caste system in pakistan

1. CASTE & PEOPLE PSYCHE

2. Group members
Faiza Jamil
Hina Mazhar
Anam Rafique
Noor-ul-Ain
Iram Shahzadi
Uzma Batool
Naila Rafique

3. DISCLAIMER
The purpose of this presentation is
Not to hurt any body just for awareness

4. Contents
Why we choose this topic
Introduction
Different castes
Discrimination in caste system
Comparison

5. Why we choose this topic

6. Caste
The word caste is derived from the Portuguese
casta meaning lineage, breed, or race.

7. Introduction
• A caste system is a type of social classification
which divides people on the basis of inherited
social status.
• Although many societies could be described in
this way, within a caste system, people are
rigidly expected to marry and interact with
people of the same social class

8. Hina

9. Different castes
1. Butt
2. Rajpot
3. Jutt
4. Sheikh
5. Mughal
6. Qureshi
7. Mehar
8. Gujjar

10. Butt: food lovers
(Kashmiri surname) is a common surname used in
Kashmir Valley.
In Pakistani Punjab, the local Punjabis use "Butt" as a
collective term

11. Titles
Dar
Lone
Mir
Malik
Wain or Wani
Khawaja

12. People psyche about butt
Arrogant
Pride
Beautiful
Healthy
Food lovers

14. Rajput:the princes
Rajputs ("son of king") are a
prominent social group of
India,Pakistan and Nepal.
They claim descent from the ancient
royal warrior dynasties of india and
have roots to Rajputana, which is a
part Rajisthan.

15. Titles
Rana
Chuhan
Sulehria
Bhati
Manj
Rathore

16. Rajputs psyche about their caste:

17. Titles
Rana
Chuhan
Sulehria
Bhati
Manj

18. People psyche about rajput
Courage
loyalty, self sufficiency,
physical strength, resilience, orderliness, hard
working,
fighting tenacity
and military strategy.
Martial Race

20. Anam

21. Jutt
The Jutt people are a
traditionally agricultural
community in Northern
India and Pakistan

22. • The history depicts the Jats as a brave,
courageous and loyal caste
• Mostly settled in rural areas

23. Surnames/ titles
Bajwa
Kahlown
Alokh
Goraya
Cheema
 Chathas
Sahi

24. People psyche
JATT zaat is the one you want to avoid
marrying into if you want peace and tranquility
within your household.
love to argue
land owners
ready to fight
biased toward their caste brothers

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26. Sheikh: trade people
• Sheikh is an Arabic word meaning elder of a
tribe, lord, Honorable or Islamic scholar.
• generally attributed to Muslim trading families.
• Mostly came from persia (Iran),Central asia
Turkic tribes and Arabs.

27. People psyche
• Business people
• Conscious about their image
• Cooperative to their relatives
• A little bit penny pincher
• Marry in their own relatives or caste

28. Noor

29. Mughal
• The Mughal (Mistry) -Mughal
dynasty that ruled India.
• During the fall of the
Mughal empire most
of the Mughals that
survived were
• Forced to flee,
• Leaving their land and wealth
behind.

30. • With their love for Architecture, they took to
work as builders (Mistry). Others took to metal
work (Lohar) and Carpentry (Tarkhan)

33. Qureshi
Origin
The name signifies ancestry from the Quraish,
the Arab tribe that Prophet Muhammad
belonged to.

34. Quraishis in South Asia
The name/term Quraishi signifies Arab ancestry
in South Asia. Quraishi is a multiethnic
community in South Asia, spread across
Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

35. A Muslim family name,
originating from the
Quraysh tribe, which was
the noblest tribe in Mecca
around the time of the
birth of Muhammad.[2]
At the time of
Muhammad’s birth, his
grandfather Abdul-
Muttalib[3] was the tribal
head.

36. Quraish is also the name of the
106th Surah of the Qur'an.
Some families are respected
more than others because
they have intrinsic nobility to
them, similarly

37. • With their love for
Architecture, they took
to work as builders
(Mistry). Others took to
metal work (Lohar) and
Carpentry (Tarkhan)
Tarkhan Dynasty

38. Iram

39. Arain
The Arain (Urdu: ‫)آرائیں‬
are a Muslim tribe of
Pakistan who are found
mainly in the Punjab
province and also that
of Sindh.

40. Arain
They are chiefly associated with farming, and
the legal profession, with some
being zamindars (landlords).

41. Origin
• The Arains are historically exclusively Muslim
• Their origins are uncertain, with some members
of the community claiming a connection with
the Rajputs

42. Titles
• Chaudhry,
• Mian,
• Mehar,
• Malik,
• Bhutto

43. People psyche
• Gentle people
• Boys are lazy
• Vegetable growers
• Like to increase their properties especially land

44. Gujar
• Gujjar is considered an
important and historical
Tribe.
• The majority of Gujjars
are found in Pakistan,
India and Afghanistan.

46. Kamin castes
"Kamin is the term for a low caste of tenants
and craftsmen in the Punjab and in the corner
between the River Kabul and the River Swat."

47. Kamin castes ……..
• The term Kamin prevails in the Punjab.
• The word "Kami" which is customary there
while between River Kabul and Swat

48. • Among the Kamis in the Punjab, the dominating
castes are the Musalli, Mirasi and Dom in regard
to their professions

49. Uzma

50. Caste discrimination in Pakistan

51. • A 20-year-old woman from Peshawar was
murdered
• Such practices are ritual-based system of social
stratification

52. • Sabir Arif
• Face discrimination

54. Due to this caste system
• The inequality is severe
• People judge each other
on the basis of caste
• People are losing the
• value of “one nation”.
& one identification

57. • We always feel that a society based on the
values of freedom and equality will not be
deeply effected by caste conflict, but as we have
seen the situations explained in caste
discrimination
• These ugly incidents have one thing in common
i.e caste discrimination ( in every situation caste
still matter

58. Quaid-e-Azam had told in his address that
“ there should be no distinction and
discrimination on the basis of caste and creed.
He said that we are equal citizens of one state