What is "mahar"

The Mahar is an Indian community found largely in the state of Maharashtra, where they comprise 10% of the population, and neighboring areas. Most of the Mahar community followed India's first minister of law and social reformer B. R. Ambedkar in converting to Buddhism in the middle of the 20th century. The community is included in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category by the Indian government.

Mahar is an Indian caste group.

Mahar may also refer to:

• Mahar (tribe), a Sindhi tribe in Pakistan
• Mahar, the original name of the Israeli political party Democratic Choice
• Mahar, a fictional species of reptile in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar

The Mahar are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found among both the Seraiki people of South Punjab, Pakistan as well as being found in Sindh, Pakistan.