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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Undid revision 1040866521 by &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/82.1.76.227&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/82.1.76.227&quot;&gt;82.1.76.227&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User_talk:82.1.76.227&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User talk:82.1.76.227 (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anavil Brahmins&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; are a community of [[Brahmin|Brahmins]] who, despite not being numerically superior, are particularly dominant in the [[Surat district|Surat]] and [[Bulsar district]]s of south [[Gujarat]], India, where they have been significant land-owners and have an influential role in politics.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;goody&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=The Oriental, the Ancient and the Primitive: Systems of Marriage and the Family in the Pre-Industrial Societies of Eurasia |first=Jack |last=Goody |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-52136-761-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tdgos7fWazIC&amp;amp;pg=PA187 |page=187}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Streefkerk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-86132-067-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&amp;amp;pg=PA131 |page=131}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anavil Brahmins&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; are a community of [[Brahmin|Brahmins]] who, despite not being numerically superior, are particularly dominant in the [[Surat district|Surat]] and [[Bulsar district]]s of south [[Gujarat]], India, where they have been significant land-owners and have an influential role in politics.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;goody&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=The Oriental, the Ancient and the Primitive: Systems of Marriage and the Family in the Pre-Industrial Societies of Eurasia |first=Jack |last=Goody |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-52136-761-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tdgos7fWazIC&amp;amp;pg=PA187 |page=187}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Streefkerk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-86132-067-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&amp;amp;pg=PA131 |page=131}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Anavil are among the lay Brahmins communities who are not allowed to perform a priestly function. They comprise two sub-groups, called the Desai and the Bhathela, though both use the surname Desai.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Streefkerk 2&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-86132-067-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&amp;amp;lpg=PA131&amp;amp;pg=PA184#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false |page=184}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The former acted as [[tax farmer]]s during the era of the [[Mughal Empire]], and developed into one of the dominant land-owning groups in [[South Gujarat]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Streefkerk&quot; /&amp;gt; They eventually underwent a process of [[sanskritisation]] that saw them conform more closely to the classical Brahmin practices&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;goody&quot; /&amp;gt; The Desai are fewer in number but superior in traditional status.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Anavil are among the lay Brahmins communities who are not allowed to perform a priestly function. They comprise two sub-groups, called the Desai and the Bhathela, though both use the surname Desai.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Streefkerk 2&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-86132-067-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&amp;amp;lpg=PA131&amp;amp;pg=PA184#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false |page=184}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The former acted as [[tax farmer]]s during the era of the [[Mughal Empire]], and developed into one of the dominant land-owning groups in [[South Gujarat]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Streefkerk&quot; /&amp;gt; They eventually underwent a process of [[sanskritisation]] that saw them conform more closely to the classical Brahmin practices&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, such as [[dowry]] marriage, while the Bhathela continued to follow the [[brideprice]] system for marriage.&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;goody&quot; /&amp;gt; The Desai are fewer in number but superior in traditional status.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It includes castes like Desai,Naik,Vashi,Mehta.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It includes castes like Desai,Naik,Vashi,Mehta.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anavil Brahmins&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; are a community of [[Brahmin|Brahmins]] who, despite not being numerically superior, are particularly dominant in the [[Surat district|Surat]] and [[Bulsar district]]s of south [[Gujarat]], India, where they have been significant land-owners and have an influential role in politics.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;goody&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=The Oriental, the Ancient and the Primitive: Systems of Marriage and the Family in the Pre-Industrial Societies of Eurasia |first=Jack |last=Goody |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-52136-761-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tdgos7fWazIC&amp;amp;pg=PA187 |page=187}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Streefkerk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-86132-067-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&amp;amp;pg=PA131 |page=131}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Anavil are among the lay Brahmins communities who are not allowed to perform a priestly function. They comprise two sub-groups, called the Desai and the Bhathela, though both use the surname Desai.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Streefkerk 2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Industrial Transition in Rural India: Artisans, Traders, and Tribals in South Gujarat |first=Hein |last=Streefkerk |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-86132-067-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_L3edKpCmm4C&amp;amp;lpg=PA131&amp;amp;pg=PA184#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false |page=184}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The former acted as [[tax farmer]]s during the era of the [[Mughal Empire]], and developed into one of the dominant land-owning groups in [[South Gujarat]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Streefkerk&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; They eventually underwent a process of [[sanskritisation]] that saw them conform more closely to the classical Brahmin practices&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;goody&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The Desai are fewer in number but superior in traditional status. &lt;br /&gt;
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It includes castes like Desai,Naik,Vashi,Mehta.&lt;br /&gt;
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They did not practice female infanticide.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|last=Shah|first=A. M.|title=Social Structure and Change: Women in Indian society|last2=Baviskar|first2=Baburao Shravan|last3=Ramaswamy|first3=E. A.|last4=Srinivas|first4=Mysore Narasimhachar|publisher=SAGE Publications|year=1996|pages=197}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Further reading==&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |author=Jan Breman |title=The Poverty Regime in Village India: Half a Century of Work and Life at the Bottom of the Rural Economy in South Gujarat |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2007 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |author=Klaas W. van der Veen |title=I Give Thee My Daughter: A Study of Marriage and Hierarchy Among the Anavil Brahmans of South Gujarat |publisher=Van Gorcum |year=1972 }}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Social groups of Gujarat}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Gujarat]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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