Genetically Chamars aren't a Low Caste, like Shudra Dalits, they're Vaishyas who work with Animal Skin, personally I never considered Chamars a Low Caste, I've always thought they were a people of a respectable profession.
Leather Shoe-making is a very skilled profession in Britain and Europe, why can't it be respected in India too, just because Hindus worship cows. All the communities have something to offer-
Chamars- Cobblers
Jats/Gujjars- Farmers
Arora/Khatris- Accountants
Bhats- Tradesmen
Ramgarhias- Carpenters
Rajputs- Landlords
Mazabhis- Cleaners
Chamars are skilled Labourers like Nai Sikhs, Tarkhans and Ramgarhias. They're said to be "Polluted" because they worked with Animal Skin, but I think they're Higher than Jats who often bully them based on Hindu sanctioning which they claim to not recognise seeing as the Hindus have given Jats the Varna status of Shudra.
The Bhatti Gotra comes from Rajput & Brahmins. Many people from other tribes joined the Chamar community, all Punjabi communities have common ancestries.
I think that the Communal Hierachy in Punjabi culture is as follows-
Khatris/Aroras
Rajputs
Bhatias
Mohyals
Chimbas
Kambojas
....and in the middle the Jats, Ramgarhias, Tarkhans, Chamars, Lubanas, Bhats, Sainis, Kalals, Chirs, Mahtons quarrel amongst each other. Although originating from the same stock.
Chuhras lie at the bottom of the barrel.
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