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'''Kamathis''' are a group of people from [[Mumbai]], [[India]] who had migrated to the city from the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]<ref name=toi2009>{{cite news |title=Red light district swaps sin for skyscrapers |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-28/mumbai/28060014_1_prostitutes-kamathipura-aids |publisher=The Times of India |date= Nov 28, 2009}}</ref>. In 1795, the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] army defeated the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. Following this, many artisans and construction workers from Andhra Pradesh migrated to Bombay and settled into the flats which were made livable by the construction of the [[Hornby Vellard]]. These workers where called Kamathis, and their enclave was called [[Kamathipura]].<ref name=toi2009/>
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'''Kamathis''' are a group of people from [[Mumbai]], [[India]] who had migrated to the city from the Indian state of [[Hyderabad state]].<ref name=toi2009>{{cite news |title=Red light district swaps sin for skyscrapers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Red-light-district-swaps-sin-for-skyscrapers-/articleshow/5279013.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909012642/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-28/mumbai/28060014_1_prostitutes-kamathipura-aids |url-status=live |archive-date=9 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 28 November 2009}}</ref> In 1795, the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] army defeated the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. Following this, many artisans and construction workers from [[Telangana]] migrated to Bombay and settled into the flats which were made livable by the construction of the [[Hornby Vellard]]. These workers where called Kamathis, and their enclave was called [[Kamathipura]].<ref name=toi2009/><ref name=mum>{{cite web |title=Kamathipura |url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/kamathipura.html |date= |publisher=Mumbai Pages }}</ref>


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==External links==
*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/c18.html#part-two-two The First Maratha War]
*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/c18.html#part-two-two The First Maratha War]
*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/city.html The Inner City]
*[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/city.html The Inner City]

Latest revision as of 15:58, 16 October 2024

Kamathis are a group of people from Mumbai, India who had migrated to the city from the Indian state of Hyderabad state.[1] In 1795, the Maratha army defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad. Following this, many artisans and construction workers from Telangana migrated to Bombay and settled into the flats which were made livable by the construction of the Hornby Vellard. These workers where called Kamathis, and their enclave was called Kamathipura.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "Red light district swaps sin for skyscrapers". The Times of India. 28 November 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Kamathipura". Mumbai Pages.
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