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The '''[[Paratharia]] [[Ahir]]''' are a gotra of the [[Ahir]] [[caste system in India|caste]] found in the [[Kutch District]] of [[Gujarat]] state in India.<br />
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== Origin ==<br />
Paratharia Ahir is a branch of [[Yaduvanshi]] Ahir.The community is believed to have derived its name from the Parathar region, their original homeland. According to their traditions, they migrated from [[Mathura]] along with [[Krishna]] to the Parathar region of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]. The Paratharia then migrated to [[Kutch]] about four to five hundred years ago. They are now distributed in eighty four villages in [[Kutch District]], out of which thirty four are in [[Bhuj]] [[taluka]], twenty four [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] [[talukas]] and twelve villages in Nakathrana. A few are also found in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]. The Paratharia Ahir has a distinct [[Dialect]] (Language), which is more like Hindi and Gujarati. The language is specific to Parathariya Ahir. Other Ahir like [[Maschoiya|Machhoya]],''Boricha Ahir'', [[Sorathiya Ahir]] naghera ahir, etc. in Gujarati Speaks Gujarati.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Gujarat/4Cy_-FXW9BQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA56&printsec=frontcover |title=Gujarat: Part 1 |pages=42–45 & 56–60 |year= 2003 |publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] |author=R. B. Lal}}</ref><br />
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== Present circumstances ==<br />
The Paratharia community consist of a number of clans, the main ones being the Dangar, Bala, Batta, Jatiya, Kerasiya, Chad, Chhanga, Gagal, Dheela, Mata and Varchand. Each of the clans are of equal status and intermarry. Like neighboring Hindu communities, the community practice clan exogamy. The Paratharia are a community of small and medium-sized farmers. Milk selling is an important subsidiary of the community. A small number are now petty businessmen.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/India_s_Communities/Jw9uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Paratharia&dq=Paratharia&printsec=frontcover |title=People of India: India's communities |author=K. S. Singh |year=1998 |publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] |page=65}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Gujarati_Dictionary_and_Phrasebook/iNVG8ox5EjQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA8&printsec=frontcover |title=Gujarati Dictionary and Phrasebook: English-Gujarati, Gujarati-English |author=Sonal Christian |year=2006 |isbn=9780781810517 |publisher=[[Hippocrene Books]] |page=8}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Ahir]]<br />
[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]<br />
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