Talk:Saurashtra language

I've removed some of the sections I had added earlier, those being commonly used phrases, numbers and days of the week. Though a native Sourashtra speaker, I don't see myself as speaking the "authentic" Madurai dialect since my language may have influences from the Dindigul dialect, which my mom speaks. For this reason, I don't think it's right for me to add these sections. However, if I'm able to validate my earlier additions, I'll be happy to put them back. ~elviajero (talk · contribs), Jul 8, 2005

History of Sourashtrians

I have read that they who were/are weavers silk saris belonged to Patan (medieval capital of Gujarat who is famous for Patola silk saris). From there, some people moved to Paithan in Maharashtra which is also famous for Paithani Silk saris. And, from there went south as stated in Main Article.

Geographical Distribution

I have added a new paragraph on Tirupati Sourashtrians. Though I have heard of their presence in Tirupati, only recently did I come across a sociology article that researches on the marital and social networks of the migrant population in Andhra Pradesh. Here's the link: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3659/is_199512/ai_n8727823/pg_4. The name Sourashtra doesn't find any mention, but it does refer to a trans-migrant weaving community known as Pattusali and that they migrated from Gujarat. I read a couple of more articles that prove that Pattusali indeed refers to the Sourashtra community, but I don't recall the links at the moment. I will try to include more citation as and when I get them.

Someone had changed the Sourashtra population in Madurai to one-tenth. As someone from Madurai, I know this is far from true. Although there are no official figures to substantiate, it's widely agreed that Sourashtrians constitute about 20 - 25% of Madurai's population. A visit to Madurai and you could see it for yourself! :) We have had a discussion on this in Madurai discussion page. Anyone who disagrees please leave a comment here.

Elviajero 20:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I have also deleted the paragraph on sir names. It appears they meant surnames or family names by that. Nothing more is elaborated, but I could see new family names being added by the day. I don't think this is a healthy practice as it's more like advertising family names.

Elviajero 20:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Sourashtrian Settlements

I apologize for having had to delete this section. It only had a few lines on Kottar Sourashtrians, and wasn't very cohesive either. We could well have this section, but then we should describe a bit on all Sourashtrian settlements, not just Kottar. After all, I think it's rather unjust to leave out Madurai, Thanjavur, and Salem, where the major chunk of Sourashtrians live.

Elviajero 20:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)