Dusadh (Muslim traditions) in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Subgroups: 1

Subgroup Name Population
Bahelia 500

Introduction / History

Traditionally the Dosadh people were a low status community. They were once palanquin bearers, which indicates low status. They were noted for their criminal behavior. Some robbed travelers.

They claim that a prince, Dushasan, is their forbearer. In 1857, both Hindus and Muslims were revolting against England's East India Company, but the British managed to raise an army partly from the Dosadh people, and they prevailed. This led to the British crown holding far more power in South Asia than ever before.


Where Are they Located?

Muslim Dodsadh people live in India and Bangladesh.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Largely because of their low status, these people have had to find creative, though often demeaning ways of making a living. They are famous for catching wild animals, extracting honey from beehives, and making fans from peacock feathers. Others have even lower status jobs such as taking insects off the backs of cattle. Some of them even beg for a living. They are often unemployed because other communities either think they don't have the right agricultural skills or they view them as thieves and criminals.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Dosadh are mainly Hindu, even those who live in Muslim Bangladesh. There are Muslims among them, but the Hindus are in the majority. Like other Muslim peoples in South Asia who converted to Islam during the Moghul Empire, the Dosadh have maintained many Hindu elements in their form of Sunni Islam.


What Are Their Needs?

Workers need to note the poverty of the Dosadh community and not neglect their material and physical needs. Believers need to serve these people by helping them improve their economic situation. Believers must build friendships based on trust.


Prayer Points

Pray for Dodsadh families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness, and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross.
Pray for a movement in which the Holy Spirit leads and empowers Dodsadh disciples to make more disciples.
Pray for the Dodsadh people to understand and embrace that Jesus wants to bless their families and neighborhoods.


Scripture Prayers for the Dusadh (Muslim traditions) in India.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17523/IN
https://legacy.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?rog3=IN&peo3=16742
https://peoplegroupsindia.com/profiles/dosadh/
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/dosadh-people1/
http://www.indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Dosadh


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Dusadh (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Dusadh (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation doo-SAHT
Alternate Names Dharhi; Dhari; डोसाध (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 15,000
Population all Countries 17,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 17523
ROP3 Code 112942
ROP25 Code 302182
ROP25 Name Dosadh / Dusadh
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 2
Largest States
West Bengal
9,000
Bihar
5,700
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 2
  West Bengal 9,000
  Bihar 5,700
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Bengali (7,400 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
Urdu
3,400
Bhojpuri
1,200
Maithili
300
Sadri
60
Primary Language Bengali (7,400 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
  Urdu 3,400
  Bhojpuri 1,200
  Maithili 300
  Sadri 60
People Groups Speaking Bengali

Primary Language:  Bengali

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Bible-New Testament Yes  (1801-1984)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1809-2022)
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Profile Source Keith Carey 
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