There are about more than 120 million Punjabis around the world. No doubt they are broken into tribes and castes, and many of these are not exclusively inhabitants of Punjab. Collectively, Punjabis are primarily inhabitants of Punjab. In recent times, the definition has changed and includes all emigrants who maintain Punjabi traditions even though they may not be speaking the Punjabi language any longer. The Punjabi identity was primarily linguistic and cultural with the Punjabi language being their first spoken language. These people are Indo-Aryan of North Indian origin constituting parts of Rajasthan, Kashmir, Indian and Pakistani Punjab. Punjabi (Punjabi people) is an ethnic group which originated from the Punjab region. While “Sikh” is a religion, “Punjabi” is a broader term used for all the people living in the Punjab region of both India and Pakistan irrespective of their religions. “Punjabi” and “Sikh” are two different terms which often confuse people.
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