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			{{Short description\| Subgroup of Ahir community in Gujarat, India}}
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	{{~~One source~~\|date=~~June 2011~~}}		{{unreferenced\|date=July 2025}}
	The '''Boricha''' are a ~~gotra~~ of the [[Ahir]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].~~<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42">People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S~~.~~V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 42 to 45 Popular Prakashan</ref>~~		The '''Boricha''' are a part of the [[Ahir]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are traditionally associated with pastoralism and cattle herding.

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.~~<ref name="GujaratPart 1">~~{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA42&dq=Ahir+Boricha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCv8VOCVC8OiugTE1IHoAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ahir%20Boricha&f=false \| title=Gujarat, Part 1 \| publisher=Popular Prakashan \|author1=Rajendra Behari Lal \|author2=Kumar Suresh Singh \|author3=Anthropological Survey of India \| year=2003 \| pages=42 \| ~~isbn~~=~~9788179911044~~}}~~</ref>~~ According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.~~<ref name~~=~~"GujaratPart 1"/>~~ The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district\|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-~~groups~~ of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. ~~The community~~ still speak the [[Gujarati language\|Gujrati]] and [[Kutchi language\|Kutchi]] language.~~<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>~~		The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2025}} According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2025}} The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district\|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-caste of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. They still speak the [[Gujarati language\|Gujrati]] and [[Kutchi language\|Kutchi]] language.

	The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama\|Ram]], [[Shiva\|Shankar]], [[Ganesha\|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi\|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.~~<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>~~		The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama\|Ram]], [[Shiva\|Shankar]], [[Ganesha\|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi\|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	~~== External links ==~~
	~~# [http://www.mehulboricha.com Mehul Boricha]~~
	{{Ahir clans \|state=collapsed}}		{{Ahir clans \|state=collapsed}}

	~~[[Category:Ahir]]~~
	~~[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]~~
	[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]		[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
	~~[[Category:Tribal communities of Gujarat]]~~

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	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.<ref name="GujaratPart 1">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA42&dq=Ahir+Boricha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCv8VOCVC8OiugTE1IHoAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ahir%20Boricha&f=false \| title=Gujarat, Part 1 \| publisher=Popular Prakashan \|author1=Rajendra Behari Lal \|author2=Kumar Suresh Singh \|author3=Anthropological Survey of India \| year=2003 \| pages=42 \| isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.<ref name="GujaratPart 1"/> The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district\|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-groups of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. The community still speak the [[Kutchi language\|Kutchi]] language.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>		The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.<ref name="GujaratPart 1">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA42&dq=Ahir+Boricha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCv8VOCVC8OiugTE1IHoAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ahir%20Boricha&f=false \| title=Gujarat, Part 1 \| publisher=Popular Prakashan \|author1=Rajendra Behari Lal \|author2=Kumar Suresh Singh \|author3=Anthropological Survey of India \| year=2003 \| pages=42 \| isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.<ref name="GujaratPart 1"/> The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district\|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-groups of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. The community still speak the [[Gujarati language\|Gujrati]] and [[Kutchi language\|Kutchi]] language.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>

	The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama\|Ram]], [[Shiva\|Shankar]], [[Ganesha\|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi\|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>		The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama\|Ram]], [[Shiva\|Shankar]], [[Ganesha\|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi\|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{One source|date=June 2011}}
The '''Boricha''' are a gotra of the [[Ahir]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42">People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 42 to 45 Popular Prakashan</ref>

== Origin ==
The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.<ref name="GujaratPart 1">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA42&dq=Ahir+Boricha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCv8VOCVC8OiugTE1IHoAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ahir%20Boricha&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Rajendra Behari Lal |author2=Kumar Suresh Singh |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=42 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.<ref name="GujaratPart 1"/> The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-groups of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. The community still speak the [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] language.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>

The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama|Ram]], [[Shiva|Shankar]], [[Ganesha|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
# [http://www.mehulboricha.com Mehul Boricha]
{{Ahir clans |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Ahir]]
[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Tribal communities of Gujarat]]