Gaikriya Koli
The Gaikriya Koli, or Garikariya Koli is a subcaste of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Uttrakhand.[1]
Origin
The Gaikriya Kolis worship the cow (Gai) like other upper castes so they called as Gaikriya Kolis and enjoy the upper status among society.[2]
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References
- ↑ Verma, N. M. P.. The Routledge Handbook of Exclusion, Inequality and Stigma in India (in en) (2020). New Delhi, India: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-09675-0.
- ↑ Briggs, George Weston. The Ḍoms and Their Near Relations (in en) (1953). New Delhi, India: Wesley Press. p. 111.