Kachera

British

/ kʌˈtʃeɪrə /

noun

short trousers traditionally worn by Sikhs as a symbol of their religious and cultural loyalty: originally worn for ease of horse riding See also five Ks

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Etymology

Origin of Kachera

Punjabi

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Kachera

Each of these castes makes ornaments of its own metal, while the Kachera caste84 make glass bangles, and the Lakheras make bangles from lac and clay.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

In northern India the Manihārs are makers of glass bangles, and correspond to the Kachera caste of the Central Provinces.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

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