Sathwara

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The Sathwara or Sathvara or Satwara are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India.[1]

History and origin

There are several traditions as to the origin of the Sathwara community. According to one such tradition,who took a Kurmi wife and then left North India for Saurashtra. Their own origin myth refers to a belief that they were vaishya, who escaped the wrath of the Hindu god Parshurama by abandoning the Kshatriya custom of being warriors and took to farming. They are found mainly in north Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch. They speak Gujarati and Kutchi.[2]

Present circumstances

The Sathwara are found mainly in the districts of Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, and Junagadh. The Satwara are also located in North Gujarat (Visnagar, Mehsana, Patan, Kheralu, Umta, Vadali, etc. Himanshu C Satwara) They have two main divisions, based on dietary habits, the vegetarian and non-vegetarian, and each section is endogamous. The north Gujarat Sathwara are further divided into territorial divisions, the Dandariya group found in Sabarkantha and Patanwadia found in Mehsana District. They are further divided into exogamous clans, the main ones being the Sonagara,kanzariya,Lakum,Nakum,Kateshiya, Katechia, Kacchatiya, Chopda, Chauhan, Jambukia, Chavada, Parmar, Khandar, Bedia, Mori, Makwana and Dabhi. They are constituents of the ther-tasidi group of Hindu castes, that interdine.[3]

The Sathwara are a number of found in Gujarat,and have similar customs. Traditionally, they were farmers, but are now engaged in diverse occupations such as masonry. However, the majority of the community remain farmers.

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Other names of Sathwara community

They are known by names of Sathwara, Sathvara, Satvara, Satwara, Kutchi Satvara, Satvara or Kadia Sathwara or Kadia Satvara Dalwadi or Sathwara Kadia Samaj[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1273-1277
  2. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1273-1277
  3. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1273-1277
  4. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1273-1277
  5. ↑ Encyclopadia of Backward Classes by Neelam Yadav Page : 316 Sathwara, Sathvara, Satvara or Kadia Sathwara or Kadia Satvara Dalwadi
  6. ↑ Legal Case Sathwara community : Sathwara Kadia Samaj
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