Thakor
Thakor also known as Thakarda is subcaste of Koli community of Gujarat which forms the largest caste-cluster, comprising 24% of the total population of the state.[1][2] Koli Thakors in Gujarat placed in Other Backward Class including all of the Koli Community of state during the power of former Koli chief minister Madhav Singh Solanki.[3] Koli Thakors are mostly cultivators or small land-owners.[4]
Clans
Some of the clans of Koli Thakors are here[5]
Organisation
- Kshatriya Koli Thakor Samaj[6]
Notable Koli Thakor
References
- ^ Shah, Ghanshyam (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. Permanent Black. ISBN 978-81-7824-095-4.
- ^ "A community called Koli - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ^ "A Community in Gujarat Has Banned Inter-Caste Marriage and Mobile Phones for Unmarried Girls". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. ISBN 978-81-7991-106-8.
- ^ Staff (2007-06-28). "Guj: Kolis vent fury on Narendra Modi". https://www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Chaturvedi, Rakesh Mohan. "Congress rebel a challenge for Alpesh Thakor in Radhanpur". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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