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	'''Kosta''' (also spelt as Kosti) are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the [[Indian ~~people\|Indian]]~~ [[States and union territories of India\|states]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Mahendra Lal Patel">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&q=Ahir+sub+caste&pg=PA33 \| title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects \| publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. \| author=Mahendra Lal Patel \| year=1997 \| pages=34 \| isbn=9788175330290}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/handloom-communities-india-1502670307.html\|title=National Handloom Day {{!}} The handloom communities of India\|date=2018-08-07\|work=The Statesman\|access-date=2018-10-28\|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''Kosta''' (also spelt as Kosti) are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the Indian [[States and union territories of India\|states]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Mahendra Lal Patel">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&q=Ahir+sub+caste&pg=PA33 \| title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects \| publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. \| author=Mahendra Lal Patel \| year=1997 \| pages=34 \| isbn=9788175330290}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/handloom-communities-india-1502670307.html\|title=National Handloom Day {{!}} The handloom communities of India\|date=2018-08-07\|work=The Statesman\|access-date=2018-10-28\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	Koshta (Koshti) are Dewangans who are into Kosa silk business where they manufacture silk saree all across Chhattisgarh region. Koshta claim to be descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi.<ref name="Tushar">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by Tushar Dewangan, p. 639</ref>		Koshta (Koshti) are Dewangans who are into Kosa silk business where they manufacture silk [[Sari\|saree]] all across Chhattisgarh region. Koshta claim to be descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi.<ref name="Tushar">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by Tushar Dewangan, p. 639</ref>
	Subdivisions - The main origin of dewangan is from Raigarh Chhattisgarh where they ~~starte~~ manufacturing silk saree as per legacy ~~knowlegde~~ from Markandey Rishi. After successful trading to different cities of Chhattisgarh they started trading to other states as well like ~~it's neighbor~~ Maharashtra, ~~Madhyapradesh~~, ~~uttarpradesh~~, ~~odisha~~ etc and later all across ~~india~~ started Silk business and some of them converted into Koshta(Dewangan), Somewhere they known as Koshti. The caste have several subdivisions of different types. The Lad Koshtis come from Gujarat, the Gadhewal from Garha or Jubbulpore, ~~Umred~~ Koshtis are ~~cultivators~~, the Deshkar and Maratha from the Maratha country, while the Dewangan probably take their name from the old town of that name on the Wardha river. The Patwis are dyers, and colour the silk thread which the weavers use to border their cotton cloth. It is usually dyed red with lac. They also make braid and sew silk thread on ornaments like the separate Patwa caste. And the Onkule are the offspring of illegitimate unions. In Berar there is a separate subcaste named Hatghar, which may be a branch of the Dhangar or shepherd caste. Berar also has a group known as Jain Koshtis, who may formerly have professed the Jain religion, but are now strict Sivites. The Salewars are said to be divided into the Sutsale or thread-weavers, the Padmasale or those who originally wove the lotus flower and the Sagunsale, a group of illegitimate descent. The above names show that the caste is of mixed origin, containing a large Telugu element, while a body of the primitive Halbas has been incorporated into it. Many of the Maratha Koshtis are probably Kunbis(Cultivators) who have taken up weaving. The caste has also a number of exogamous divisions of the usual type which serve to prevent the marriage of near relatives. <ref name="R.V.Russell">The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol. III, 1916, page 582, </ref>		Subdivisions - The main origin of dewangan is from Raigarh Chhattisgarh where they started manufacturing silk saree as per legacy knowledge from Markandey Rishi. After successful trading to different cities of Chhattisgarh they started trading to other states as well like the neighboring Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha etc. and later all across India started Silk business and some of them converted into Koshta(Dewangan), Somewhere they known as Koshti. The caste have several subdivisions of different types. The Lad Koshtis come from Gujarat, the Gadhewal from Garha or Jubbulpore, Koshtis from Nagpur are Cultivators, Tailors and Potters, the Deshkar and Maratha from the Maratha country, while the Dewangan probably take their name from the old town of that name on the Wardha river. The Patwis are dyers, and colour the silk thread which the weavers use to border their cotton cloth. It is usually dyed red with lac. They also make braid and sew silk thread on ornaments like the separate Patwa caste. And the Onkule are the offspring of illegitimate unions. In Berar there is a separate subcaste named Hatghar, which may be a branch of the Dhangar or shepherd caste. Berar also has a group known as Jain Koshtis, who may formerly have professed the Jain religion, but are now strict Sivites. The Salewars are said to be divided into the Sutsale or thread-weavers, the Padmasale or those who originally wove the lotus flower and the Sagunsale, a group of illegitimate descent. The above names show that the caste is of mixed origin, containing a large Telugu element, while a body of the primitive Halbas has been incorporated into it. Many of the Maratha Koshtis are probably Kunbis(Cultivators) who have taken up weaving. The caste has also a number of exogamous divisions of the usual type which serve to prevent the marriage of near relatives.<ref name="R.V.Russell">The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol. III, 1916, page 582,</ref>

