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The Soni are a Hindu caste of goldsmiths found throughout India in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh.^[1] The Soni caste of Gujarat, don't take food touched by Rajputs because Rajputs are inferior to the Soni caste.^[2]

Present circumstances

The Soni are essentially still goldsmiths, with a few also involved in the manufacture of other items of jewellery.^[3] Like similar Hindu castes, they are endogamous and maintain a system of clan (gotra) exogamy. The various sub-divisions of the Soni have their own caste associations, such as the Patni Soni Mandal and Shrimali Soni Mandal. They follow Vaishnavism, and many belonging to the Swaminarayan sect.

Shrimali Soni

This caste mostly found in Gujarat.^[4]

References

^ Perez, Rosa Maria (2004). Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. New Delhi , India, Asia: Orient Blackswan. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-8028-014-6.
^ Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Prakashan. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9.
^ Others (1991). Reader In Urban Sociology. New Delhi, India, Asia: Orient Blackswan. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-86311-152-5.
^ Habib, Irfan; Panikkar, K. N.; Byres, T. J.; Patnaik, Utsa (2002). The Making of History: Essays Presented to Irfan Habib. New Delhi, India, Asia: Anthem Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-84331-053-2.

Rajasthani people

Hindu and Jain communities

Agricultural communities	Jat Ahir Gurjar‎ Anjana Chaudhari Bishnoi Dangi people Dhakar Kachhi (caste) Kirar Seervi Tyagi Natrayat Rajputs Natrayat Charans
Mercantile communities	Agrawal‎ Khandelwal Vaishya Mathur Vaishya Nema (community) Oswal Patwa Gawaria Banjara Baranwal Bafna Sarawagi Shrimal Jain Vankar Veerwal Vijayvargiya Kewat Khatri Maheshwari
Artisan communities	Soni (caste) Gadia Lohar Kalwar (caste) Kharol Pinjara Rajput Mali Regar Sunar Teli Thathera Suthar Kumhar Halwai Nai Salvi Meghwal
Genealogist communities	Bhāts Jaga (Rajasthan) Rawal Motisar
Priest communities	Bhopa Guru (community) Rajpurohit Rawal Brahmins Sevag
Tribal communities	Bhil Bhil Meena Meena Bhil Gametia Bhil Mama Koli Rath tribe Saharia Sansi people Tirgar Vagri Van Baoria Pateliya

Muslim communities

Musician communities	Manganiar Langha (tribe) Mirasi

v t e Ethnic groups, social groups and tribes of the Punjabis
Agrawal	Bansal
Arains	Rayeen Mian Mehr Kardar Ramay
Ahirs	Yaduvanshi Ahirs Ahirs Ghosi Hindu Ghosi Aharwar Ranghar
Awan	Alvi Ahmed Gul Khel Budhal Khattar Khokhar Malik
Chauhans	Khandowya
Scheduled Castes	Ad-Dharmi Balmiki Bazigar Chamar Khatik Mazhabi Sikh Mochi Mirasi Nat Ramdasia Sikh Ravidasi
Gakhars	Kayani
Gurjars	Gurjara-Pratihara Bhati Baisla
Jats	Aulakh Bajwa Bhutta Buttar Chaudhary Cheema Chohan Dhankhar Deol Gill Grewal Jaswal Kahlon Kharal Khokhar Maan Malhi Noon Ranjha Randhawa Sandhu Sekhon Sidhu Sial tribe Sipra Sodhi Sohal Tiwana Uppal Virk Warraich Wyne
Labana	Labana
Khatris	Anand Bhamba Bhambri Bhandari Bhasin Bindra Chadha Chopra Dhawan Duggal Gambhir Ghai Gujral Kakkar Kandhari Kapoor Khanna Khattar Khosla Khukhrain Kohli Khullar Madhok Mahendru Makan Malhotra Mehra Mehrotra Nagpal Nanda Narula Nayyar Oberoi Puri Roshan Sabharwal Sahni Sehgal Seth Sethi Sodhi Soni Talwar Tandon Thapar Trehan Vadera Vadra Vohra
Mohyal Brahmins	Bali Bhimwal Chhibber Datt Lau Mohan Vaid
Rajputs	Jarral Bhatti Janjua Rathore Chauhan Minhas Jaswal Jamwal Rana Raja Wattoo
Tarkhans	Panesar Sohal
Others	Arora Bagga Bakarwal Bania Dogar Kamboj Kumhar Saini Sansi Sayyid Shaikh

v t e Gujarati people
Brahmin communities	Aboti Brahmin Audichya Brahmins Bardai Brahmins Girnara Brahmin Khedaval Brahmin Modh Brahmin Nagar Brahmin Sachora Brahmins Shrimali Brahmin Sidhra-Rudhra Brahmins Sompura Brahmins Tapodhan Brahmin
Warrior communities	Chauhan Chudasama Dabhi Kolis Dodiya Karadiya Kathi Darbar Gohil Jadeja Jethwa Jhala Jinkara Mer Maiya Nadoda Parmar Rathor Rajput Rehvar Sarvaiya Sagar Solanki Thakor Vala Wagher
Mercantile communities	Bhatia Bhanushali Lohana Vaniya (Agarwal, Modh)
Agricultural communities	Aboti Brahmin Anavil Anjana Chaudhari Charan Bhanushali Kathi people Koli Kanbi/Patidar (Leva, Kadva)
Pastoral communities	Ahir Bharwad Rabari
Genealogist communities	Barot Motisar Rawal
Artisan communities	Bhambi Khalpa Bhambi Rohit Gihara Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Kansara Koshti Kumhar (Prajapati) Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Mistry Mestri Panchal Sikligar Gurjar Suthar Sai Suthar Shenva Sompura Salat Sathwara Salat Salaat (Muslim) Soni Vankar Vanzha Valand
Tribal communities	Bamcha Bhil Dungri Garasia Vasava Bhoi Damor Dangi Dhanka Dhodia Gamit Garasia Godha Halpati Kharwa Koli Meghwal Naikda Padhar Padharia Patanwadia Pateliya Rathodia Rathwa Tirgar Thori Vagri
Muslim communities	Alavi Bohra Ansari Baloch Bhadala Chhipa Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Halaypotra Hingorja Hingora Juneja Kadia Kagzi Ker Khaskheli Khoja Machiyar Makrani Makwana Muslim Malik Mandali Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Nayak Node Panar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans of Gujarat Salaat (Muslim) Samma Sandhai Muslims Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari
Jain communities	Navnat
Zoroastrian communities	Iranis Parsis
Other communities	Khant Kapadi Dhedh Mahyavanshi Thathagar
See also	Genetic studies on Gujarati people

Present circumstances

Shrimali Soni

See also

References