Navnat (Nav = nine, nat =
nyat or jnati)
Jain
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
community emerged as a result of blending of several smaller Jain communities in East Africa as well as in Gujarat itself in early 20th century.
The original communities include these Jain communities Dasha
Shrimal, Visha Shrimal, Dasha Sorathia, Visha Sorathia,
Modh
Modh is an Indian caste. Its members are people who use the name and originate from Modhera in Gujarat.
Culture
In that state and in Rajasthan, Lords Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh created Brahmins who were masters in Vedas, so that they can ...
, Khadayata,
Porvad, Kapol (or Kandol) and
Shrimali Soni Mahajan. Historically several occurred several centuries ago, largely due to regional differences.
The Navnat Vanik Association of UK was founded in 1971.
[http://www.navnat.com navnat vanik association (uk)] The term
Vanik means merchant.
References
Indian castes
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