Sourashtra people

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Saurashtrians
gptkbp:communityPublication Bhashabhimani (magazine)
Sourashtra Mithran (newspaper)
gptkbp:culturalHeritage distinctive folk music
unique marriage customs
traditional embroidery
gptkbp:currentMajorPopulation gptkb:Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctiveCuisine Sourashtra cuisine
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Pongal
Sourashtra New Year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sourashtra people
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-Aryan
gptkbp:languagePreservationEfforts Sourashtra Language Development Council
gptkbp:languageScriptAdoption Devanagari for scholarly use
Sourashtra script for cultural use
Tamil script for daily use
gptkbp:languageStatus endangered
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Sourashtra
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Salem
gptkb:Madurai
gptkb:Dindigul
gptkb:Thanjavur
gptkb:Tiruchirapalli
gptkbp:migratory 11th-13th century CE
gptkbp:notableInstitution Sourashtra Samajam Temple, Madurai
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:N._S._Krishnan
gptkb:P._Chidambaram
R. G. Chandramogan
gptkbp:organization Sourashtra College, Madurai
Sourashtra Sabha
gptkbp:population ~500,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy Backward Class in Tamil Nadu
gptkbp:regionOfOrigin gptkb:Saurashtra,_Gujarat,_India
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Gujarati_people
Patels
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:script gptkb:Devanagari
gptkb:Tamil_script
gptkb:Sourashtra_script
gptkbp:traditionalDress Sourashtra saree
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation weaving
textile trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sourashtra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8