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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References
  1. India's communities, Volume 1; Volume 5 by Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 1439.
  2. Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities, Volume 1 edited by Nagendra Kr Singh, Abdul Mabud Khan. 2001. p. 637.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. "Dabhoi". Desi Gujju. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. Tyabji, Azhar (2006). Bhuj: Art, Architecture, History. Mapin. p. 283. ISBN 9781890206802. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The University. 1988. p. 105. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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