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The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.<ref name="GujaratPart 1">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA42&dq=Ahir+Boricha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCv8VOCVC8OiugTE1IHoAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ahir%20Boricha&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Rajendra Behari Lal |author2=Kumar Suresh Singh |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=42 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.<ref name="GujaratPart 1"/> The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-groups of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. The community still speak the [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] language.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/> | The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of [[Kutch]], which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to [[Jamnagar District]] due to a drought.<ref name="GujaratPart 1">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA42&dq=Ahir+Boricha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MCv8VOCVC8OiugTE1IHoAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ahir%20Boricha&f=false | title=Gujarat, Part 1 | publisher=Popular Prakashan |author1=Rajendra Behari Lal |author2=Kumar Suresh Singh |author3=Anthropological Survey of India | year=2003 | pages=42 | isbn=9788179911044}}</ref> According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.<ref name="GujaratPart 1"/> The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of [[Jamnagar District]], [[Kutch District]], [[Morvi]] in [[Rajkot District]] and [[Junagadh district|Junagadh District]]. They are one of the four sub-groups of the [[Ahir]] community found in [[Gujarat]]. The community still speak the [[Gujarati language|Gujrati]] and [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] language.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/> | ||
The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama|Ram]], [[Shiva|Shankar]], [[Ganesha|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/> | The Boricha are [[Hindu]], and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as [[Rama|Ram]], [[Shiva|Shankar]], [[Ganesha|Ganesh]], [[Krishna]] and [[Lakshmi|Lakhshm]]<nowiki/>i.<ref name="R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham page 42"/> | ||
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The Boricha are a gotra of the Ahir caste found in the state of Gujarat in India.[1]
Origin[edit]
The Boricha get their name from the Boricha region of Kutch, which was their original homeland, from where they emigrated to Jamnagar District due to a drought.[2] According to other traditions, the word Boricha means those who are of value.[2] The community are now found in the Jhodia taluka of Jamnagar District, Kutch District, Morvi in Rajkot District and Junagadh District. They are one of the four sub-groups of the Ahir community found in Gujarat. The community still speak the Gujrati and Kutchi language.[1]
The Boricha are Hindu, and worship Hindu gods and goddesses such as Ram, Shankar, Ganesh, Krishna and Lakhshmi.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 42 to 45 Popular Prakashan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rajendra Behari Lal; Kumar Suresh Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (2003). Gujarat, Part 1. Popular Prakashan. p. 42. ISBN 9788179911044.