Bhapa

Bhapa (also spelt as Bhappa or Bhaapa) is a term used in Punjab by the members of the Sikh community in a pejorative sense for Sikhs that migrated from Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947. The term originally referred to Khatri Sikh migrant business-orientated families who originated from Rawalpindi but later evolved to encompass the entire Khatri Sikh community, both local and non-local.

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