The Thakor, or Thakore, is a subcaste of the Koli community of Gujarat. Koli people form the largest caste-cluster in Gujarat, comprising 24 per cent of the total population of the state.[1][2] Koli Thakors in Gujarat are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC). During his tenure, the former chief minister, Koli community member Madhav Singh Solanki, included all Koli communities of Gujarat in the OBC.[3] Koli Thakors are mostly cultivators or small land-owners.[4]

Thakor Koli
ઠાકોર કોલી
Subcaste, or title of Koli caste
Photograph of Thakor Koli of Baroda State, 1911
Location
VarnaKshatriya (warrior)[citation needed]
Parent tribeKoli people of Gujarat
DemonymThakor Koli
BranchesChunvalia Koli
Language
ReligionHinduism

Thakor organisations

Notable Thakor

Social disputes

In February 2020, in Sharifda village, in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, Thakor Kolis disrupted the wedding of a Dalit man, a 22-year-old army jawan (soldier). Despite the presence of police officers attempting to protect the wedding procession, they pelted the bridegroom and his followers with stones because they objected to a Dalit bridegroom riding a mare. Three relatives of the groom, including two women, were injured in the attack. Eleven suspects were charged with assault and related offences.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Shah, Ghanshyam (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. Permanent Black. ISBN 978-81-7824-095-4.
  2. ^ "A community called Koli". Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "A Community in Gujarat Has Banned Inter-Caste Marriage and Mobile Phones for Unmarried Girls". Vice. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ Staff (28 June 2007). "Guj: Kolis vent fury on Narendra Modi". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ Dev, Nirendra (31 March 2019). "Despite Modi & Shah, BJP faces tough challenge in half a dozen". United News of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ^ Samay, NavGujarat (2 August 2018). "ઝાલાવાડમાં કોળી-ઠાકોર સમાજને શિક્ષણમાં ક્રાંતિ લાવવા હાકલ". NavGujarat Samay. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. ^ Chaturvedi, Rakesh Mohan. "Congress rebel a challenge for Alpesh Thakor in Radhanpur". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Thakor Kolis Pelt Stones at Dalit Army Jawan's Wedding Procession in Gujarat". The Wire. Retrieved 27 December 2023.


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