Passi
The name "Passi" refers to two distinct communities in India. The spelling can sometimes cause confusion, as it can be an alternate spelling for the Pasi caste or denote a clan of Khatri in Punjab.
FeaturePasi (also spelled Passi)Passi (Khatri Clan)Geographic Location Predominantly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Primarily in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Caste Classification A Scheduled Caste (SC) community in most north Indian states. A Khatri clan, which is generally considered an upper-caste community in the traditional caste hierarchy.
Traditional Occupation Historically, toddy tapping, pig-rearing, and agriculture. Traditionally involved in trading, land lease businesses, and commerce.
Political & Social Status The second-largest Dalit community in UP with a history of social assertion and political representation. Described as a highly prominent and respectable clan in Punjab, with a historical association with land ownership and business.
📖 The Pasi Community (also written as "Passi")
The Pasi are one of the largest Dalit communities in Uttar Pradesh and also have a significant presence in Bihar. They are recognized as a Scheduled Caste.
Origins and Traditional Roles: Historically, their primary occupation was tapping toddy from palm trees, a role from which their name is thought to derive from the Sanskrit word for noose. Later colonial records associated them with pig-rearing and agriculture. In some regions, like Odisha, they are also reported to be associated with basked-making and cultivation.
Social and Political Assertion: The Pasi community has a strong history of political activism and "invention of tradition," where they have sought to construct a history of valor and kingship to counter historical narratives. This is reflected in their reverence for historical and folk figures like Maharaja Bijli Pasi, a 12th-century ruler, and Uda Devi Pasi, a freedom fighter from 1857.
Regional Variations: In states like Odisha, the Pasi community, though small in number (with a population of 426 reported in one source), has its own distinct traditions and is known as a Scheduled Caste community.
📖 The Passi Clan (Khatri)
In contrast, Passi is also the name of a well-known clan among the Khatri community, primarily associated with Punjab.
Profile: This group is described as a "highly prominent Khatri clan" and has been historically involved in trading and land lease businesses. Before the Partition of India in 1947, many Passi families lived in both Indian and Pakistani Punjab, and some migrated to India during that time.
In short, if you are asking about a person from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar, "Passi" is very likely a reference to the Pasi community, a Scheduled Caste. If the person is from Punjab, it is more likely they belong to the Passi clan of the Khatri community.
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Indian Pasi Society
The title of my article is Indian Pasi Society. Will you come to mind whether there is Pasi outside India too, which I have written a lot of Pasi society. So yes there is no society outside India in the name of Pasi but Pasi name in some countries. It is popular. Searching the internet, it is found that some people in America write the name Passi and the name Passi is known as King or Royal. The name Passi is named after boys. People use it but some people keep the name Pasi in America. This is true. And there is also the name Pasi which means King. When you did some more searching, the original name of Pasi was found on different sites. Some Americans are telling some Greece and some Australians are also telling, but the most powerful point is that of Greece, which tells in detail how this word was born. The BAISL and basil from BASILUS create words.
The word BASILEUS was used in ancient Greece to mean war or king or royal family. The word BASILEUS is derived from the word BASIL and is derived from PASI and the word is associated with royal or royal or king. Such information is available on the Internet. But no site of Pasi has been shown to be connected with India in any country, at least I have not found it. I think maybe because India does not have a name Pasi but rather one goes. But there is a similarity that people of Indian Pasi society also associate themselves with the Royal dynasty, because for several hundred years around the 10th century. Pasi kings ruled over a large part of India, among those kings, many mighty kings like Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Maharaja Satan Pasi Maharaja Lakhan Pasi Maharaja Suhail Dev Pasi Area ruled.
During the search on the Internet, the use of the word Pasi was found in many countries, however, no one has been able to form an opinion on the meaning of Pasi here, different information has been given on different sites, but one thing which is common in all places is that In other parts of the world too, Pasi is being considered as the Royal King or warrior, as in our country now Pasi society is adding after knowing its history. Yes, come forward to write so he researched about Pasi past Pasi revealed about Maharajao King of society and about the King Maharajao today has written several books.