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	==Occupation==		==Occupation==
	The majority of Koshta today are ~~employed~~ in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.{{cn\|date=August 2021}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Qn\|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book\|author=Mahendra Lal Patel\|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34\|~~accessdate~~=17 August 2018\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0\|pages=34–}}</ref>		The majority of Koshta today are Darji, Potter and Cultivators and some of them have started employment other than their main occupation like in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.{{citation needed\|date=August 2021}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Request quotation\|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book\|author=Mahendra Lal Patel\|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34\|access-date=17 August 2018\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0\|pages=34–}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

	{{reflist}}{{Social groups of Maharashtra}}		{{reflist}}{{Social groups of Maharashtra}}

	[[Category:Indian castes]]		[[Category:Indian castes]]
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	'''~~Koshta~~''' (also spelt as ~~Koshti~~) are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[States and union territories of India\|states]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Mahendra Lal Patel">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&q=Ahir+sub+caste&pg=PA33 \| title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects \| publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. \| author=Mahendra Lal Patel \| year=1997 \| pages=34 \| isbn=9788175330290}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/handloom-communities-india-1502670307.html\|title=National Handloom Day {{!}} The handloom communities of India\|date=2018-08-07\|work=The Statesman\|access-date=2018-10-28\|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''Kosta''' (also spelt as Kosti) are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[States and union territories of India\|states]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Mahendra Lal Patel">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&q=Ahir+sub+caste&pg=PA33 \| title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects \| publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. \| author=Mahendra Lal Patel \| year=1997 \| pages=34 \| isbn=9788175330290}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/handloom-communities-india-1502670307.html\|title=National Handloom Day {{!}} The handloom communities of India\|date=2018-08-07\|work=The Statesman\|access-date=2018-10-28\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	Koshta claim to be descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi.<ref name="~~jssharma~~">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by ~~J.S. Sharma~~, p. 639</ref>		Koshta (Koshti) are Dewangans who are into Kosa silk business where they manufacture silk saree all across Chhattisgarh region. Koshta claim to be descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi.<ref name="Tushar">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by Tushar Dewangan, p. 639</ref>
	Subdivisions - The caste have several subdivisions of different types. The ~~Halbis appear to be an offshoot of the primitive Halba tribe, who have taken to weaving, the~~ Lad Koshtis come from Gujarat, the Gadhewal from Garha or Jubbulpore, the Deshkar and Maratha from the Maratha country, while the Dewangan probably take their name from the old town of that name on the Wardha river. The Patwis are dyers, and colour the silk thread which the weavers use to border ~~theeir~~ cotton cloth. It is usually dyed red with lac. They also make braid and sew silk thread on ornaments like the separate Patwa caste. And the Onkule are the offspring of illegitimate unions. In Berar there is a separate subcaste named Hatghar, which may be a branch of the Dhangar or ~~shephered~~ caste. Berar also has a group known as Jain Koshtis, who may formerly have professed the Jain religion, but are now strict ~~sivites~~. The Salewars are said to be divided into the Sutsale or thread-weavers, the Padmasale or those who originally wove the lotus flower and the Sagunsale, a group of illegitimate descent. The above names show that the caste is of mixed origin, containing a large Telugu element, while a body of the primitive Halbas has been incorporated into it. Many of the Maratha Koshtis are probably Kunbis(Cultivators) who have taken up weaving. The caste has also a number of exogamous divisions of the usual type which serve to prevent the marriage of near relatives. <ref name="R.V.Russell">The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol. III, 1916, page 582, </ref>		Subdivisions - The main origin of dewangan is from Raigarh Chhattisgarh where they starte manufacturing silk saree as per legacy knowlegde from Markandey Rishi. After successful trading to different cities of Chhattisgarh they started trading to other states as well like it's neighbor Maharashtra, Madhyapradesh, uttarpradesh, odisha etc and later all across india started Silk business and some of them converted into Koshta(Dewangan), Somewhere they known as Koshti. The caste have several subdivisions of different types. The Lad Koshtis come from Gujarat, the Gadhewal from Garha or Jubbulpore, Umred Koshtis are cultivators, the Deshkar and Maratha from the Maratha country, while the Dewangan probably take their name from the old town of that name on the Wardha river. The Patwis are dyers, and colour the silk thread which the weavers use to border their cotton cloth. It is usually dyed red with lac. They also make braid and sew silk thread on ornaments like the separate Patwa caste. And the Onkule are the offspring of illegitimate unions. In Berar there is a separate subcaste named Hatghar, which may be a branch of the Dhangar or shepherd caste. Berar also has a group known as Jain Koshtis, who may formerly have professed the Jain religion, but are now strict Sivites. The Salewars are said to be divided into the Sutsale or thread-weavers, the Padmasale or those who originally wove the lotus flower and the Sagunsale, a group of illegitimate descent. The above names show that the caste is of mixed origin, containing a large Telugu element, while a body of the primitive Halbas has been incorporated into it. Many of the Maratha Koshtis are probably Kunbis(Cultivators) who have taken up weaving. The caste has also a number of exogamous divisions of the usual type which serve to prevent the marriage of near relatives. <ref name="R.V.Russell">The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol. III, 1916, page 582, </ref>

