Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya

Kutch Gurjarah Kshatriya
Total population
51,000[citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Gujarati, Kutchi
Religion
Hindu
Related ethnic groups
Mistri, Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia

Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya[1][2][3][4][5] (also known as Gurjar Kshatriya Rajput Samaj Kutch and Halar [6][7] or Gurjar Kshtriya Kadiya/Mistri[8][9]) are a minority Hindu community of Gujarat[10] in India, In Rajasthan, many people lost their lives in battles against Muslim rulers, and after suffering defeats, the surviving some Kshatriyas Rajputs moved towards Gujarat to keep their identity, Those Kshatriyas. [9]Those known as Gurjar Kshatriya During the Islamic period, As Many Kshatriya Rajputs of Rajasthan who migrated towards Gujarat but they faced a lack of land and weapons there. As a result, they engaged in labor and various skilled work, They started artisan community related with masonry, artistic carvings, sculpting and building and construction works. Due to their occupation they known as Kshatriya (Kadia /Mistry) They are also known as the Architect of Kutch.[7][8][11][12]

  1. ^ "મહારાષ્ટ્રના નાગપુર ખાતે કચ્છ ગુર્જર ક્ષત્રિય સમાજ રાષ્ટ્રીય મહાસભાનું અધિવેશન (Election of President of Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj held at Nagpur, Maharashtra)". Gujarat Samachar. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. ^ "સમૂહ લગ્નોથી સમાજ ગિઠત થાય / 38th Mass community marriage Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya held at Anjar". Divya Bhaskar. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "HC raps mgmt of Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj-Gondia". The Times of India. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  4. ^ "कर्मठ है कच्छ गुर्जर क्षत्रिय समाज (Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj people are hardworking)". Dainik Bhaskar. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. ^ "सम्मेलन ने खत्म की झिझक, अब बस्तर में भी ब्याह करके आएंगी गुजराती बेटियां (कच्छ गुर्जर क्षत्रिय गुजराती समाज का अखिल भारतीय महासभा )". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 3 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ^ "મંદિર પ્રકરણમાં ખોટા કેસ થાય તેવો મિસ્ત્રી સમાજને ભય Barla Mandir case – Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya / Mistri Samaj of Madhapar afraid of false implication". Divya Bhaskar. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Shambles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b India's communities by Kumar Suresh Singh. Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 2287. ISBN 9780195633542. MESTRI: They are also known as Mistri. Kota in Rajasthan is believed to be their native place from where they came to Kutch in vs 1234 in search of livelihood. In Gujarat, the community is distributed in about eighteen villages of the Bhuj and Anjar
  9. ^ a b Lal, R. B. (2003). Gujarat, Part 1 By Kumar Suresh Singh, Rajendra Behari Lal. Popular Prakashan. pp. 912–915. ISBN 9788179911044.
  10. ^ List of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes declared by Gujarat State
  11. ^ Mistri Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes By Neelam Yadav Page 316.
  12. ^ Kadia, Gurjar Ksahtriya Kadia, Gurjar Kadia Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes By Neelam Yadav Page 264, 316