Derawal Nagar is a neighbourhood in

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which is named after people of the

Derawal The Derawal (Saraiki language, Saraiki: ) are a community of people who originated from the Derajat region, Dera jat consists of area east of suleman ranges and west of River Indus and is inhabited by Saraiki speaking Baloch people. Famous dish of ...

community. Originally native to the

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region (districts of

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and

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in present-day

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). These individuals, who are mostly Hindu, were settled here after the

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in 1947. It is just a small colony comprising two blocks A and B. It has a famous gurudwara of Shah Ji in A block. The language spoken by the original inhabitants of this area is Derawali, which is a dialect of Saraiki. Many of these Derawalis in Delhi have opened their dry fruit shops in

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. There are a number of Derewali Hindus living in Vijay Nagar,

Ashok Vihar Ashok Vihar is a posh locality in the North West district of Delhi, India. Situated along the Ring Road, Delhi, the area is divided into 4 phases. Education There are several schools in Ashok Vihar which include Mata Jai Kaur Public School, ...

, Mukherjee Nagar and Gurgaon Some of these Derawali Hindus of Bhatia Clan have become accomplished businessmen in city of

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. Bhatia Chemicals is a very well known & prominent large business. Bhatias in Surat and Ahemadabad also started Textile Factories such as Mohanlal And Sons Dyeing & Printing Mills in G.I.D.C. Pandesara,

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. Manchanda, Sota, Nangia, Bangia, Arora, Malik, Gera, Kapoor apart from Bhatia are some prominent surnames in the area.

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Saraiki diaspora Neighbourhoods in Delhi {{delhi-geo-stub

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