Complex sentence: The Bhavsars started migrating to South India from the time of Shivaji and have settled in the South for several generations; however, they have maintained their Gujarati cultural ties to this day and date.
Split into simpler sentences: The Bhavsars started migrating to South India from the time of Shivaji and have settled in the South for several generations. However, they have maintained their Gujarati cultural ties to this day and date.