https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=DhuldhoyaDhuldhoya - Revision history2026-09-07T01:16:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhuldhoya&diff=115269&oldid=prev>Blablubbs: Restoring revision 477348270 by John of Reading: Rv unexplained/unsourced changes (RW 15)2020-08-30T15:23:44Z<p>Restoring revision 477348270 by John of Reading: Rv unexplained/unsourced changes <a href="/w/index.php?title=W:en:WP:RW&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W:en:WP:RW (page does not exist)">(RW 15)</a></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Dhuldhoya''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 343-345</ref><br />
<br />
== History and origin ==<br />
<br />
The community get their name Dhuldhoya from the [[Hindi]] word dhul-dhone ka kam or straining dust and separating gold particles. They claim to be a community of [[Rajasthani Shaikh|Shaikh]] [[Muslim]]s who emigrated from Mawasa in [[Kota District]] of [[Rajasthan]] to different parts of [[Gujarat]]. The community is found mainly in [[Baroda]] and [[Sabarkantha]] districts. They now speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 343-345</ref><br />
<br />
== Present circumstances ==<br />
<br />
The Dhuldoya community are strictly endogamous, marrying close kin. They practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. There are no sub-divisions in the community. The Dhuldhoya are a landless community, and with the decline in their traditional occupation, many are now wage labourers. A small number are now petty businessmen, involved mainly in the retail trade. They have an informal caste association, the Dhuldhoya Jamat, which deals with community welfare. The Dhuldhoya are [[Sunni]], and have customs similar to other urban [[Muslim]] communities, such as the [[Mansoori]] and [[Ghanchi (Muslim)|Ghanchi]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 343-345</ref><br />
<br />
== See also==<br />
*[[Kadia (Muslim)|Muslim Kadia]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{Indian Muslim}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]</div>>Blablubbs