Kolhi

The Kolhi (Sindhi: ڪولهي; कोल्ही) is a subgroup of Koli community native to Sindh, Pakistan. Kolhi's mostly are Hindu but some of them are Christian and Muslim. They engage in agriculture and most of them are poor peasants and sharecroppers.[1][2][3]

For Kohli clan of other castes, see Kohli (clan).
Kohli
Subset of Larger Koli caste
Statue of Rooplo Kolhi, legendary hero for Kolhis of Sindh
EthnicitySindhi
LocationSindh, Pakistan
VarnaAgriculturist
DemonymKoli
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Kolhi community is said to hail from Gujarat. They migrated from there first to Kutch thence they came to Thar and Parkar. Kolhis have similar subcastes such as Thakor, Khant, Baria and Chunvalia.[4]

Divisions

There are four communities of Kolhis in Sindh one Parkari Kolhis who are native to Nangarparker region and speak Parkari Koli language, second are Kutchi Kolhi who migrated from Kutch district of India to Sindh, they speak Kachhi Kolhi language and live in Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar districts of Sindh,[5] third community of Kolhis are Wadiyara Kolhi who came from Wadiyar in Gujarat state and speak Wadiyari Kolhi language, and fourth are Tharadari Kolhi who orignated Tharad city of Gujarat.[6][7] The kolhi women get a unique tattoos on their arms, neck and face.

Notable Kolhi

See also

References
  1. Walbridge, Linda (2012-10-12). The Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-13178-3.
  2. Hussain, Ghulam. "INTERSECTING SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES OF DALIT PEASANTS & DALIT COMMUNITIES OF SINDH".
  3. Hussain, Ghulam (2019-08-31). "Ethnographic Research". The Rise of Dalit Peasants: Kolhi Activism in Lower Sindh. Vol. 2. Mendeley. doi:10.17632/5sfhcztmx6.2.
  4. Nadiem, Ihsan H. (2001). Thar: The Great Pakistani Desert, Land, History, People. Sindh, Pakistan: Sang-e-Meel Publications. pp. 109–11. ISBN 978-969-35-1244-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. Editor, Missio (2019-06-11). "Pakistan: Kutchi Kohli Christians". Missio. Retrieved 2023-07-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. Guddu, Emmanuel (2014-04-24). "The Koli of Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  7. "The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles". kcm.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  8. "PPP clarifies reports on Krishna Kolhi | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  9. Report, Dawn (2016-08-22). "Homage paid to freedom fighter Rooplo Kolhi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  10. "Veerji Kolhi – a senior member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)". Struggle for Hindu Existence. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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