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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Vania''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bose |first=Pradip Kumar |url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=XzBYAAAAMAAJ&q=vania+Gujar+subcaste&dq=vania+Gujar+subcaste&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3pP-Hh7CBAxUBVPEDHU_aCt0Q6wF6BAgHEAU#vania%20Gujar%20subcaste |title=Traditional Craft in a Changing Society: Potters and Their Craft in Gujarat |date=1980 |publisher=Centre for Social Studies |pages=13 |language=en |quote=Gujjar Kingdom in Gujarat in the sixth and the seventh centuries ; probably , at this time the tribe may have settled as a separate caste . Several of these Gujjar castes still survive ; e.g. , '''Gujjar Vania''', Gujjar Suthar , Gujjar Soni...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Baroda |first=Maharaja Sayajirao University of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gKonAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Journal: Volumes 22-24 |date=1976 |pages=94 |language=en |quote=Gurjar kingdom in Gujarat which shows that Gurjar tribe must have settled as separate caste . Several of these Gurjar castes still survive . Among those are the '''Gurjar Vania''' or trader , Gurjar Suttar or Carpenter , Gurjar Soni or goldsmith.}}</ref> or '''Vanik''',<ref name=":0" /> is a clan of the [[Gurjar]] community of [[Gujarat]], India. They are spread across several [[India]]n states, including [[west Punjab]], Kashmir, [[Gujarat|Gujjarat]], and [[Rajasthan]]. In Gujarat, they are a trader or a business community.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5pSY-uoTsgC&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |date=1973 |publisher=The University |language=en |quote=Gujarat which shows that Gurjar tribe must have settled as separate caste . Several of these Gurjar castes still survive . Among those are the '''Gurjar Vania''' or '''trader''' (Community) , Gurjar Suttar or Carpenter , Gurjar Soni or ...}}</ref> Agriculture is practiced in Punjab and [[Kashmir]]. They are predominantly Muslims in Kashmir and Punjab, and they follow [[Shaivism]], some follow [[Vaishnavism]] of [[Vallabha]]charya sect and some follow Swaminarayan sects of [[Hinduism]] in Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gujarat (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byIbAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title='''Gujarat State Gazetteers: Ahmadabad District Gazetteer''' |date=1984 |publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State |language=en |quote=They come to Gujarat from Marvad and the Gujjars belong to the Gujjar Vania caste and are a part of the Gurjar race which gave its name to Gujarat as Gurjarashtra. By religion, some of them follow '''Shaivism''', some follow Vaishnavism of Vallabhacharya sect and some follow '''Swaminarayan''' sect.}}</ref><br />
==Origin==<br />
In the ancient era, they migrated from the [[Marwar]] region of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan and settled in Gujarat, where they belonged to the [[Gurjar]] race of northern India, and these Gujjars gave name to the Gujarat state as [[Gurjaradesa|Gurjarashtra]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gujarat (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byIbAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Ahmadabad District Gazetteer |date=1984 |publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State |language=en |quote=They come to Gujarat from Marvad and the Gujjars belong to the Gujjar Vania caste and are a part of the Gurjar race which gave its name to Gujarat as Gurjarashtra.}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Vania'', ''Vanik'' or ''Bania'' are all terms for someone who deals in Banaj Beopar, or commerce (Trade).<br />
They are a trader community who is generally a shopkeeper.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rahi |first=Javaid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KI1pEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu |pages=280 |language=en |quote=this word Vania, Vanik or Bania means one who deals in Banaj Beopar i.e. trade. The Bania is a trader who is generally a shopkeeper.}}</ref><br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Baniya (clan)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Gurjar clans]]<br />
[[Category:Gurjar clans of India]]<br />
[[Category:Gurjar clans of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]]</div>Ajay Kumar