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The '''Sathwara''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref>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</ref> |
The '''Sathwara''' or '''Sathvara''' or '''Satvara''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref>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</ref> |
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== History and origin == |
== History and origin == |
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The Sathwara or Sathvara or Satvara 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, they are descended from a Rajput who took a Kurmi wife and then left North India for Saurashtra. Their own origin myth refers to a belief that they were Kshatriya, 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. 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 Parmar, Songara, Nakum, Kacchatiya, Chopda, Khandar, Bedia, Mori and Dabhi. They are constituents of the ther-tasidi group of Hindu castes, that interdine.[3]
The Sathwara are a number of quasi-Rajput groups found in Gujarat, like the Khant 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. They are Hindu, and in recent times many have become followers of Swadhyay sect.[4]
Other names of Sathwara community
They are known by names of Sathwara, Sathvara, Satvara or Kadia Sathwara or Kadia Satvara Dalwadi or Sathwara Kadia Samaj[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Encyclopadia of Backward Classes by Neelam Yadav Page : 316 Sathwara, Sathvara, Satvara or Kadia Sathwara or Kadia Satvara Dalwadi
- ^ Legal Case Sathwara community : Sathwara Kadia Samaj