PEOPLE OF GUJARAT

Ethnically there are four groups of people who came to inhabit this land at different points of time and now form the majority here. These are Jats, Ahi, Raris and Meval.[1] A few villages in Gujarat where jats live are Rampura, Motidhani, Nani Dhani etc. These villages are near Deesa and Palanpur and the clans found there are the Jakhar, Jyani, Godara, Lunayach, Tada, Siyol, Bhari, Nain, Dhaka etc. The Banaskantha district, Mehsana, SabarKantha, Kheda, and Kutch.

They are settled mainly in Mehsana district and surrounding districts. The Sagar Milk Dairy is their creation. They have following clans, as given in list below. (Gujarati pronunciation is given between parenthesis)

List of Jat clans:

Antal - Utpal (Uplana)
Atwal (Ant)
Bhatti (Bhatiya)
Chauhan, Chawan, Chahar (Chauhan)
Dal, Dhal, Dudee (Del)
Dhaliwal, Dhariwal (Dholiya)
Gaur, Goru (Gaur, Gor)
Godara-Godha (Goda)
Gulia (Galia)
Henga, Haga (Hun)
Katariya (Katotariya)
Maan (Manar)
Mahla, Mahlawat (Mahiya)
Nauhwar (Nauwar)
Pallwal (Pilatar)
Parihar (Parihar, Padhiyar)
Pauniya (Paun)
Pawar (Parmar)
Punia (Pooliya)
Rathor (Rathor, Rathod)
Rawat (Rawat)
Sikarwar, Sakarwar (Sakariya)
Singhmar (Singh)
Sirohi, Saroha (Siroha)
Solanki, Solgi (Solanki)

The Meghwals are the Original People of India. And now Untouchable people recongized as Dalit, other Hindu High Society. They are the masters of weaving cotton and wool as also embroidery and appliqué work.

The Ahirs came with Lord Krishna from Gokul in Uttar Pradesh. Most of the communities of Ahirs began with selling ghee and milk and are now spread all over the state.

The Rabaris are a nomadic tribe always wandering with their herds. The origin of this tribe has been traced back to Sind and Afghanistan though many aspects of this tribe still remain a puzzle for anthropologists. They have been classified into three distinct groups, namely Vagadia, Dhabaria, and Kachhi. Women of this tribe engage themselves in making elaborate embroidery pieces while the men spend their time tending to their camels and sheep.