Me caste explained

The Me Koli also known as Vadha Koli, or Wadha Koli^[1] are a partly Muslim Koli and partly Hindu Koli caste found in the state of Daman and Diu and Gujarat in India.^[2] They are also known as Maldhari Kolis in the Banni region of Kutch district of Gujarat.^{[3] [4]}

Me Koli
Local Name:	Vadha Koli
Type:	Subcaste of Muslim Kolis of Gujarat
Ethnicity:	Koli people
Location:	Gujarat Daman and Diu Sindh
Parent Tribe:	Muslim Kolis
Demonym:	Koli
Branches:	Me Koli Meta Koli Vadha Koli Wadha Koli
Language:	Koli Gujarati Hindi Sindhi English
Religion:	Hindu Islam
Surnames:	Patel Maldhari

Clans

Here are some of the clans of Me Kolis of Gujarat:

• Makwana
• Khode
• Payri
• Yoyi
• Notada
• Chandri
• Mattani
• Aspan

Titles

• Patel, the most common title is Patel used by Me Kolis of Gujarat.
• Maldhari, Me Kolis of Kutch also titled as Maldhari for their traditional profession of animal husbandry.

Notes and References

1. Book: Mishra, N. K. Singh and A. P. . Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim(3 Vols. Set) . August 2008 . Global Vision Publishing House . 978-81-8220-297-9 . . en.
2. News: 2019-10-22 . Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai! . The Times of India . 2023-11-30 . 0971-8257.
3. Book: Marsh . Graham . Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery . Ahmed . Iftekhar . Mulligan . Martin . Donovan . Jenny . Barton . Steve . 2017-09-11 . . 978-1-315-53419-0 . New Delhi, India, Asia . 1973 . en.
4. Web site: 2018-06-20 . The artisans of Kutch . 2023-11-30 . gulfnews.com . en.