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}} Deshis are Muslim converts from [[Koch people|Koch]], [[Mech people|Mech]] or other indigenous communities.[{{Cite news |last=GANI |first=ABDUL |date=2017-02-08 |title=Deshi Janagosthi: Where Culture Merges With Religion |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/3/9889/Deshi-Janagosthi:-Where-Culture-Merges-With-Religion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627073838/https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/3/9889/Deshi-Janagosthi:-Where-Culture-Merges-With-Religion |archive-date=2022-06-27 |access-date=2025-11-16 |language=en}}] In July, 2022, the [[Government of Assam]] gave them recognition as an "Indigenous [[Assamese people|Assamese]] Muslims" community vide an Order.[{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Assam cabinet approves identification of five indigenous Assamese Muslim communities |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/assam-cabinet-approves-identification-of-five-indigenous-assamese-muslim-communities/articleshow/92685132.cms |access-date=2022-10-25}}][{{Cite news |date=2022-07-06 |title=Assamese Muslims recognised as a distinct indigenous community |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assamese-muslims-recognised-as-a-distinct-indigenous-community/article65606802.ece |access-date=2022-10-25 |issn=0971-751X}}] |
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}} Deshis are Muslim converts from [[Koch people|Koch]], [[Mech people|Mech]] or other indigenous communities.[{{Cite news |last=GANI |first=ABDUL |date=2017-02-08 |title=Deshi Janagosthi: Where Culture Merges With Religion |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/3/9889/Deshi-Janagosthi:-Where-Culture-Merges-With-Religion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627073838/https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/3/9889/Deshi-Janagosthi:-Where-Culture-Merges-With-Religion |archive-date=2022-06-27 |access-date=2025-11-16 |language=en}}] In July, 2022, the [[Government of Assam]] gave them recognition as an "Indigenous [[Assamese people|Assamese]] Muslims" community vide an Order.[{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Assam cabinet approves identification of five indigenous Assamese Muslim communities |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/assam-cabinet-approves-identification-of-five-indigenous-assamese-muslim-communities/articleshow/92685132.cms |access-date=2022-10-25}}][{{Cite news |date=2022-07-06 |title=Assamese Muslims recognised as a distinct indigenous community |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assamese-muslims-recognised-as-a-distinct-indigenous-community/article65606802.ece |access-date=2022-10-25 |issn=0971-751X}}] |