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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/> |
'''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/><ref name=mum>{{cite web |title=Kamathipura |url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/physical/geo/kamathipura.html |date= |publisher=Mumbai Pages }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Bellasis Road|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/architecture/civil/bellasis-road.html |date= |publisher=Mumbai Pages, TIFR }}</ref> |
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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[1]. In 1795, the 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.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Red light district swaps sin for skyscrapers". The Times of India. Nov 28, 2009.
- ^ "Kamathipura". Mumbai Pages.
- ^ "Bellasis Road". Mumbai Pages, TIFR.