Wagher

The Wagher are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are also known as Vagher, but have no connection with the Vagri tribe.[1]


History and origin

The Waghers are principally found in Okhamandal taluka of dev bhumi dwarka district. They are said to have migrated from Kutch, and their ancestor Jam Hamirji Jadeja, a Bhuj Rajput married a Garasia girl. The community is thus one of the many mixed Rajput groups such as the Khant found in Saurashtra region.[2]

Present circumstances

The community still speak Kutchi, and are endogamous. They have several clans, the main ones being the Manek, Ker, Sumania,Jam, Hahtal, Bhaththad, Bathiya, Gohil, Parmar, Gad, Giggla, Mapani, Tilayat,Bhaya,makawana,bhagad etc. The community maintain the practice of clan exogamy. They are a major landowning community in the Dwarka sub-division of Jamnagar District. The community are still mainly farmers, but like other Gujarat castes, they have migrated to other parts of India and overseas in search of work. They are Hindu by religion, although small number have converted to Islam, and form a separate community of Muslim Wagher.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1448-1453
  2. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1448-1453
  3. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1448-1453
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.