Kadava Patidar
| Kadava Patidar | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hindu |
| Languages | Gujarati |
| Populated states | Gujarat |
The Kadava Patidar (also variously spelled Kadwa, Kadva) are a sub-caste of the Patidars in Gujarat. They are mainly found in North Gujarat.[1] They were dependent on cash-crop agriculture and occupied a higher status than the wealthier and more diversified Leva Patidars.[2] The name "Kadava" comes from "Kadi", a former district that existed during the Baroda State.[3] However a popular belief among the community is that Kadava descend from Kusha, son of the deity Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana. According to Shah in 1982, the Kadva Patidars have received extremely little attention from scholars in comparison to Leva Patidars, which was part of a wider trend among scholars that ignored north Gujarat.[4]
References
- ^ Trivedi, Jayprakash M. (1 January 1992). The Social structure of Patidar caste in India. Kanishka Pub. House. p. 20. ISBN 9788185475196.
- ^ Murali, Kanta (2017). Caste, Class, and Capital: The Social and Political Origins of Economic Policy in India. Cambridge University Press. p. 109.
- ^ Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A social history of India. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 257.
- ^ Shah, A.M. (1982). "Division and hierarchy: an overview of caste in Gujarat". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 16: 22.
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