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Kumhar
Kumhar is a caste or community in India. Kumhar literally means potter in Indian languages. It is also known by the names Kumbhara, Kubhara, Kumar, Kumor, Kubar and Khubar.
The Kumhar community is found throughout India and is found in both Hindu and Muslim religions.〔 Depending upon the subgroup or region they are classified as both Other Backward Class and the Scheduled Caste.〔 (The_Hindu ) Online edition of India's National Newspaper Thursday, Oct 06, 2005〕 Additionally, there is a proposal under process in Indian Parliament that the caste Prajapati (Kumhar) be declared as Scheduled caste and as Scheduled tribe in the states of Bihar and Orissa respectively.
== Etymology ==
The Kumhars derive their name from the Sanskrit word ''Kumbhakar'' meaning earthen-pot maker. Dravidian languages also confirms to the same meaning of the term ''Kumbhakar''.The term ''Bhande'' used as synonym for the Kumhar caste also means the Pot. The potters of Amritsar are called ''Kulal'' or ''Kalal'', the term used in Yajurveda to denote the potter class.〔
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