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Kadia (term)
Kadia is a term used to refer to a mason or persons involved in masonry in India, especially in Gujarati language . [1][2][3][4][5] Many Indian communities, like Kadia Muslim, Kadia Kshatriyas, Mestri, Sathwara, Kadia Kumbhar, Kadiya Suthar, whose occupation is involved with masonry are, therefore, generally referred to as Kadia.[6] Many persons both Hindu and Muslim, involved in mason's job use therefore term/word Kadia, either as pre-fix or as surname after their name or are generally referred to as Kadia.[7]
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- ↑ India's communities, Volume 1; Volume 5 by Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 1439. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
- ↑ Singh, N. K.; Agwan, A. R. (2001). Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities, Volume 1 edited by Nagendra Kr Singh, Abdul Mabud Khan. p. 637. ISBN 9788187746003.
- ↑ Kadia in Gujarati means persons involved in profession, as mason, in brick-manufacturing and as well as in building & construction works. As such any person involved in such work is called Kadia. Another synonym for Kadia in Gujarati language is Mistry or Mistri
- ↑ Commissioner, India Census (1883). Report on the Census of British India: Taken on the 17th February 1881... Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp. ciii. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "Dabhoi". Desi Gujju. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ↑ Tyabji, Azhar (2006). Bhuj: Art, Architecture, History. Mapin. p. 283. ISBN 9781890206802. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The University. 1988. p. 105. Retrieved 20 June 2017.