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Dafer

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The Dafer are a community found in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. They claim to have migrated from Sindh to Saurashtra through Kutch. There are Muslim Dafers and Hindu Dafers as well.[1]

Dafer have few of clans, some of them are: Nathwani, Ladak, Nagori, Mori, Somma, Kharwa, Chhar, Ker, Rathore, Lakha, Kharia etc. They speak Kutchi dialect.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lal, R. B. (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. p. 306. ISBN 978-81-7991-104-4.