Kori (caste) explained

Kori or Koli is an Indian caste, who were traditionally Fishermen (in Coastal Areas), Weavers (in Northern States) and Farmers (especially in Gujarat) .

Other names for this caste include Banodha, Vaish, Koli, Mahour, Mahawar, Kabirpanthi and Julaha[1]

'Koli' When Translated Into Pali Word Becomes 'Kori' Because "ल" Is Spoken As "र"‌ In Sanskrit!

The Kori are classified as a Scheduled Caste in the states of Himachal Pradesh.Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In The Past The Kori Had "OBC" Status in Meerut, Agra, Rohil khand and It's Neighbouring Cities.

In Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Southern States The Kori Caste Is Known as Koli.[2]

The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 census of India was 2,293,937.[3] 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.[4]

Etymology

The name "Kori" is associated to "kol" which is a tribe mainly in UP,MP Jharkhand .[5]

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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Book: Chandel, M. P. S. . Democratic Transformation of a Social Class . 1991-01-01 . Mittal Publications . 978-81-7099-314-8 . . 49 . en.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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.

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