Me caste

The Me Koli also known as Vadha Koli, or Wadha Koli ^[1] are a partly Muslim Koli and partly Hindu Koli caste found in the former union territory of Daman and Diu and the state of Gujarat in India. ^[2] They are also known as Maldhari Kolis in the Banni region of Kutch district of Gujarat. ^{[3] [4]}

Me Koli Vadha Koli
Subcaste of Muslim Kolis of Gujarat
Ethnicity	Koli people
Location	Gujarat Daman and Diu Sindh
Parent tribe	Muslim Kolis
Demonym(s)	Koli
Branches	Me Koli Meta Koli Vadha Koli Wadha Koli
Language	Koli Gujarati Hindi Sindhi English
Religion	Hindu Islam
Surnames	Patel Maldhari

Clans

Here are some of the clans of Me Kolis of Gujarat: ^[1]

• Makwana
• Khode
• Payri
• Yoyi
• Notada
• Chandri
• Mattani
• Aspan

Titles

• Patel, the most common title is Patel used by Me Kolis of Gujarat. ^[1]
• Maldhari, Me Kolis of Kutch also titled as Maldhari for their traditional profession of animal husbandry. ^[3]

References

1. Mishra, N. K. Singh and A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim(3 Vols. Set). New Delhi, India, Asia: Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN   978-81-8220-297-9.
2. "Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai!". The Times of India. 2019-10-22. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-11-30.
3. Marsh, Graham; Ahmed, Iftekhar; Mulligan, Martin; Donovan, Jenny; Barton, Steve (2017-09-11). Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery. New Delhi, India, Asia: Routledge. p. 1973. ISBN   978-1-315-53419-0.
4. "The artisans of Kutch". gulfnews.com. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-30.