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Bhand, Muslim of India

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
31,000	Urdu	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %			1.1

Bhand, Muslim of India

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Introduction / History
The Bhand or Bhanr people get their name from the term in Sanskrit for 'jester' or bhanda. They are an occupational lower caste people who have been singers, dancers, actors and jesters since the days of feudal Kingdoms in India.

What are their lives like?
Today the Bhands are still known for their singing, dancing and story-telling in many areas of north and central India. The Damaleh Bhand in India are especially known for their folk-dance, folk-music and playing of the drum and flute. Most Bhand, however, can be found to have left their traditional occupation and moved into small business selling of household goods or toys. Being of a lower caste has forced some into rick-shaw pulling and begging for subsistance. The Bhands are Sunni Muslim and speak Maithili as well as Nepali and Urdu. Literacy is very low and many children are not able to attend school though the boys often attend some Islamic instruction.

What are their needs?
Because of their prominent traditional position in the community in performing, the Bhand community ought to be more open to outside communication and likely the Gospel. Few have ever approached the Muslim Bhand in Nepal with the Gospel and consequently there are no known believers.

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31 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

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Population in Country:

31,000

Largest States:

Uttar Pradesh (21,000)	Bihar (5,800)
Jharkhand (1,700)	Madhya Pradesh (1,200)
Maharashtra (900)	Jammu and Kashmir (200)
Uttarakhand (100)

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People Name in Country:

Bhand, Muslim

People Name General:

Alternate People Names:

Bhan	Bhangat
Bhanr	Bhant
Naqqal	Rana Bhand

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Population in Country:

31,000

Population all Countries:

Yes

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Primary Language:

(28,000 Speakers)

urd

Secondary Languages:

Bhojpuri (3,200)	Magahi (400)
Kashmiri (300)	Maithili (200)
Awadhi (80)	Bengali (80)
Marwari (40)	Hindi: Hindustani (Unknown)
Kumaoni (Unknown)

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	0.00 %	(Evangelical: 0.00 %)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	100.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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1.1

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Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1894

New Testament:

2000

Complete Bible:

1998

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Audio Recordings	Bible Voice Radio Online
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Audio Recordings	Gospel Widgets
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (Talking Bibles)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament - Easy to Read (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament - Pakistan Bible Society (FCB
Audio Recordings	Urdu Online Audio Bible
Film / Video	Contextual Church Gathering Video
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Indigenous Evangelistic Film
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Urdu
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	The Hope Video
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
General	Bible Visuals
General	Evangelism Toolbox
General	Four Spiritual Laws
General	Got Questions Ministry
Printed Matter	Fathers Love Letter
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	Multi-Language Media
Printed Matter	No Frontiers Literature
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	Bible-in-Your-Language
Scripture	Easy Bible
Scripture	International Bible Society
Scripture	Very Easy Bible
Scripture	World Bible Translation Center
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets
Scripture	World Scriptures
Worship / Music	Ethnic Worship Music

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