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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Chadwa''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the states of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name="Lavania">People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part One edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 206 to 208 Popular Prakashan</ref><br />
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==History and origin==<br />
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The Chadwa are known for their skills and proficiency in dyeing cloths in a specific style known as chadwi. It is one of the famous handicrafts of [[Rajasthan]]. The community claim to have originated from [[Multan]] in [[Pakistan]]. They are said to have settled initially in [[Nagaur]], and then moved to [[Ajmer]]. A section of the community also moved to [[Rajkot]] and [[Ahmedabad]] in [[Gujarat]]. The Chadwa are now found mainly in [[Rajasthan]] in the districts of [[Nagaur]], Pali, Bikaner [[Ajmer]] and [[Jodhpur]]. They still [[Saraiki language|Seraiki]], although most Chadwa also speak [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name="Lavania" /><br />
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==Present Circumstances==<br />
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The Chadwa consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Ghadila, Chaila, Suvarn, Sappal, Bagiti, Dharn, Maavothi (Marothi), Gulattar, Bhambhar, Penti and sunara.Reshamwala. Each of these clans are endogamous. They are Tabligi jamat [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s, belonging mainly to the [[Barelvi]] sub-sect.<ref name="Lavania" /><br />
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The Chadwa still depend on their traditional craft, and in addition, are also involved in dyeing. Other Chadwa are also involved in petty trade.<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]<br />
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