Arab tribe that Prophet Muhammad

belonged to.

Quraishis in South Asia

The name/term Quraishi signifies Arab ancestry

in South Asia. Quraishi is a multiethnic

community in South Asia, spread across

Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

A Muslim family name,

originating from the

Quraysh tribe, which was

the noblest tribe in Mecca

around the time of the

birth of Muhammad.[2]

At the time of

Muhammad’s birth, his

grandfather Abdul-

Muttalib[3] was the tribal

head.

Quraish is also the name of the

106th Surah of the Qur'an.

Some families are respected

more than others because

they have intrinsic nobility to

them, similarly

• With their love for

Architecture, they took

to work as builders

(Mistry). Others took to

metal work (Lohar) and

Carpentry (Tarkhan)

Tarkhan Dynasty

Iram

Arain

The Arain (Urdu: (آرائیں

are a Muslim tribe of

Pakistan who are found

mainly in the Punjab

province and also that

of Sindh.

Arain

They are chiefly associated with farming, and

the legal profession, with some

being zamindars (landlords).

Origin

• The Arains are historically exclusively Muslim

• Their origins are uncertain, with some members

of the community claiming a connection with

the Rajputs

Titles

• Chaudhry,

• Mian,

• Mehar,

• Malik,

• Bhutto

People psyche

• Gentle people

• Boys are lazy

• Vegetable growers

• Like to increase their properties especially land

Gujar

• Gujjar is considered an

important and historical

Tribe.

• The majority of Gujjars

are found in Pakistan,

India and Afghanistan.

Kamin castes

"Kamin is the term for a low caste of tenants

and craftsmen in the Punjab and in the corner

between the River Kabul and the River Swat."

Kamin castes ……..

• The term Kamin prevails in the Punjab.

• The word "Kami" which is customary there

while between River Kabul and Swat

• Among the Kamis in the Punjab, the dominating

castes are the Musalli, Mirasi and Dom in regard

to their professions

Uzma

Caste discrimination in Pakistan

• A 20-year-old woman from Peshawar was

murdered

• Such practices are ritual-based system of social

stratification

• Sabir Arif

• Face discrimination

Due to this caste system

• The inequality is severe

• People judge each other

on the basis of caste

• People are losing the

• value of “one nation”.

& one identification

• We always feel that a society based on the

values of freedom and equality will not be

deeply effected by caste conflict, but as we have

seen the situations explained in caste

discrimination

• These ugly incidents have one thing in common

i.e caste discrimination ( in every situation caste

still matter

Quaid-e-Azam had told in his address that

“ there should be no distinction and

discrimination on the basis of caste and creed.

He said that we are equal citizens of one state