Deendar

Deendar (Urdu: دين دار‎, romanized: dīn dar, lit. 'follower of religion') is a Muslim community in Pakistan. During the British Raj, some members of the Chuhra community to Christianity. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, some of those Christians converted to Islam. They and their descendants became known as Deendar or Deendar Changar.[1]

For other uses, see Deendar Anjuman.

See also

References
  1. Pakistan’s caste system: The untouchable's struggle
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