Gaikriya Koli
The Gaikriya, or Garikariya 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]
See also
References
- ↑ Verma, N. M. P.; Srivastava, Alpana (2020-08-20). The Routledge Handbook of Exclusion, Inequality and Stigma in India. New Delhi, India: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-09675-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Briggs, George Weston (1953). The Ḍoms and Their Near Relations. New Delhi, India: Wesley Press. p. 111.
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