	== Language ==		== Language ==
	The [[Koshti language]] is a distinct [[Indo-Aryan language]] with words derived from Sanskrit in either their ''tatsama'' or ''tadbhava'' form.<ref name="vishvesh">Vishveshvaranand Indological journal, Volumes 2-3, pp. 43–48</ref>		The [[Koshti language]] is a distinct [[Indo-Aryan language]] with words derived from Sanskrit in either their ''tatsama'' or ''tadbhava'' form.<ref name="vishvesh">Vishveshvaranand Indological journal, Volumes 2-3, pp. 43–48</ref>
	Koshti also contains words borrowed from languages like [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Khariboli dialect\|Khari-boli]], [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]], [[Chhattisgarhi language\|Chhattisgarhi]] and variants of [[Hindi]].<ref name="jssharma"/><ref name="masica">The Indo-Aryan Languages By Colin P. Masica, p. 435</ref><ref name="andhra-census">Census of India, 1961: Andhra Pradesh, pp. 189–200</ref>		Koshti also contains words borrowed from languages like [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Khariboli dialect\|Khari-boli]], [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]], [[Chhattisgarhi language\|Chhattisgarhi]] and variants of [[Hindi]].<ref name="jssharma">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639</ref><ref name="masica">The Indo-Aryan Languages By Colin P. Masica, p. 435</ref><ref name="andhra-census">Census of India, 1961: Andhra Pradesh, pp. 189–200</ref>

