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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Kutchi Additionally: Gujarati, Hindi-Urdu, or Sindhi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Islam, Jainism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Aryan people |
The Kutchi people or Kutchis (Kutchi and Gujarati: કચ્છી (Gujarati script); Sindhi: ڪڇي (Perso-Arabic); कच्छी (Devanagari)) traditionally hail from the Kutch District of the western part of Gujarat State in India and the Sindh Province found in Pakistan.[2]
History
editSome of the Kutchi people or Kutchis of India converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 15th century A.D., largely through the efforts of Saiyid Abdullah.[3] The Kutchi Memons also called Kutchi Muslims were encouraged to spread throughout India, though many remained in Kutch district as they did not want to leave their birthplace.[3]
Kutchis, being a part of the Indian diaspora, have maintained their traditions abroad; in 1928, Kutchi Hindus in Nairobi held a Swaminarayan procession every year in which 1,200 people take part.[4]
The Kutchis have been living in the southern part of Sindh province, today called Kutch district found in Pakistan, for decades.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2022 Census tables: C-16, population by mother tongue". Census of India Website. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Is Kutchi Rabita Committee any good in a peaceful Lyari?". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b 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 2020). Introduction to Jethalal Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-108-42114-0.