African Diaspora in India: A Short History of Siddis Settlement
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2022-03-01
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Chainany E-Journal
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Siddi (Badshah) community is living in some parts of Gujarat. Basically he is known to us by the name of Siddi Badshah. Most of the people are living in some major places of Gujarat
like Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Rajkot and Ahmadabad. They came to India many years ago and settled in Gujarat but they do not know from where they came in Africa. This article will try to
know the history and settlements of the Siddis. It is very important to understand the cross-cultural movement of African Diaspora in India from the perspective of assimilation and migration. The movement of the African diaspora in India was forced in nature.