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The original source incorrectly linked the origin of the name for the Warya tribe to the Punjabi word Varyah, which means "to come back." In reality, the word comes from the Sanskrit word for Boar Varaha, which was a common and widely used symbol for the Varya clan.
(The original source incorrectly linked the origin of the name for the Warya tribe to the Punjabi word Varyah, which means "to come back." In reality, the word comes from the Sanskrit word for Boar Varaha, which was a common and widely used symbol for the Varya clan.) Tags: Visual edit self-published-blog nowiki added |
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==History and origin== | ==History and origin== | ||
Varya is a Punjabi [[Rajput]] clan. | Varya is a Punjabi [[Rajput]] clan. | ||
The word Varya comes from the | The word Varya comes from the Sanskrit word for boar. Varaha, which was a common totem of the tribe<ref>Newpakhistory. “Barya/ Varyah and Taoni Rajput Tribes of Punjab.” ''Newpakhistorian'', 5 May 2020, <nowiki>https://newpakhistorian.wordpress.com/2020/01/17/barya-varyah-and-taoni-rajput-tribes-of-punjab/#:~:text=The%20Varya%20may%20be%20connected,such%20as%20Faisalabad%20and%20Sahiwal</nowiki>.</ref>. The Varyas fought for Independence of [[Punjab]].They initially migrated to Ajmora village in [[Mandvi]], [[Gujarat]], and then spread to other parts of [[Bhuj]], [[Mandvi]], Anjan and [[Lakhpat]] [[taluka]]s of [[Kutch District]]. | ||
The Varya community use the [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] and [[Saraiki dialect|Saraiki]] languages.<ref>''People of India Gujarat'', Volume XXI Part 3, edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen, pages 1207-1210.</ref> | The Varya community use the [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] and [[Saraiki dialect|Saraiki]] languages.<ref>''People of India Gujarat'', Volume XXI Part 3, edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen, pages 1207-1210.</ref> | ||