Article Published In Vol.4 (May-June-2016)

Social Environment, Dresses and Food of Two Main Communities before Exodus

Author : Pushpa

Major partition of Indian subcontinent happened in 1947. Millions of people were displaced due to partition and very large population of many communities migrated from one part to the other. Two major communities which migrated were Punjabies and Jatts. Punjabies have been described as enterprising and industrious not only in contemporary India but abroad as well whereas Jatts are known for their fighting spirits against the enemy. In the present paper the dresses, ornaments, food, drinks and hierarchy stratification has been studied for these two major communities.

Keywords: Communities, Jatts, Punjabies