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PROUD TO BE VANJARI

Thane Vanjaries are settled in 24 Villages in Thane District Viz. Bandhan, Boisar, Dapoli, Dedale, Dhuktan, Eklare, Gundavali, Kalovlee, Kambalgao, Kolgaon, Kolwade, Kondan, Kumbhavali, Kurgaon, Manor-Ambhan, Maswan, Morekuran, Murabe, Pam, Parnali, Patharali, Tembhi, Uparale, Vengani. Our surnames are like Sankhe,Pimple,Patil,Vade,Bore. Derivation: There are several possible sources for the term Vanjari or Vanjara. It may be the corrupt form of "Vanaskara" i.e. roaming in forest, or perhaps from the Sanskrit term "Vanja" (trader, merchant) which is also responsible for the term Bania and Banijiga (meaning trader). Vanjara may be derived from the Persian word "Berinj Arind", means "dealers in rice" (Shakespear's Dictionary). Caran or Cháran also comes from the same root. Vanjara means burners or the inhabitants of woods, while yet others say that the word means an arrow. The true derivation is perhaps from the Sanskrit term "Van