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==Origin==
==Origin==
The Gowalas are closely associated with [[Krishna]] and believed to descent from Raja [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]], which Krishna was born. By 1910s they became the part of Yadav-Kshatriya community.<ref name="Pinch1996">{{cite book|author=William R. Pinch|title=Peasants and Monks in British India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-ceGYsnYC&pg=PA91|date=18 June 1996|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91630-2|pages=91–}}</ref>
The Gowalas are closely associated with [[Krishna]] and believed to descent from Raja [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]], which Krishna was born. By 1910s they became the part of [[Yadav]]-[[Kshatriya]] community.<ref name="Pinch1996">{{cite book|author=William R. Pinch|title=Peasants and Monks in British India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEP-ceGYsnYC&pg=PA91|date=18 June 1996|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91630-2|pages=91–}}</ref>


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==References==

Revision as of 19:30, 12 October 2021

Gowala
ClassificationAhir/Yadav
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesAssamese  • Bengali • Himachali  • Hindi  • Punjabi
Populated statesAssam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Punjab

Gowala or Ghosh[1][2][3][4] (also spelled as Goala)[5] is a subcaste of Ahir/Yadav community, [6][7] found from Indian state of Assam, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh[8] and the neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab and Chandigarh.[9][10] Traditionally they are herdsman or milkman and considered as a prosperous community.[11]

Origin

The Gowalas are closely associated with Krishna and believed to descent from Raja Yadu, which Krishna was born. By 1910s they became the part of Yadav-Kshatriya community.[12]

References

  1. ^ East Pakistan (Pakistan). Services and General Administration Department (1970). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press.
  2. ^ India. Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (1950). Marketing Series. The Directorate.
  3. ^ The Indian Journal of Adult Education. R.M. Chetsingh. 1977.
  4. ^ "Politics at the Margin: A Tale of Two Villages". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (23): 7–8. 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ^ Bhuban Mohan Das (1987). The Peoples of Assam. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-81-212-0093-6.
  6. ^ "`Madhepura' of Assam braces for electoral battle where caste lines run deeper". Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  7. ^ RE; Review of Ethnology. E. Stiglmayr. 1974.
  8. ^ Kumar Suresh Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  9. ^ Census of India, 1981: Arunachal Pradesh. Controller of Publications. 1984.
  10. ^ Shankarlal C. Bhatt (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Punjab. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-81-7835-378-4.
  11. ^ Dayabati Roy; Daẏābatī Rāẏa (2014). Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-107-04235-3.
  12. ^ William R. Pinch (18 June 1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. University of California Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-0-520-91630-2.