Kadia (term)

Kadia is a term used to refer to mason or persons involved in masonry in India. [1][2][3][4][5] Many Indian communities, like, Kadia Muslim, Kadia Kshatriyas, Mestri, Sathwara, Kadia Kumbhar, whose occupation is involved with masonry are, therefore, generally referred to as Kadia.[6] Many persons both Hindu and Muslim, involved in mason's job use therefore term/word Kadia, either as pre-fix or as surname after their name or are generally referred to as Kadia.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ India's communities , Volume 1; Volume 5 by Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 1439.
  2. ↑ Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities, Volume 1 edited by Nagendra Kr Singh, Abdul Mabud Khan. 2001. p. 637.
  3. ↑ Kadia in Gujarati means persons involved in profession, as mason, in brick-manufacturing and as well as in building & construction works. As such any person involved in such work is called Kadia. Another synonym for Kadia in Gujarati language is Mistry or Mistri
  4. ↑ Commissioner, India Census (1883). Report on the Census of British India: Taken on the 17th February 1881... Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp. ciii. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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  6. ↑ Tyabji, Azhar (2006). Bhuj: Art, Architecture, History. Mapin. p. 283. ISBN 9781890206802. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The University. 1988. p. 105. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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