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Chamar is one of the untouchable communities, or dalits, who are now classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of positive discrimination. As untouchables, they were traditionally considered outside the Hindu ritual ranking system of castes known as varna. They are found mainly in the northern states of India and in Pakistan 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Pakistan's caste system: the untouchable's struggle )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ssmrae.com/admin/images/f124287d3c22b298a8bd17aeae5df204.pdf )〕 and Nepal. Ramnarayan Rawat posits that the association of the Chamar community with a traditional occupation of tanning was constructed, and that the Chamars were instead historically agriculturists. The term ''chamar'' has also been used as a pejorative word for anyone whom the describer considers to be of low standing. ==Demographics== According to the 2001 census of India, the Chamars comprise around 14 per cent of the population in the state of Uttar Pradesh and 12 percent of that in Punjab . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chamar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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