Darbar (Koli title)
The Darbar, Durbar or Darbar Sahib (Hindi: दरबार साहिब) is a honorific title of Kshatriya Koli caste in the Indian state of Gujarat.[1] During the reign of Maratha Empire and British Indian Empire, Koli Darbars were petty rulers of several villages and jagirs and known as Pallavi Darbar Sahib and Koli Thakor for their landholdings.[2] The Kolis who were enjoying the power called Koli Darbar often use Sang, Singh and Sinh as their middle name to express their royal Koli family.[3] according to the Harald Tambs-Lyche, the Kolis who respected as Darbar Sahib were not agriculturist like other Khedut Kolis (Farmer Kolis) of Gujarat and generally follow the Kshatriya ways of Koli society.[4]
| Koli Darbar Saheb કોલી દરબાર સાહિબ | |
|---|---|
| Title of Koli caste | |
 | |
| Ethnicity | Koli people |
| Location | Gujarat |
| Varna | Ruler |
| Parent tribe |
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| Demonym | Koli |
| Branches |
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| Language | |
| Religion | Hindu |
The Koli Darbars of north Gujarat made several vast gathering under their Koli society organisations to uplift their society and educational intrests.[5]
Classification
The Kolis who used the title of Darbars are classified as Other Backward Class by Government of Gujarat.[6]
References
- ↑ Basu, Pratyusha (2009). Villages, Women, and the Success of Dairy Cooperatives in India: Making Place for Rural Development. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cambria Press. pp. 235: The title of Darbar is used to refer to members of the Koli caste in Mahdol which is classified under Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state of Gujarat. Darbar is equivalent in meaning to Kshatriya. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. New Delhi, India, Asia: Oxford University Press. pp. In north Gujarat certain Kolis are located and are classed as Palavi Darbars in social usage and Koli Thakors in official records. they were chieftains of one or more villages in the Maratha and British regimes. The Chunvalia Kolis have twenty-one sub-divisions. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. pp. 139:Kolis enjoying power were called Koli Darbar. Generally the name of a member of this stratum ends with the suffix sang, singh, or sinh (literally, lion) as for instance, Takhesang, Jashvantsingh, and Fulsinh. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Tambs-Lyche, Harald (1996-12-31). Power, Profit, and Poetry: Traditional Society in Kathiawar, Western India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-7304-176-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1989). Mobility among Koli kshatriyas. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publication Corporation. pp. 184:The Koli Darbars of north Gujarat have begun their own conventions for bringing about social reform, educational uplift, and economic well-being in their own circles. One such meeting was held at Bahucharaji on.......
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Basu 2009, pp. 235:The title of Darbar is used to refer to members of the Koli caste in Mahdol which is classified under Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state of Gujarat..