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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Hindu caste found in Gujarat, India}}<br /> {{refimprove|date=October 2017}}<br /> The Bhambi Sindhi Mochi are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are also known as Sindhi Mochi. The Bhambi Sindhi Mochi are sub-group within the [[Bhambi]] community.&lt;ref&gt;People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham &amp; A Mohideen page 167 to 171 Popular Prakashan&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Origin ==<br /> <br /> The community is said to have originated from [[Sindh]], from where they migrated to [[Gujarat]]. In most Indian languages, the word mochi means a cobbler, and they were the traditional cobblers of [[Gujarat]]. They are now found mainly in [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmadabad]], and [[Kheda]] districts. The Bhambhi now speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarat]].&lt;ref&gt;People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham &amp; A Mohideen page 167 to 171 Popular Prakashan&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Present circumstances ==<br /> <br /> The Sindhi Mochi are an endogamous community and practice clan exogamy. Their main clans are the Parmar, Solanki, Baghela, Rathore, Gohil and Chauhan. All these are also well known [[Rajput]] clans.&lt;ref&gt;People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham &amp; A Mohideen page 167 to 171 Popular Prakashan&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The majority of Sindhi Mochi are still employed as shoemakers. A majority are now employed as wage labourers. They are a [[Hindu]] community, and their tribal deity is Chamunda.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Bhambi Rohit]]<br /> *[[Bhambi Khalpa]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Social groups of Gujarat}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Indian castes]]<br /> [[Category:Tribal communities of Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]<br /> [[Category:Sindhi tribes]]<br /> [[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]</div>

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