Ad-Dharmi
The Ad-Dharmi is a Dalit caste in the state of Punjab in India and recognised as a Scheduled Caste. Ad Dharmis are 14.9% of the total Dalit population in Punjab. Origin. The Ad-Dharm movement was started in 1920s, for the purpose of getting a distinct religious identity same as Adi Dravida movement of Tamil Nadu. The founder of the Ad-Dharm Movement was Mangu Ram Mugowalia (founding member of Ghadar Party), Master Gurbanta Singh (senior Congress leader) B. L. Gherra and also Pandit Hari Ram (Pandori Bibi) who was the secretary of the organization. The movement  projected Ravidas, the 15th century Bhakti Movement saint as their spiritual Guru and a sacred book "Ad Parkash" for separate ritual traditions. The Ad-Dharmi Dalits came together as a faith was in 1925 when the British ruled India. In the 1931 census, more than 450,000 registered themselves as members of the new indigenous faith called "Ad Dharam" (or "Original Religion"). But this faith and movement vanished after India's independence because of major concentration of its leader into state politics and govt.'s reservation policy only for low-caste from Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist communities. Present circumstances. Although the  Ad-Dharmi are followers of Guru Ravidas ("now Ravidassia religion"), and incorporate elements of Sikhism as they regard Shri Guru Granth Sahib as their religious text. But after killing of Ramananda Dass on Vienaa triggered them a lot and they formed separate Amritbani and customs. Each of their settlement contains a gurdwaras and Ravidas Bhawans, which are both a centre of worship and as well as a focus of the community.