Swarnkar

Swarnkar (alternately Sunar, Soni, Suniar (eh) and Sonar) is a Hindu caste in India and Nepal referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths.^[1] Though the community is primarily Hindu, some members in the states of Haryana and Punjab are Sikh.

References

↑ Sonar community

Social issues in India

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Education	Literacy Ragging Right to Education Act School corporal punishment

Environment	Conservation Global warming Manual scavenging Natural disasters Pollution Water supply and sanitation

Family	Cohabitation Divorce Domestic violence Dowry system Family planning Hindu joint family Infertility Nuclear family Polyandry Polygamy

Children	Abortion Child labour Child marriage Child prostitution Child trafficking Female foeticide Female infanticide Street children

Women	Acid throwing Bride burning Devadasi Dowry death Eve teasing Women's health Feminism Menstrual taboo Prostitution Rape Sati Sexism Widows

Caste system	Caste politics Caste-related violence Dalit Reservation

Communalism	Proposed states and territories Ethnic relations Religious conflicts Religious violence Secularism Separatist movements

Crime	Corruption Groom kidnapping Human trafficking Illegal housing Illegal immigration Illegal mining Organised crime Terrorism Vigilantism

Health	Epidemics HIV/AIDS Leprosy Malnutrition Obesity Suicide

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