People (Kathis)
Kathiawar or Saurashtra hosts a large number of communities, castes and settlements in the region, though the Kathis after who the name of Kathiawar became popular is a distinguished group. In a normal practice today, a person from Kathiawar is called a "Kathiawadi". For more information on the Kathis (Rajputs of Gujarat), read Colonel James Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, especially the chapter on the 36 Royal Races of India. Kathis migrated from the Punjab to Kutchh and then to Saurashtra and made treaty with the Wala rajputs of Saurashtra and started matrimonial relations with the local Rajputs, most probably Walas, thus the Kathi community of today is a mix of Kathis from the Punjab and the local ancient Rajputs of Saurashtra. Savji community is also one of Kathi identities in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Presently the people/community known as Katwa or Katwe in Maharashtra are also of Kathiawar origin.
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