Kalwar (caste)

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The Kalwar, Kalal or Kalar is an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and other parts of north and central India. The caste is traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor, but around the start of the 20th century assorted Kalwar caste organisations sought to leave that trade and redefine their community through Sanskritisation process.

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