Kathi people
The Kathi Darbar is a caste found in the peninsular Kathiawar (now called Saurashtra) region of Gujarat, western India.[1][2]
History and origin
The Kathis are said to have given their name to the Kathiawar region. They are said to be descended from the Sura, an ancient race of sun worshipers found in western India. According to their traditions, they are descended from Kush, the son of the Hindu god Ram.[3]
The original Kathi are of 8 surnames (1) Patgir (2) Padva (3) Nata (4) Nared (Jatvada) (5) Manjariya (6) Tohariya (7) Guliya (8) Gariba. other wise there are kathi of more than 132 surmnames[4]
Kanthkot was the main capital of Kathi in Kutch in the 8th century and its original name was Kathakot. It is only after the name of Kanthkot that the Kathi dynasty had been in power since 1500 years in power and in political and general matters, the devotional writers of Swaminarayan Sampraday in any way, unconsciously uncivilized The history that misrepresents that history is considered unknowable.[5]
Present circumstances
There are two classes of Kathis: 1) Shakhayat and 2) Avaratiya.Shakhayat is Rajput and Avaratiya is original kathi or shakhayat is suryavansha and Avaratiya Is Suryapujak. The Shakhayat branch of Kathis includes Khachar, Khuman, Vala and others. They were the rulers. The Avatariya branch of Kathis includes Vichhiya, Dhadhal, Basiya, Kotila, Geed Varu, Dhakhada, Jebaliya, Patgir, Manjariya and others. They possessed big villages or vast stretches of land and so they were known as Ghardhani Kathis. (i.e. landed gentry)[6]
Kathi people are horse lovers and keep Kathiawari horses, which are known worldwide.[2][need quotation to verify][7]
References
- ^ Shankar, Alaka. Folk Tales of Gujarat. p. 23.
- ^ a b International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds Page 251-252
- ^ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 614-619
- ^ Kathi darbar sect in swaminarayan sect by praduman khachar page 4, Rathod Ramsinh ' kutch sanskruti darshan' ahemdabad 1990 page 275, khachar praduman 'kathi of kathiyawad' Sanosara 2006 page 13
- ^ 'kathi rajput' (monthly) year-1 edition-3 date 12/12/1929 page 3 4 ,'kathi of kathiyawad' by praduman khachar 2006 page 13
- ^ Praduman, Khachar (Winter 2016). "The History Derived from the Songs of the Rulers of Saurashtra" (PDF). Songs of the Rulers of Saurashtra. 1: 40.
- ^ Bonnie Hendricks (1995). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806127538. Pages 251–252.
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