Divecha Koli
The Divecha, or Davecha is a subcaste of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat.[1][2]
દિવેચા કોલી | |
|---|---|
 A group of Divecha Kolis celebrating Bhadrakali in Navaratri | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Gujarat | |
| Languages | |
| Gujarati, Koli, English, Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Talapada Koli, Chunvalia Koli, Ghedia Koli |
Origin and distribution
The Divecha Kolis are called Divecha because they originally hail from Diu in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Divecha Kolis are spread over in Porbander, Jamnagar, Mangrol and Veraval regions.[3]
Classification
The Divecha Kolis are classified as Other Backward Class, or OBC caste by Government of Gujarat.[4]
Clans
Organisations
- Koli Divecha Gnati Mandal[5]
References
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Dalits in India: In 11 Volumes. New Delhi, India: Gyan Publishing House. p. 145. ISBN 978-81-7835-269-5.
- ↑ "10 જુલાઈના અમદાવાદમાં કોળી સમાજનો જીવનસાથી પસંદગી મેળો યોજાશે". Sanj Samachar (in ગુજરાતી). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ↑ Commission, Gujarat (India) Socially and Educationally Backward Class (1976). Report of the Socially & Educationally Backward Class Commission, Government of Gujarat. New Delhi, India: The Commission. p. 70.
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- ↑ Hase, Yasurō; Miyake, Hiroyuki; Oshikawa, Fumiko (2002). South Asian Migration in Comparative Perspective, Movement, Settlement and Diaspora. New Delhi, India: Japan Center for Area Studies, National Museum of Ethnology. p. 287.
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