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Gujjars
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Gurjar
Gurjar
or
Gujjar
is a
pastoral
agricultural
ethnic group
with populations in
India
and
Pakistan
and a small number in northeastern
Afghanistan
. Alternative spellings include
Gurjara
,
Gojar
,
Gujar
,
Gurjjara
, and
Gurjara
. Although they are able to speak the language of the country where they live, Gurjars have their own language, known as
Gujari
. They variously follow
Hinduism
,
Islam
, and
Sikhism
. The Gurjars are classified as
Other Backward Class
(OBC) in some states in
India
; however, Gujjars in
Jammu and Kashmir
and parts of
Himachal Pradesh
are categorised as a
Scheduled Tribe
. Hindu Gurjars today are assimilated into several
varnas
.
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