Bhuinmali in Bangladesh


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Subgroups: 2

Subgroup Name Population
Hari 64,000
Mehtar 7,800

Introduction / History

If I had such a beautiful woman in my house, I would cheerfully perform the most menial offices for her. This was definitely the wrong thing to say at the wrong time. This wise-crack was supposedly uttered by a Bhuimali man who was attending a feast hosted by Parvati, the beautiful wife of the Hindu god Siva. Impressed by her beauty and grace, he made this remark, and incurred the wrath of her husband, who is also the Hindu god of destruction. Siva gave this Bhuimali man a beautiful wife and made him spend his days as her sweeper. Becoming a sweeper meant that the Bhuimali people were demoted, so to speak, from the low caste Sudras, to being outside the caste system. That is their traditional explanation for why they are now a scheduled caste.

They are from the Bengali cluster of people groups. Most of them live in India's West Bengal state, though others live scattered throughout the smaller northeastern states. A smaller number live in Bangladesh.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Bhuimalis are mainly a landless agricultural group, though some work for government agencies.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Bhuimali people are Hindus who focus their worship on Hindu gods. Surprisingly, Siva is still one of the gods they worship. Local priests perform rituals and sacrifices for them.


What Are Their Needs?

Like most low status peoples in Hindu communities, the Bhuimalis need better opportunities to take on high paying jobs. In Bangladesh, they have the additional disadvantage of not being part of the Muslim majority.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Kingdom of God to come to the Bhuimalis and give them the understanding that they have the dignity of being created in the image of God.
Pray that they will soon worship the God of Creation only and put their full trust in Jesus Christ.
Pray for Bhuimali disciples who will make more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the Bhuinmali in Bangladesh.


References

Some information from "The Scheduled Castes" K. S. Singh, ed. Oxford University Press, USA (1994)


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People Name General Bhuinmali
People Name in Country Bhuinmali
Pronunciation BOO-mah-lee
Alternate Names Bhisunder; Bhuimali; Bhuinya; Bhuisundar; Malakar; Mali; Siddiputra; भुंमाली
Population this Country 100,000
Population all Countries 280,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 2
PeopleID3 16426
ROP3 Code 111577
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 6
Largest States
Rangpur
27,000
Dhaka
27,000
Chittagong
23,000
Rajshahi
17,000
Barisal
4,300
Khulna
2,400
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 6
  Rangpur 27,000
  Dhaka 27,000
  Chittagong 23,000
  Rajshahi 17,000
  Barisal 4,300
  Khulna 2,400
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.42 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.58 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest Bangladesh census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Bengali (88,000 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 4
Secondary Languages
Chittagonian
11,000
Sylheti
300
Kok Borok
60
Primary Language Bengali (88,000 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 4
Secondary Languages
  Chittagonian 11,000
  Sylheti 300
  Kok Borok 60
People Groups Speaking Bengali

Primary Language:  Bengali

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