Vanza Explained

Vanza also spelt as Wanza sometimes, is a Hindu Khatri artisan community from Gujarat state of India. The main occupation of the community is of weaving, dyeing and also tailoring -Darzi works.^{[1] [2] [3]} Outside India, the caste has diaspora and caste associations in nations like, Kenya,^{[4] [5] [6]} Uganda,^[7] United Kingdom,^[8] and Canada. They worship Hinglaj as their kuldevi and many are followers of Pushtimarg sect of Hinduism.

See also

• Sai Suthar

Notes and References

1. India. Office of the Registrar General. Census of India, 1961: Gujarat. Manager of Publications; 1970.|=quote Since last two to three centuries Brahmakshatriyas, Muslim Khatris, Garala, Bhavsar and Vanza communities have been engaged in the dyeing
2. Book: Gopika Solanki. Adjudication in Religious Family Laws: Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India. 1 November 2016. 25 April 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49927-9. 36, 177, 299, 253, 390–400.
3. Shish Ram Sharma.Raj Publications; 2002. . p. 234, 407.OBC List Gujarat
4. Pascale Herzig. South Asians in Kenya: Gender, Generation and Changing Identities in Diaspora. LIT Verlag Münster; 2006. . p. 168–.
5. Kenya Gazette. 13 February 2004. p. 275.
6. Cynthia Salvadori. Through open doors: a view of Asian cultures in Kenya. Kenway Publications; 1989. . p. 115–115.
7. East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation. Regional Director, Uganda. Post Office Directory of Private Box and Private Bag Renters, Uganda. East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation; 1973. p. 88.
8. Religions in the UK: A Multi-faith Directory. University of Derby; 1993. . p. 258.