Sikligar

The Sikligar (also known as Moyal) is a community found in the Indian states of Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab. By tradition, the Sikligar people specialized in the craft of making and polishing weapons. They are typically Hindu in Gujarat, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh; Sikh in Punjab; and either Hindu and Sikh in Haryana.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Lal, R. B.; Padmanabham, P. B. S. V.; Krishnan, G.; Mohideen, M. Azeez, eds. (2003). People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three. State series. Singh, Kumar Suresh (General Editor). Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, for the Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1287–1291. ISBN 9788179911068.
  2. ^ Bansal, I. J. S.; Singh, Swaran, eds. (2003). People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII. State series. Singh, Kumar Suresh (General Editor). New Delhi: Manohar, for the Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 410–414. ISBN 9788173041235.
  3. ^ Sharma, M. K.; Bhatia, A. K., eds. (1994). People of India Haryana Volume XXIII. State series. Singh, Kumar Suresh (General Editor). New Delhi: Manohar, for the Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 453–459. ISBN 9788173040917.