Kori (caste) explained

Kori is an Indian caste, who were traditionally weavers and fishermen. They are descendants of Ishvakuwanshi Raja Mandhata ji and Saint Kabir Das Ji Maharaj.^[1] Other names for this caste include Kamal, Kamalvansi and Shankhawar, Kabirpanthi and Julaha^[2]

The Koris/kolis are classified as a Scheduled Caste or Other backward classes in the states of Himachal Pradesh,^[3] Uttar Pradesh^{[4] [5]} and Uttarakhand.^[6] Koris are weaver by profession but they suffered a lot by industrialization of weaving machines.^[7]

The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 census of India was 2,293,937.^[8] The Kori's traditional caste councils, plans and implements welfare activities and also settles disputes. Imposition of cash fine is a form of punishment inflicted by the council.^[9]

Etymology

The name "Kori" is associated to "kol" which is a tribe mainly in UP,MP Jharkhand .^[10]

History

Harold Gould noted in his research of the jajmani system in Uttar Pradesh that by the 1960s, all of the Koris in the villages studied by him had adopted roles as agriculturist, ploughmen, and midwives, because industrialisation had made their traditional occupation as weavers redundant.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Chandel, M. P. S. . Democratic Transformation of a Social Class . 1991 . Mittal Publications . 978-81-7099-314-8 . 49 .
2. Book: Badri Narayan . Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics . 2006 . SAGE . 978-81-321-0280-9 . 119 . 29 October 2019 . 12 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712070226/https://books.google.com/books?id=7feHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 . live .
3. Web site: List of Scheduled Castes. Government of Himachal Pradesh. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619073947/http://admis.hp.nic.in/himachal/hpscstdc/CastesEng(sc).htm. 19 June 2018. dead.
4. News: UP government has clarified that kori caste is considered as scheduled caste . Ashish Tripathi . 19 February 2011 . The Times of India . 15 March 2016 . 10 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610172900/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/UP-government-has-clarified-that-kori-caste-is-considered-as-scheduled-caste-and-certificates-are-being-issued-to-the-people-belonging-to-the-particular-caste-The-government-spokesman-denied-allegation-of-oposition-parties-that-koris-have-been-dropped-from-the-list-of-scheduled-castes-/articleshow/7527196.cms . live .
5. Web site: Scheduled castes of Uttar Pradesh . 15 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315115455/http://socialjustice.gov.in/pdf/scorderuttarpradesh.pdf . 15 March 2016 . dead .
6. Web site: Scheduled castes of Uttarakhand . 15 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315101341/http://socialjustice.gov.in/pdf/scorderuttaranchal.pdf . 15 March 2016 . dead .
7. Book: Chandel, M. P. S. . Democratic Transformation of a Social Class . 1991-01-01 . Mittal Publications . 978-81-7099-314-8 . . 49 . en.
8. Web site: A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2017-02-06 . 31 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731072159/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx . live .
9. Book: Chanchreek, K. L. . Sant Kabir: life and philosophy . Shree Publications . 2007 . 978-81-8329-161-3 . New Delhi, India . 190 . en . 28 May 2023 . 4 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604111630/https://books.google.com/books?id=nGkaAQAAIAAJ . live .
10. Book: India's Communities . K. S. Singh . 1998 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-563354-2 . 1822 . 15 October 2016 . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414083901/https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ . live .
11. A Jajmani System of North India: Its Structure, Magnitude, and Meaning . Harold A. . Gould . Harold A. Gould . Ethnology . 3 . 1 . January 1964 . 12–41 . 10.2307/4617554 . 4617554.