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Kolis

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a caste or tribe of Western India, of uncertain origin. Possibly the name is derived from the Turki kuleh a slave; and, according to one theory, this name has been passed on to the familiar word "cooly" for an agricultural labourer. They form the main part of the inferior agricultural population of Gujarat, where they were formerly notorious as robbers; but they also extend into the Konkan and the Deccan. In 1901 the number of Kolis in all India was returned as nearly 3-1 millions; but this total includes a distinct weaving caste of Kolis or Koris in northern India.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kolis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​k/kolis.html. 1910.
 
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