Julahas

Julaha

Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan • England
Languages
Punjabi • Hindi • Urdu • Haryanvi • Gujarati
Religion
Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism • Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Ramdasia

The Julaha are a community of Pakistan and India, which adopted the profession of weaving. They are a sub category of Khatri people who are native of East Punjab

The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread). Other explanation put forth by Julaha themselves include "jal (net), jils (decorated) or uila (lighted up, or white)".

Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha groups exist; a number of the Muslim Julaha later changed their group name to terms such as Ansari (the prophet Mohammed's term for the Muslims of Medina) or Nurbaf (weaver of light), Persian being a prestigious language amongst area Muslims).

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