The term chamar is used as a pejorative word for dalits in general. [6][7] It has been described as a casteist slur by the Supreme Court of India and the use of the term to address a person as a violation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The Chamar Community is one of the most involved and influential castes involved in Indian politics. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a dalit-dominated political party, is very powerful in U.P and is expanding all over India.

Mar 3, 2025 · Chamar, widespread caste in northern India whose hereditary occupation is tanning leather; the name is derived from the Sanskrit word charmakara (“skin worker”). The Chamars are divided into more than 150 subcastes, all of which are characterized by well-organized panchayat s (governing councils).

Mar 18, 2016 · सिकन्दर लोदी (1489-1517) के शासनकाल से पहले पूरे भारतीय इतिहास में 'चमार' नाम की किसी जाति का उल्लेख नहीं मिलता | आज जिन्हें हम चमार जाति से संबोधित करते हैं और जिनके साथ छूआछूत का व्यवहार करते हैं, दरअसल वह वीर चंवर वंश के क्षत्रिय हैं | जिन्हें सिकन्दर लोदी ने चमार घोषित करके अपमानित करने की चेष्टा की |.

Jul 15, 2021 · चमार भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप (Indian Subcontinent) में पाया जाने वाला एक दलित समुदाय है. दलित का अर्थ होता है-जिन्हें दबाया गया हो, प्रताड़ित किया गया हो, शोषित किया गया हो या जिनका अधिकार छीना गया हो. ऐतिहासिक रूप से इन्हें जातिगत भेदभाव और छुआछूत का दंश भी झेलना पड़ा है.

Chamar assertion of identity and the role of Arya Samaj in creating new Hindu rituals and idioms to address Chamar concerns. This assumption has characterized Indian Historiography on the Dalit movement of the first two decades of 20th century.

The book titled “Chamar Samudayako Pahichan ra Awastha” is a research based publication by Samata Foundation. The book comprises not only the history and current status of Chamar community but also its sacrifice and struggle for the dignity and self-respect.

Feb 10, 2015 · Chamar was known as an untouchable Hindu caste, which is now classified as a Dalit under the schedule of National Dalit Commission (NDC), who inhabit scattered settlement all over the Terai region of Nepal.

Some of the Chamars are the part of smaller religious groups namely Ravidasi, Ad-Dharm and Arya Samaj. They took part in the small movements that were conducted by these groups. The Chamars are divided into various endogamous sub-castes and some of these sub-castes are of occupational nature.

But later, Upper Caste Arya Samajis started building separate halls for themselves and chamars for prayer within the same shrine to avoid Arya Samaj being labelled as a Chamar religion, which led to the establishment of Arya Ravived Pracharini Sabha in 1935.