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{{Short description|People from the Kutch district of the western Indian state of Gujarat}} | |||
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|regions= [[India]], [[Pakistan]] | |regions= [[India]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| languages = | | languages = | ||
[[Kutchi language|Kutchi]]<br />{{small|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] | [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]]<br />{{small|Additionally: [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], or [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]}} | ||
| religions = [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Jainism]] | | religions = [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Jainism]] | ||
| related = [[Indo-Aryan peoples]] | | related = [[Indo-Aryan peoples]] | ||
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The '''Kutchi people''' ([[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: '''કચ્છી''') traditionally hail from the [[Kutch district]] of the western [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]].{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} | The '''Kutchi people''' ([[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: ڪڇّی; '''કચ્છી''') traditionally hail from the [[Kutch district]] of the western [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]].{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Some of the Kutchi people of India converted from [[Hinduism]] to [[Islam]] in the 15th century A.D., largely through the efforts of Saiyid Abdullah.<ref name="Srinivas2001"/> The Kutchi Memons were encouraged to spread throughout India, though many remained in Kutch.<ref name="Srinivas2001">{{cite book |last1=Srinivas |first1=Smriti |title=Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City |date=2001 |publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]] |isbn=978-1-4529-0489-4 |page=280 |language=English}}</ref> | Some of the Kutchi people of India converted from [[Hinduism]] to [[Islam]] in the 15th century A.D., largely through the efforts of Saiyid Abdullah.<ref name="Srinivas2001"/> The Kutchi Memons were encouraged to spread throughout India, though many remained in Kutch.<ref name="Srinivas2001">{{cite book |last1=Srinivas |first1=Smriti |title=Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City |date=2001 |publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]] |isbn=978-1-4529-0489-4 |page=280 |language=English}}</ref> | ||
Kutchis, being a part of the Indian diaspora, have maintained their traditions abroad; in 1928, Kutchi Hindus in Nairobi held a Swaminarayan procession in which 1200 people attended.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Raymond Brady |title=Introduction to | Kutchis, being a part of the Indian diaspora, have maintained their traditions abroad; in 1928, Kutchi Hindus in Nairobi held a Swaminarayan procession in which 1200 people attended.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Raymond Brady |title=Introduction to Jethalal Hinduism |date=8 November 2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-108-42114-0 |page=220 |language=English}}</ref> | ||
==List of Kutchi people== | ==List of Kutchi people== | ||
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* [[Viju Shah]], music director | * [[Viju Shah]], music director | ||
* [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]], Bollywood director producer | * [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]], Bollywood director producer | ||
* Zubair Majeed | * [https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyacmehta Satya] Mehta, Renowned [[Career counseling|Career Counselo]]<nowiki/>r & Founder of [https://www.roompe.co.in RoomPe] | ||
*Zubair Majeed Sairay Wala famous Pakistani kutchi businessmen | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* {{commons category-inline|Kutchi}} | * {{commons category-inline|Kutchi}} | ||
[[Category:Kutchi people| ]] | [[Category:Kutchi people| ]] | ||
[[Category:Indo-Aryan peoples]] | [[Category:Indo-Aryan peoples]] | ||
[[Category:People from Gujarat]] | [[Category:People from Gujarat]] | ||
[[Category:Hindu | [[Category:Hindu ethnic groups]] | ||
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]] | [[Category:Muslim communities of India]] | ||
[[Category:Kutch district]] | [[Category:Kutch district]] | ||
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| Total population | |
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| c. 1 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Kutchi Additionally: Gujarati, Hindi, or Sindhi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Islam, Jainism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Aryan peoples |
The Kutchi people (Kutchi and Gujarati: ڪڇّی; કચ્છી) traditionally hail from the Kutch district of the western Indian state of Gujarat.[citation needed]
History[edit | edit source]
Some of the Kutchi people of India converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 15th century A.D., largely through the efforts of Saiyid Abdullah.[2] The Kutchi Memons were encouraged to spread throughout India, though many remained in Kutch.[2]
Kutchis, being a part of the Indian diaspora, have maintained their traditions abroad; in 1928, Kutchi Hindus in Nairobi held a Swaminarayan procession in which 1200 people attended.[3]
List of Kutchi people[edit | edit source]
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- Abdul Qadir Patel, Pakistani Politician and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Member National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-248 (Karachi West-I).
- Azim Premji, industrialist
- El-Farouk Khaki
- Fahmida Mirza, first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Faisal Devji
- Gulgee, Pakistani artist
- Hussain Shah, Pakistani boxer
- Harish Bhimani, Indian voiceover artist
- Ian Iqbal Rashid
- Janvi Chheda, Actress, director, and model
- John Nuraney, Canadian politician
- Anandji Virji Shah, Bollywood music director
- Kalyanji Virji Shah, Bollywood music director
- Laxmichand "Babla" Virji Shah, musician and percussionist
- Naheed Nenshi, 36th mayor of Calgary
- Omar Sachedina, CTV Broadcaster
- Salim Merchant
- Shafique Virani
- Shekhar Ravjiani from the music duo Vishal-Shekhar
- Shyamji Krishna Varma, revolutionary, lawyer, and journalist
- Sulaiman Merchant
- Viju Shah, music director
- Vipul Amrutlal Shah, Bollywood director producer
- Satya Mehta, Renowned Career Counselor & Founder of RoomPe
- Zubair Majeed Sairay Wala famous Pakistani kutchi businessmen
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2011 Census tables: C-16, population by mother tongue". Census of India Website. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Srinivas, Smriti (2001). Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City. University of Minnesota Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-4529-0489-4.
- ↑ Williams, Raymond Brady (8 November 2018). Introduction to Jethalal Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-108-42114-0.
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