Dhobi

Dhobi
Carte-de-visite of a Dhobi ironing.
Religion
Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Muslim Dhobi

Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba, Rajaka, a scheduled caste in India and the greater Indian subcontinent whose traditional occupations are washing, ironing, and agricultural labour.

In 2017, Supreme Court of India noted calling people dhobi was offensive.

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