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|population = 90900
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|popplace = • India •  Pakistan
|popplace = • India •  Pakistan
|langs = • Primary language- [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|langs = • Primary language- [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]


• [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
• [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
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|related= • [[Gujarati Shaikh|Shaikh of Gujarat]] • [[Manihar]]
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The '''Chundrigar''' are a [[Islam|Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. A few are also found in the city of [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Gujarat Population: Musalmans and Parsis, Volume IX page 72  Government Central Press, Bombay</ref>
The '''Chundrigar''' are a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan, India. Some members of the community are also found in the city of [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref> Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Gujarat Population: Musalmans and Parsis, Volume IX pages 72 Government Central Press, Bombay</ref>
 
==History and origin==
 
The Chundrigars are a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] speaking community, associated with the silk knot printing and manufacture of a piece of cloth known as the ''chunri'' or ''dupata''. They claim to have been [[Arab]]s who settled in [[Sindh]] and then moved to Gujarat. There largest concentration is the city of [[Surat]], although there is a large diaspora in Karachi. According to some traditions, the community are a sub-group within the [[Manihar]] community. This is shown by the fact the community intermarry with the Manihars, and are members of the Gujarat Manihar Jamat. Almost all the Chundrigar community have abandoned their traditional occupation. They are now mainly a community of petty traders, with a few successful businessmen.<ref>Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Gujarat Population: Musalmans and Parsis, Volume IX  pages 72 Government Central Press, Bombay</ref>
 
With the [[Partition of India|independence of Pakistan]] in 1947, many moved to the newly created Muslim state of Pakistan. [[Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar]] served as Pakistan's finance minister and later as [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]].


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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]

Latest revision as of 04:52, 31 January 2026


Chundrigar
Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan
Languages
• Primary language- Gujarati • Urdu • Hindi
Religion
Islam

The Chundrigar are a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan, India. Some members of the community are also found in the city of Karachi, Pakistan.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Gujarat Population: Musalmans and Parsis, Volume IX pages 72 Government Central Press, Bombay
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