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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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''Naqqal'' literally means "mimicry" in the [[Urdu]] language, and the Naqqal get their name from having been mimics at the court of the [[Nawabs of Awadh]]. Their mother tongue is Urdu.<ref name="WoMus"/> |
''Naqqal'' literally means "mimicry" in the [[Urdu]] language, and the Naqqal get their name from having been mimics at the court of the [[Nawabs of Awadh]]. Their mother tongue is Urdu.<ref name="WoMus"/> |
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==Present circumstances== |
==Present circumstances== |
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Revision as of 11:09, 19 October 2023
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The Naqqal are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India.[1] They are also known as the Kashmiri Bhand and recently as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Naqqal are a sub-group within the larger Bhand community.[2]
Origin
Naqqal literally means "mimicry" in the Urdu language, and the Naqqal get their name from having been mimics at the court of the Nawabs of Awadh. Their mother tongue is Urdu.[1]
Present circumstances
The Naqqal are distributed in the old parts of Lucknow city. They now speak Urdu and Awadhi, and dislike the use of the word Naqqal, claiming to be Shaikh. They are strictly endogamous, marrying close kin, and practice both cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages. The community have no system of exogamous clans.[2]
The traditional occupation of the Naqqal was mimicry (as bahrupiyas), but like other guild based castes, they have seen a decline in their traditional occupation. Most Naqqal have now taking up shop keeping and peddling, while some are now wage labourers. They are in the process of acquiring a new identity as Kashmiri Shaikh, and this has meant the progressive abandonment of their traditionally occupation. It is quite possible that if they succeed, the Naqqal name will be consigned to history. The Naqqal are Shia, and their customs are similar to other Muslim communities in the city of Lucknow.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and. Global Vision. 2001. ISBN 9788187746072. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b c People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1071 to 1075 Manohar Publications