Ghanchi
Ghanchi (Delvadia/Modh/Modi/Sahu/Sahoo/Teli/Ganiga/Gandhi) is an other backward caste found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jammu and various parts of India. Ghanchi also refers to a well-known family based in India Gujarat in the regions of Kolak.[1][2] Ghanchi caste has further many Gotra (Clan) which includes Gahlot, Borana, Sa, Sahu, Solanki, Bhati, Panwar, Parihar, Chauhan, Dayya, Devra, Dhandia, Nikub Parmar, Parihariya, Parmar, Sankhla & Surecha .[3] The Modh Ghanchi sub-caste is of (OBC).[4] The Sa, Sahu, Teli, Ganiga and other OBC, are related castes found in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.[5]
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Origin
The name is of Indian origin, and means a businessman (producer and seller of oils) (Teli). The surname is commonly found in Lunavada, Surat, Navsari, Ahmedabad,Jammu Valsad, Bilimora as well as Ghanchi, Modh Ghanchi (Originally from Modhera, Gujarat), Saurashtra, Amreli, Bagasra, Bilkha, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Kalol, Kadi, parts of Rajasthan Jodhpur, Pali, Sojat, Sumerpur, Mumbai.[1] Those of the Gandla cast who extract oil from oil seed are known as the Gandla community.
Nowadays major number of this community is moving all around Gujarat including Kutch District, Gujarat.
Notable people
- Narendra Modi, the 15th Prime Minister of India.[6] Modi belongs to the OBC (Other Backward Caste) Modh Ghanchi community,[7] which is a Gujarati caste equivalent of Teli in Odisha, UP and Bihar, Gandla in Andhra Pradesh.[8][9][10] Modh refers to the town Modehra, from where his caste originated.[11]
See also
- shetty
- Teli
- Shah
- Sahu
- Ganiga
- Ghanchi
- Patel
- Gandla caste in ap ( they form 2.5% of Andhara Pradesh population )
- Rathour
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One Editors R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 397 to 401
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- ↑ Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for Gujarat
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- ↑ Bhagvadgomandal Encyclopedia (1928-1955)મોઢ બ્રાહ્મણ, વાણિયા, સુતાર અને ઘાંચીની એક જ્ઞાતિ. તે મૂળ ચાણસ્મા તાલુકાના મોઢેરા ગામની છે
