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The Meghwal (Megh or Meghwar) people live primarily in northwest India with a small population in Pakistan. They were classified as untouchable community under Hindu ritual ranking system and are now classified as a Scheduled Caste under India’s system of positive discrimination. As untouchables they were traditionally considered outside the Hindu ritual ranking system of castes known as varna. Their traditional occupation was weaving.

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