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{{Short description|Sub-caste of Patidar caste}}
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The '''Kadava Patidar''' (also variously spelled Kadwa, Kadva) are a [[sub-caste]] of the [[Patidar]]. They are mainly found in North Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ9uAAAAMAAJ&q=the+social+structure+of+patidar+caste+in+india&dq=the+social+structure+of+patidar+caste+in+india&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia_9mv_IHjAhXFK48KHeJnBlkQ6AEIKjAA|title=The Social structure of Patidar caste in India|last=Trivedi|first=Jayprakash M.|date=1992-01-01|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House|isbn=9788185475196|pages=20|language=en}}</ref> They were dependent on cash-crop agriculture and occupied a lower status than the wealthier and more diversified [[Leva patidar|Leva Patidars]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murali|first=Kanta|title=Caste, Class, and Capital: The Social and Political Origins of Economic Policy in India|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2017|pages=109}}</ref>The Patidars claimed to be descendants of the Hindu deity Rama.[6] Specifically, the Patidars claim that the Levas and Kadvas are the descendants of Lava and Kusha, respectively, the two sons of Rama. The Barots record that Lava and Kusha were cursed by their mother Sita to become cultivators, and after which the Patidars supposedly migrated from Ayodhya to Gujarat. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Sadasivan|first=S. N.|title=A social history of India|publisher=APH Publishing Corporation|year=2000|pages=257}}</ref>
The '''Kadava Patidar''' (also variously spelled Kadwa, Kadva) are a [[sub-caste]] of the [[Patidars]] in Gujarat. They are mainly found in North Gujarat and Ahmedabad.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ9uAAAAMAAJ&q=the+social+structure+of+patidar+caste+in+india|title=The Social structure of Patidar caste in India|last=Trivedi|first=Jayprakash M.|date=1992-01-01|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House|isbn=9788185475196|pages=20|language=en}}</ref> They were dependent on cash-crop and occupied a higher status than the Leva patidar. The name "Kadava" comes from "Kadi", a former district that existed during the [[Baroda State]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sadasivan|first=S. N.|title=A social history of India|publisher=APH Publishing Corporation|year=2000|pages=257}}</ref>


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Kadava Patidar
ReligionsHindu
LanguagesGujarati
Populated statesGujarat

The Kadava Patidar (also variously spelled Kadwa, Kadva) are a sub-caste of the Patidars in Gujarat. They are mainly found in North Gujarat and Ahmedabad.[1] They were dependent on cash-crop and occupied a higher status than the Leva patidar. The name "Kadava" comes from "Kadi", a former district that existed during the Baroda State.[2]

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  1. ↑ Trivedi, Jayprakash M. (1 January 1992). The Social structure of Patidar caste in India. Kanishka Pub. House. p. 20. ISBN 9788185475196.
  2. ↑ Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A social history of India. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 257.