| Kadava Patidar | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hindu |
| Languages | Gujarati |
| Populated states | Gujarat |
The Kadava Patidar (also variously spelled Kadwa, Kadva) are a sub-caste of the Patidar. They are mainly found in North Gujarat.[1] They were dependent on cash-crop agriculture and occupied a lower status than the wealthier and more diversified Leva Patidars.[2]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. [3]
References
- ↑ Trivedi, Jayprakash M. (1 January 1992). The Social structure of Patidar caste in India. Kanishka Pub. House. p. 20. ISBN 9788185475196.
- ↑ Murali, Kanta (2017). Caste, Class, and Capital: The Social and Political Origins of Economic Policy in India. Cambridge University Press. p. 109.
- ↑ Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A social history of India. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 257.
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