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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Bamcha''' are a [[Hindu]] [[Scheduled Tribe]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are also known as '''Bavcha''' and sometimes '''Bavecha'''.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 108 to 111 Popular Prakashan</ref><br />
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== Origin ==<br />
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The Bamcha claim that their ancestors were soldiers in army of the princely state of [[Baroda]]. They gave up their profession when the ruler of [[Baroda]] disbanded his army. The community is said to have lost its [[kshatriya]] status, when an ancestor drank from a leather container. They are now found mainly in [[Amreli]], [[Baroda]], [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]], [[Sadra, Gandhinagar|Sadra]] and [[Ahmedabad]]. The community speak the Bavchi dialect, but most can also speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. - Rahul Raj Chaudhari <br />
<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 108 to 111 Popular Prakashan</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
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[[Category:Tribal communities of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]</div>>Rodw