widespread caste in northern India whose hereditary occupation is tanning leather; the name is derived from the Sanskrit word carmakara (`skin ...
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Widespread caste in northern India whose hereditary occupation is tanning leather; the name is derived from the Sanskrit word carmakara, or 'skin worker.' The more than 150 subcastes are characterized by well-organized panchayats (governing councils). Because their work obliged them to handle dead animals, the Camars have suffered from the stigma o...
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