Dhobi significant number of Dhobis are cultivators, and this particularly so in western Uttar Pradesh. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. Each of their settlements contains an informal caste council, known as a Biradari Panchayat. The Panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery. The 2011 Census of India for Uttar Pradesh showed the Dhobi population, which was classified as a Scheduled Caste, as 2,432,610. Dhobi Dhobi () is a caste group of India. Their traditional occupation was washing clothes, i.e. laundry. The word "dhobi" is derived from the
When I Was a Work of Art want to live. Lama then convinces Tazio to give up his humanity in order to become a living sculpture named "Adam Bis", the first of its kind according to Lama. While being a work of art, Tazio becomes depressed, feeling that he has lost his humanity and his freedom. Tazio then meets a blind painter named Carlos Hannibal and his daughter Fiona. The relationship between the three gives Tazio the will to live again. Fiona then organises a lawsuit, for the purpose of getting back Tazio's liberty. The lawsuit culminates when Lama announces that Tazio is a fake of the