Kalwar (other)

	Kalwar (other) Kalwar may refer to: Kalwar (caste), also Kalar and Kalal, a caste originating in India Kalwar, Madhya Pradesh, a village in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh See also Kalar (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kalwar (caste) The Kalwar, Kalal or Kalar are an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of north and central India. The caste is traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor, but around the start of the 20th century assorted Kalwar caste organisations sought to leave that trade and redefine their community through Sanskritisation process. History Because their hereditary occupation of distilling and selling liquor was considered degrading, the Kalals held a very low status in the traditional caste hierarchy of South Asia. This situation changed when the Kalal chief Jassa Singh rose to political power in the 18th century. Jassa Singh styled himself as Ahluwalia after the name of his native village, and established the ruling dynasty of the Kapurthala State. Following Jassa Singh's rise, other Sikh Kalals also adopted Ahluwalia as the name of their caste, and started giving up their traditional o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kalwar, Madhya Pradesh Kalwar is a village in Kannod Mandal, a part of Dewas district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Kalwar is from Kannod, the mandal main town, and from the district main city, Dewar. It is from the state capital city of Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It .... References Villages in Dewas district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]