Wagher

Wagher, Vagher or Waghir (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Vāghēr or ) is a jāti from the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat in India.

Attempts at peace were thwarted after the British set a trap for Mulu Manek, one of the Wagher leaders, with the pretext of negotiating disarmament.

[1][4] British colonial authorities held racist views towards the Waghers, with Kincaid describing them as a 'tribe born of thieves'.

They have several clans, the main ones being the Vagha, Kara, Manek, Ker, Sumaniya, Gad, Giggla, Mapani, Jam, Tilayat and Bhagad.

The community are still mainly farmers, but like other Gujarat castes, they have migrated to other parts of India and overseas in search of work.