India, Oct. 25 -- The man who writes poems is called a poet. The woman who writes poems is also called a poet. Sometimes she is referred to as poetess. The way a female actor is referred to as actress.

Now, take the case of lohar and loharan. "Lohar" means blacksmith, the artisan who deals with metals. While "loharan" is considered to be the feminine equivalent of "lohar." So is loharan a female blacksmith? Or, can it be that loharan refers to lohar's wife? Since the word "lohar" is also identified with the wider community of blacksmiths, does "loharan" then refers to a female member of the community?

By the way, loharan is also the name of a village in Punjab.

It is also the name of an Old Delhi street.

Situated near the centuries-ol...