Malaysian Gujaratis Explained

Group:Malaysians of Gujarati origin
Population:More than 31,500)(>1% of Malaysian Indians)
Popplace: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Langs:Gujarati, English, Malaysian and Tamil
Rels:Predominantly HinduismJainism
Related:Tamil, Tamil Malaysian, Malaysian Malayali, Indian Singaporeans,

Malaysian Gujaratis are people of full or partial Gujarati descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. The community arrived to Malaya during 14 century to trade spices with Sultanate of Malacca.[1] But, only during the 19th century this community settled in Malaysia.[2] Most of this community work as traders. The Gujaratis were mainly from the ports of Cambay, Kutch and Surat in India and settled in urban part of Malaya like Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.[1] [3]

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References

  1. Web site: Journey of enrichment. PressReader. 25 Feb 2015.
  2. Web site: Gujarati's Of Malaysia Welcome you ALL. Gujaratikl.com.my. 23 November 2017.
  3. Web site: The North Indians - Rediscovering Roots in Penang. 11 August 2015. Penangstory.net.my. 23 November 2017.