Savji Explained

Savji (also spelt as Saoji, Souji, Sauji)[1] is a Hindu community found in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Cuisine

Savji food is known for its very hot and spicy flavour in many cities (where they are in large number) served in small family-style restaurants called Savji khanavali[2] or "Savji hotel" or bhojanalaya, found in places like Nagpur in Maharashtra and Bombay Karnataka region. [3] [4]

Language

Savji people speak a language called "Savji bhasha" or "Khatri bhasha" in some regions[5] that belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and appears to be an amalgamation of Indic languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Marwari.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Beteille, Gopa Sabharwal ; with a foreword by André. Ethnicity and class : social divisions in an Indian city. 2005. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 0-19-567830-3. 134.
  2. News: Bhatia. Arun. A 'khanavali' in our metropolis. https://web.archive.org/web/20030701061759/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090201410400.htm. dead. July 1, 2003. The Hindu. Sep 2, 2002.
  3. Web site: Joiye. Joiye. Saoji food in Nagpur. Joiye. Joiye. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110830171227/http://nagpur.joiye.com/restaurants/saoji. 2011-08-30.
  4. Web site: nagpuronline. nagpuronline. Restaurants in Nagpur. nagpuronline. nagpuronline.
  5. Book: Beteille, Gopa Sabharwal ; with a foreword by André. Ethnicity and class : social divisions in an Indian city. 2005. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 0-19-567830-3. 133, 134.

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