Mistry Family

	Mistry Family Mistry or Mistry may refer to: Mistri, a word used for master-craftsman or foreman in India, such as the Vishwakarma caste Mistri (caste), a caste of India * Mistry (surname), a surname used by persons of India or Indian origin Mistris of Kutch Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya (also known as Mistri or Mestri) are a minority Hindu community of Gujarat in India, who claim to be Kshatriya. They are an artisan community related with masonry, artistic carvings, sculpting and building and construction ... – another name for the Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community of Gujarat, India Raj Mistry, a term and caste used for master craftsmen in India {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mistri Mistri, or Mistry, is a term for a master-craftsman, foreman or supervisor of manual workers in India. Mistri is being replaced with terms "supervisor" and master craftsman with "Senior Technician" by the Indian Railway who replaced the designation of Mistris and Master Craftsman with terms "supervisor" and "senior technician" in year 2005 making the term Mistri redundant. The word ''Mistri'', or ''Mistry'', is adopted into the Gujarati language from the Portuguese word ''Mestre'' meaning ''Master'' or ''Teacher''. The Portuguese were present in Gujarat since 1500 in Diu. The Mistris of Kutch and Kadia Kshatriya communities worked on building Diu Fort and the Portuguese called them ''Mestre'' due to their skills at fort building. Mistri besides carpenter for ( Kumawat, Suthar community) also meant Contractor American anthropology, 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vishwakarma Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (, ) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the Deva (Hinduism), devas in contemporary Hinduism. In the early texts, the craftsman deity was known as Tvastar and the word "Vishvakarma" was originally used as an epithet for any powerful deity. However, in many later traditions, Vishvakarma became the name of the craftsman god. Vishvakarma crafted all of the chariots of the devas and weapons including the ''Vajra'' of the god Indra. Vishvakarma was related to the sun god Surya through his daughter Sanjna. According to the legend, when Sanjna left her house due to Surya's energy, Vishvakarma reduced the energy and created various other weapons using it. Vishvakarma also built various cities like Lanka, Dvārakā, Dvaraka, and Indraprastha. According to the epic ''Ramayana'', the ''vanara'' (forest-man or monkey) Nala (Ramayana), Nala was the son of Vishvakarma, created to aid the avatar Rama. Literature and legends Vedas The term Visvakarm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mistri (caste) The Mistri (or Mistry) are a Hindu caste found in state of Gujarat, India. Castes known as Mistri There are two different casts by the same name: Mistri - which are now identified as Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya, a community originally from Kutch, are however known in Gujarat Government listed as Mistri, the term used for community since 15th century. Mistri Suthar - which is another name of Suthar community of Gujarat. Mistris The Mistris (also known as Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas) are a community of Kutch who migrated into Kutch in the early 7th century from Rajasthan, to Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region of Gujarat. In the 12th century they entered Kutch and established themselves at Dhaneti, later moving on to establish eighteen villages given to them by the then rulers of Kutch. They are a minority Hindu Gurjar Community of Gujarat and involved primarily in the building of forts, historical monuments, buildings of the Princely State of Cutch and railway lines and bridges. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mistris Of Kutch Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya (also known as Mistri or Mestri) are a minority Hindu community of Gujarat in India, who claim to be Kshatriya. They are an artisan community related with masonry, artistic carvings, sculpting and building and construction works. They are also known as the Mistris of Kutch adopting word Mistri, a term used in British India for master-craftsman, thekedar, foreman or supervisor or for those who were expert in building and construction.Mistri Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes By Neelam Yadav Page 316. History The community is believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

History