Ad-Dharmi

The Ad-Dharmi (meaning "primal spiritual path") is a sect in the state of Punjab, in India and was a precursor movement of the Ravidasia religion that arose in 1920. The term Ad-Dharm came into popular usage in the early part of the 20th century, when many followers of Ravidas who had converted to Sikhism were severely discriminated against due to their low-caste status, even though the Sikh religion is strictly against the caste system in its theology. Many of these converts stopped attending Sikh gurdwaras controlled by Jat Sikhs and built their own shrines upon arrival in the UK, Canada, and Fiji Island. In colonial Punjab, the movement was one of the autonomous mobilizations established by disenfranchised Dalits. Ad-Dharmis comprise 11.48% of the total of Scheduled Caste communities in Punjab.

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