Subgroups: 6
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Dahre | 60,000 | |
Dakhanadhi | 59,000 | |
Uthradhi | 59,000 | |
Dakhana | -1 Unknown | |
Dhara | -1 Unknown | |
Uttardhi | -1 Unknown |
The crowning glory of the Aroras was the elevation of Dr. Manmohan Singh as a former Prime Minister of India, who is Arora. His elevation as prime minister is a tribute to the Indian democracy in which a man who belongs to a family that became penniless after the 1947 Partition rose to become prime minister. It also speaks of the grit and determination of the Arora community in which parents attach a lot of importance to education for their wards and instill in them a desire to live a life of dignity and honor.
There have been many times in history when the Arora people have been violently persecuted. Their people were slaughtered during both the Arab and the Moghul invasions of the Subcontinent. Arora Hindus and Sikhs had to flee with nothing but the clothes they were wearing during the bloody Partition of India in 1947. Those who arrived in India were often taken advantage of by India's more powerful communities.
These are a resilient people, and they managed to become an influential community in India. Today, many of them are prominent in the areas of business, education, medicine, finance, technology, engineering, manufacturing, entertainment, and the armed forces. Why do they seem to rise to the top? Most likely it's because of their rigorous work ethic. It could also be because of their insistence on making sure that their children get a higher education.
The Aroras are divided into three religions (Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism), yet they are open to visiting the sacred places of other religious communities. They are noted for their religious tolerance, yet very few have embraced Christ as the only way to salvation.
Pray that prominent Arora from all three religious communities will find Jesus to be the only way to eternal life.
Pray that God will raise up Arora believers as His ambassadors to those without Christ throughout the subcontinent.
Scripture Prayers for the Arora (Sikh traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2010-10-24 |
People Name General | Arora (Sikh traditions) |
People Name in Country | Arora (Sikh traditions) |
Pronunciation |
uh-ROHR-ah
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Alternate Names | Rod; Ror; Rora; Vaishya; अरोरा (सिख ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 551,000 |
Population all Countries | 551,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 11 |
People ID | 16241 |
ROP3 Code | 111362 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Sikh - other |
People Group | Arora (Sikh traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Sikh - other |
People Group | Arora (Sikh traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 6 |
Dahre 60,000 | |
Dakhanadhi 59,000 | |
Uthradhi 59,000 | |
Dakhana 0 | |
Dhara 0 | |
Uttardhi 0 |
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 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 32 (only 20 largest shown) |
Punjab 420,000 | |
Haryana 28,000 | |
Uttar Pradesh 18,000 | |
Rajasthan 16,000 | |
Delhi 15,000 | |
Uttarakhand 7,700 | |
Chandigarh 7,200 | |
Maharashtra 6,400 | |
Madhya Pradesh 4,300 | |
Jammu and Kashmir 3,500 | |
Himachal Pradesh 2,500 | |
West Bengal 2,400 | |
Jharkhand 1,900 | |
Chhattisgarh 1,500 | |
Gujarat 1,300 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Other / Small |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
0.12 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
99.88 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (392,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (392,000 speakers) |
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 16 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Hindi 56,000 | |
Bagri 6,700 | |
Saraiki 4,300 | |
Haryanvi 2,100 | |
Marwari 1,000 | |
Punjabi, Western 600 | |
Kumaoni 600 | |
Garhwali 400 | |
Kangri 300 | |
Mandeali 100 | |
Awadhi 100 | |
Shekhawati 80 | |
Kashmiri 60 | |
Dogri 60 | |
Bilaspuri 40 | |
People Groups | Speaking Punjabi, Eastern |
Primary Language: Punjabi, Eastern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1818-1954) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1815-2011) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1959-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 VikramRaghuvanshi - iStock All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |