Then there are the Vaniyas, a merchant class with their origin traced upto Kochi. Another distinct group is the Kudmis (construction and field workers) who, being untouched by formal education until recently, appear to be the only subgroup to have retained the purest strain of Konkani.
Chaptekars (cooks and caterers), Gudikars (drama props suppliers and puppetry artistes), Konkani Chamgars (cobblers), Maesths (stonecutters), Bhandaris (barbers), Kharvis (fishermen), the Guravs of Goa, the Marata Konkanies and the Rajapuri Saraswath Brahmins of Maharastra are the other important Hindu sects.
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