Bazigar

Bazigar (from Persian: بازیگر bazi + gar) are an ethnic group of north-western India. They are primarily found in Punjab region of India and Pakistan, but there are also communities in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan. They were previously nomadic with their main occupation the performance of acrobatics and other forms of entertainment, but they are now settled and engaged mainly in agricultural and forms of industrial services and businesses.

For the language, see Bazigar language. For the film, see Baazigar.
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