The Mal is a Hindu caste found in the state of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The term Mal is derived from Malla, meaning wrestlers or soldiers. Paharia Mal or Mal Paharia is considered as Scheduled Tribe while the other Mal groups are considered as...
The Mal Muslims are a Muslim community found in north east India and Bangladesh. They are a Muslim converts from the Hindu Mal caste. The community is also known as Besati Mal or Churiwala.
A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (endogamy), follow...
The Mal Paharia people, also known as Maler or Malers, are an indigenous people of India, mainly living in the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. They are the original inhabitants of the Rajmahal Hills, known today as the Santal Parganas division...
Raja Todar Mal (1523/24 – 8 November 1589) was an Indian minister, economist, writer and military commander who served as the finance minister (Dēwān-i-Aśraf) of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar. He was also the Wakīl as-Salt̤anat...
This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economically disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality...
Khatri (IPA: [kʰət̪ɾiː]) is a caste originating from the Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, and in small numbers in Pakistan. In the Indian subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantile...
Mitali Mal (born 1998) is an Indian politician from West Bengal. She is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Khargram Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Murshidabad district, representing...
Sinsinwar is an Indian clan of Jats mainly found in the state of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana. The name Sinsinwar is derived from the village Sinsini in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Rulers of the Bharatpur state belong to this clan...