Savji

For the village in Iran, see Savji, Iran.

Savji (also spelt as Saoji, Souji, Sauji)[1][need quotation to verify] is a Hindu community found in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

## Cuisine[edit]

Savji food is known for its very hot and spicy flavour in many cities (where they are in large number) served in small family-style restaurants called Savji khanavali[2] or "Savji hotel" or bhojanalaya,[1] found in places like Nagpur in Maharashtra and Bombay Karnataka region. [3][4]

## Language[edit]

Savji people speak a language called "Savji bhasha" or "Khatri bhasha" in some regions[5][need quotation to verify] that belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and appears to be an amalgamation of Indic languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Marwari.[citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Beteille, Gopa Sabharwal ; with a foreword by André (2005). Ethnicity and class : social divisions in an Indian city. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 134\. ISBN 0-19-567830-3.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Bhatia, Arun (Sep 2, 2002). "A 'khanavali' in our metropolis". The Hindu. Archived from the original on July 1, 2003.
3. ^ Joiye, Joiye. "Saoji food in Nagpur". Joiye. Joiye. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30.
4. ^ nagpuronline, nagpuronline. "Restaurants in Nagpur". nagpuronline. nagpuronline.
5. ^ Beteille, Gopa Sabharwal ; with a foreword by André (2005). Ethnicity and class : social divisions in an Indian city. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 133, 134. ISBN 0-19-567830-3.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

## External links[edit]

* Savji phrasebook travel guide from Wikivoyage