Bhapa

Bhapa or (Bhaapa)[1] is a term used in Punjab by the members of the Sikh community in a pejorative sense[2][3] for Sikhs that migrated from Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.

Bhapa describes Sikhs who migrated to India, especially from the Rawalpindi area, also known as the Khukhrain's area, and its neighbouring regions. The Bhapa name at first was only associated with migrated Sikh traders/shopkeepers.[4]

Bhapa is a term used in the Potohari dialect used in Rawalpindi area.[5] It was a common term for the elder brother or father, and is still often used in that sense. It is somewhat equivalent of sir. Derived from Sanskrit Bappa or Vapra,[6] it is cognate to Bawa.[7] The term has occasionally been used as a royal title in some regions of India. The best-known king with the title was Bappa Rawal, the founder of the Guhilot dynasty.

References
  1. "The Sardar joke is on you". Mumbai Mirror. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. Singh, Pukhraj (31 May 2014). "Bluestar Baby Boomers". Newslaundry. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "The SAD's chances will depend on the polarisation of Hindu votes and the extent to which urban Sikhs (Bhapas) would support a Hindu nominee". Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
  4. McLeod, W. H. (2005). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442236011.
  5. Ballantyne, Tony (2007). Textures of the Sikh Past: New Historical Perspectives. ISBN 9780195686630.
  6. Monier Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary
  7. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Printed at the Govt. Central Press, 1896
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