The Mansoori (Mansuri) are an Indian community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are part of the larger Pinjara community which is found throughout North India.
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History and origin
The community consists of local converts and foreigners who migrated from outside subcontinent, and have been involved in the traditional occupation of cotton ginning/trading. They speak Gujarati and are fairly orthodox. The Mansooris have two divisions, the Mansoori proper and the Laliwale.
Present circumstances
Their historical traditional occupation of cotton carding was affected by industrialisation, therefore many adopted manufacturing. The Laliwale are successful businessmen. They have their own caste association, the Shahr Ahmadabad Samastha Mansoori Jamat, which plays a key role in the welfare activity of the community.
After partition, many Mansoori families become engaged in diversified fields from trade and commerce to medicine, engineering and chartered accountancy.