Chuhra

American  

[choo-ruh] / ˈtʃu rə /

noun

plural

Chuhras

1. a marginalized caste in India and Pakistan traditionally relegated to work involving the manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.

2. a member of this caste.

3. Indian English, Offensive. a person from a marginalized caste, especially one who has converted to Christianity.

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Example Sentences

The case is quite different in northern India, where the sweeper castes—the Chuhra in the Punjab, the Bhangi in the United Provinces and the Dom in Bengal—are all of them of great numerical strength.

From Project Gutenberg

The Lālbegi, Dom or Dumar and the Hela are the principal subcastes of the north of the Province, and Chuhra Mehtars are found in Chhattīsgarh.

From Project Gutenberg

The sweeper’s calling is well-defined and under the generific term of Mehtar are included members of two or three distinct castes, as Dom, Bhangi and Chuhra; the word Mehtar means a prince or headman, and it is believed that its application to the sweeper by the other servants is ironical.

From Project Gutenberg