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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Naikda''' are a [[scheduled tribe]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref name="POIG">{{cite book|title=People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two|editor1=R.B Lal |editor2=P.B.S.V Padmanabham |editor3=G Krishnan |editor4=M Azeez Mohideen |pages=1001–1007}}</ref> In [[Maharashtra]] the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', which means animal skins.<ref name="POIM">[https://books.google.nl/books?id=4bfmnmsBfQ4C&pg=PA1514#v=onepage&q&f=false "People of India: Maharashtra, Part 3"], '''K.S. Singh'''</ref><br />
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==History and origin==<br />
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The Naikda are found mainly in [[Surat district]] in south [[Gujarat]]. They trace common ancestry from the [[Dhodia]], another tribal community found in the region. The two communities claim descent from two brothers, the Naikda from Rupa Khatri, and the Dhodia from Dhana Khatri. According to some sources, the word ''naikda'' is derived from the word ''naik'', which means a commander. They were said to have once been soldiers in the armies of the local rajahs.<ref name="POIG"/><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The Naikda speak Naiki, a dialect which is a mixture of [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. Land is the major source of the Naikda community. The community are a combination of land owning and landless, with many now working in industry in the nearby city of [[Surat]].<ref name="POIG"/> <br />
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The Naikda still practice [[child marriage]], with boys marrying at 16 to 18 years and girls at 12 to 14 years. They most commonly practice [[monogamy]], though [[polygyny]] is not completely unheard of. [[Divorce]] is permitted on the grounds of [[infertility]], [[adultery]] or [[mental illness]] of either the husband or wife. After divorce the custody over the children is most commonly given to the father. Widow remarriage is allowed and called pat, though a ceremony is only done at night or in some cases not at all. <ref name="POIM" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Dhodia]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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