Huh, I had no idea Janjira was historically a Siddi (Bantu descent) state. Sleepy little weekend getaway seaside town near Bombay now. When I visited ~1999 the fort was not open I think. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janjira_State … https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murud-Janjira …
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Then there's my hometown Alibag, it was the centre of Bene Israeli life until 1950's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bene_Israel … . Brit's loved to segment the natives down to the last subcaste as a result the colonial Bombay Gazetteer for Konkan districts makes an interesting read.
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