History and origin
The Theba are a branch of the Samejo, Sameja tribe, and their historic homeland is the Tharparkar District of Sindh. They get their name from Thebu Sameja, their ancestor, who migrated to Kutch about six hundred years ago. Their initial settlement was Jadura village in Bhuj taluka. From Jadura, they migrated to other parts of Kutch. They are now found throughout the Bhuj taluka. The Theba speak Kutchi language, Kutchi, which many Sindhi language, Sindhi loanwords. Theba families now located at Gujarat State, Mumbai City, South Africa, United Kingdom, Turkey and PakistanPresent circumstances
The community is divided into two lineages, both of equal status. They are an endogamous community, but do marry with other Samma (tribe), Samma communities, such as the Samejo, Sameja. They do not practice clan exogamy as rule, but each clan is of equal status, and do intermarry. The community in fact prefers parallel cousin marriages. The Theba are a community of Maldhari cattle breeders. In addition to cattle breeding, the Theba are also cultivators, and landless agricultural labourers. Many are employed in the stone quarries that exist in Bhuj taluks. Like other Kutchi communities, many of them have migrated to other parts of India in search of employment. They are Sunni Muslims and most follow the Barelvi tradition.People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1369-1373See also
* Samejo, Sameja * Samma (tribe), Samma * Sindhi RajputsReferences
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