Kadia Kumbhar
Kadia Kumbhar / Kadiya Kumbhar are a Hindu sub-group of the Kumbhar caste, which are found only in Gujarat, India.[1] They are among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Gujarat State.[2]
The Kadia Kumbhar caste originated in the 1920s, when a group decided to break links with the Kumbhar, their parent caste and form a new distinct sub-group.[3] Kadia Kumbhars are those who have taken to the occupation of Kadias, or masons.[4] Remarriage of divorcees and widows is accepted in the Kadia Kumbhar society.[4] Marriage between individuals of close relation is prohibited. They are mostly vegetarian in diet but some members, especially in South Gujarat, do eat non-vegetarian food.[5]
Before India gained independence, the Kadia Kumbhar sub-group was largely concentrated in the territory of the former Baroda State[1] and in the Diu territory of Portuguese India.[6] The first census of the community was taken in the year 1931.[1] Presently, they are found spread in towns and districts like Vadodara, Amreli, Navsari, Kadi, Okha, Kodinar which earlier formed part of Baroda State and Diu.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Kumar Suresh Singh (1996). Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ List of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes declared by Gujarat State
- ^ Gazetteer of the Baroda State. Times Press. 1923. pp. 155, 207. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b Gujarat (India) (1984). Gazetteers. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications. p. 200. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Census of India, 1961: Gujarat. India. Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications. 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b Kumar Suresh Singh; B. R. Solanki; N. K. Sinha; Jaime F. Pereira (1994). Daman and Diu. Popular Prakashan. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-81-7154-761-6. Retrieved 21 February 2015.