Bhishti
The Bhishti or Bhisti are a Muslim tribe or biradari found in North India and Pakistan.
 A bhishti in India, 1870 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India • Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu • Hindi • Awadhi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Bhesties, an 1838 illustration showing Bhishtis
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A Bhishti in 1880
Depiction in the arts
The title character of Rudyard Kipling's Gunga Din, an intrepid water-carrier for a British Army regiment in India, is a Bhishti.[1]
References
- "Gunga Din". Poetry. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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