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Dhobi
English: (washerman) is a caste group primarily belonging to India and Pakistan and are said to specialized in washing clothes.〔People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das〕 The word Dhobi is derived from the Hindi word ''dhona'', which means to wash. They are found throughout North India, Gujarat, Maharashtra as well as the Punjab province of Pakistan, where they are known as ''Gazar''.〔A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of Punjab Volume I by H. A Rose〕 A dhobi is likely to be of many different origins, with those whose ancestors took the occupation of washing clothes evolving over time into a distinct caste bound by rules of endogamy. Most Dhobis follow the customs and traditions of the region they live, so for example those in North India speak Hindi, while those in Maharashtra speak Marathi.〔People of India Haryana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 149 to 153〕〔People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 523-528〕 The Dhobi rank themselves highest among the scheduled castes,The Census of 2001 returned Dhobis representing six per cent of the Scheduled Castes.〔http://mainstreamweekly.net/article4096.html〕
==Scope and job==
Dhobis are an occupational caste grouping, and usually operate from door to door collecting dirty linen from households. After a `day or two, they return the linen washed, sometimes ''starched'' and ironed. Dhobis were the forerunners on the Indian subcontinent to modern professional dry cleaners. Since the dhobi charges are much less than those a dry cleaners, they are popular with most households. Nowadays Dhobi goes to digital many big player comes into this market like DHOBIZONE.com and many more 〔http://dhobizone.com〕
Each dhobi marks a unique symbol or character on garments belonging to a particular household. This is marked in black indelible ink to prevent it from being washed off. Dhobis may wash the clothes themselves or outsource it to dhobis who only wash clothes. In Andhra Pradesh this caste is known as Rajaka (Chakali) and they make up 12% of the Andhra Pradesh population. There are Muslim Dhobis in Karnataka, they known as Agasar, Parit also, they speak Urdu and Kannada, and the Hindu dhobis are known as Madivala in karnataka. They are known as Madvala or Rajaka in the state of Goa, and have Other Backward Class status, while most Dhobis in North India have scheduled caste status.〔(Central list of other backward classes )〕
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