The history of Pasi society still has its mark in the whole of North India like Maharaja Lakhan Pasi, the creator of Lucknow city, capital of North India. The huge remains of the Maharaja Bijli Pasi Fort have been found in the heart of Lucknow city, which is protected by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The statue of Devi Pasi, who killed many Britishers in the freedom struggle, has been installed in Lucknow today. About which historians of the Pasi society have written in books about Pasi history. But here I am talking about some untouched aspects which I found during the search on the internet. There is an airport port in our country in the name of Pasighat in our country in Arunachal Pradesh which most people of Pasi society do not know about. .
There is an entire city by the name of Pasi City, in the country of Philippines, although not much information was found about the name Pasi, but you will search Pasi City, then a city in the Philippines country gets to know about this Pasi City. While searching on Wikipedia, while searching for the information of the word Passi, it is found that the origin of the word Passi is made up of two Sanskrit words Pa + Assi, in which Pa means paw in Sanskrit and Assi means sword. Pasi, by the way, comes out as a sword, or a sword eagle or a symbol of war.
This fact is not only related to the history of the Pasi kings Maharajas but also after the end of the reign of the Pasi kings, they served in the armies of many kings. They were good fighters and therefore were among the bodyguard members of the kings. In fighting with this society, this society took a lot of iron, that is why the British had imposed the Act on this society to control this society. Which in later years had a very bad effect on this society and this Pasi society fell behind the mainstream.
Today, the Pasi society in India has been divided into many sub-castes and surnames. Today, most people of the Pasi society of India put Pasi, Saroj, Rawat, Cathwas in front of the name. To know that there is a lot of Pasi and sub-caste, you have to know about Pasi historians. Reading books will read.
Today, the Indian Pasi society finds itself isolated, it declares itself to be a Shudra, but it considers itself to be a Kshatriya on the basis of the Pasi king Maharaja of history. In India, all the castes of Hindu religion support in any kind of work of Hindu society like washing of clothes, washing hair, cutting hair, blacksmith, carpenter etc., Brahmin Shik This should protect and worship, and Kshatriya throne, to war and force. The Pasi society Kanha fits in this. The closest the Pasi society finds itself is the Kshatriya. Today the youth of the Pasi society today want to know its history.
In this direction, I did some research and some new information that I got, which is presented to you through this article. If you have invited the suggestions of the people or if there is any error, please indicate the need.
Disclaimer: The views expressed above are the author's own
Churning on the problems of Pasi society in many states including Uttar Pradesh
Special Correspondent, State Headquarters. The All India Pasi Samaj has expressed its displeasure over the allotment of the graveyard land at the eastern gate of Raja Bijli Pasi Fort located in Bangla Bazaar, Lucknow, by the Lucknow Development Authority to someone else.
At the meeting of the national executive of the organization in the development block located in Gomtinagar here on Sunday, the national president RA Prasad said that the account number-1000 of the dice graveyards at the eastern gate of the fort of Raja Bijli Pasi located in Bangla Bazaar, Lucknow city. Is marked in
The cemetery land cannot be allotted to anyone as per the rules. The Lucknow Development Authority has allotted this cemetery land to a land mafia in violation of the law.
Time has been sought from the Governor on this subject. Through them, the Uttar Pradesh government will be demanded to cancel the allocation of cremation ground. Mr. Prasad said that the government is neglecting to maintain the fort of Raja Bijli Pasi located in Bangla Bazaar of Lucknow city. This is not going to be tolerated. In Andhra Pradesh, the dice have been declared as backward caste, while Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, close to Andhra, have been declared as Pasi. In Andhra, the Pasis are not getting any benefit from the Scheduled Castes. This point was considered. It was decided that this matter should be taken up in the Lok Sabha. Also, the demand letter should be sent to the Scheduled Castes Commission. The meeting considered measures to deal with these problems. It was decided that contact should be made with the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to cancel this unreasonable demand.
In this meeting, various problems of Pasi society were discussed in various states including Uttar Pradesh. In the resolution passed in this meeting chaired by the national president of the organization RA Prasad, it has been said that caste certificates are not being easily issued to the passers in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. A certificate of staying in the state for a period of 40-50 years is being sought from them.
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