	==Occupation==		==Occupation==

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	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	~~Some~~ Koshta ~~believe that they are the~~ descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi,<ref name="jssharma">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639</ref> or ~~Rajhans~~, the ~~king of Devagiri (Berar)~~, ~~who was given~~ the ~~title ''koshti'' ('man~~ of ~~virtues') in~~ the ~~year 1111 A~~.D. It is ~~believed that after this episode~~, ~~Koshta took jobs~~ as ~~soldiers in different princely states~~, ~~such as in~~ the ~~armies~~ of the ~~Peshwas~~, ~~Bundelkhand~~, ~~Rani Lakshmibai and Tipu Sultan~~.~~{{cn\|date~~=~~August 2021}}~~		Koshta claim to be descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi.<ref name="jssharma">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639</ref>
			Subdivisions - The caste have several subdivisions of different types. The Halbis appear to be an offshoot of the primitive Halba tribe, who have taken to weaving, the Lad Koshtis come from Gujarat, the Gadhewal from Garha or Jubbulpore, the Deshkar and Maratha from the Maratha country, while the Dewangan probably take their name from the old town of that name on the Wardha river. The Patwis are dyers, and colour the silk thread which the weavers use to border theeir cotton cloth. It is usually dyed red with lac. They also make braid and sew silk thread on ornaments like the separate Patwa caste. And the Onkule are the offspring of illegitimate unions. In Berar there is a separate subcaste named Hatghar, which may be a branch of the Dhangar or shephered caste. Berar also has a group known as Jain Koshtis, who may formerly have professed the Jain religion, but are now strict sivites. The Salewars are said to be divided into the Sutsale or thread-weavers, the Padmasale or those who originally wove the lotus flower and the Sagunsale, a group of illegitimate descent. The above names show that the caste is of mixed origin, containing a large Telugu element, while a body of the primitive Halbas has been incorporated into it. Many of the Maratha Koshtis are probably Kunbis(Cultivators) who have taken up weaving. The caste has also a number of exogamous divisions of the usual type which serve to prevent the marriage of near relatives. <ref name="R.V.Russell">The Tribes And Castes Of The Central Provinces Of India Vol. III, 1916, page 582, </ref>

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	==Occupation==		==Occupation==
	The Koshtas were known as royal [[Weaving\|weavers]], although industrialisation and the introduction of power looms beginning in the late 1800s heavily impacted the traditional handloom community.<ref name="mdavis">Late Victorian holocausts: El Niño famines and the making of the third world By Mike Davis, p. 148</ref>{{qn\|date=August 2018}} The majority of Koshta today are employed in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.{{cn\|date=August 2021}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Qn\|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book\|author=Mahendra Lal Patel\|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34\|accessdate=17 August 2018\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0\|pages=34–}}</ref>		The majority of Koshta today are employed in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.{{cn\|date=August 2021}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Qn\|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book\|author=Mahendra Lal Patel\|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34\|accessdate=17 August 2018\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0\|pages=34–}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}{{Social groups of Maharashtra}}

	[[Category:Indian castes]]		[[Category:Indian castes]]
	[[Category:Weaving communities of South Asia]]		[[Category:Weaving communities of South Asia]]

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	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	Some Koshta believe that they are the descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi,<ref name="jssharma">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639</ref> or Rajhans, the king of Devagiri (Berar), who was given the title ''koshti'' ('man of virtues') in the year 1111 A.D. It is believed that after this episode, Koshta took jobs as soldiers in different princely states, such as in the armies of the Peshwas, Bundelkhand, Rani Lakshmibai and Tipu Sultan.~~<ref name~~=~~"gujarat">Gujarat, Part 1 By Kumar Suresh Singh, Rajendra Behari Lal, Anthropological Survey of India, p. 722</ref>~~		Some Koshta believe that they are the descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi,<ref name="jssharma">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639</ref> or Rajhans, the king of Devagiri (Berar), who was given the title ''koshti'' ('man of virtues') in the year 1111 A.D. It is believed that after this episode, Koshta took jobs as soldiers in different princely states, such as in the armies of the Peshwas, Bundelkhand, Rani Lakshmibai and Tipu Sultan.{{cn\|date=August 2021}}

	== Language ==		== Language ==
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	==Occupation==		==Occupation==
	The Koshtas were known as royal [[Weaving\|weavers]], although industrialisation and the introduction of power looms beginning in the late 1800s heavily impacted the traditional handloom community.<ref name="mdavis">Late Victorian holocausts: El Niño famines and the making of the third world By Mike Davis, p. 148</ref>{{qn\|date=August 2018}} The majority of Koshta today are employed in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.~~<ref name="gujarat"/>~~{{qn\|date=August ~~2018~~}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Qn\|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book\|author=Mahendra Lal Patel\|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34\|accessdate=17 August 2018\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0\|pages=34–}}</ref>		The Koshtas were known as royal [[Weaving\|weavers]], although industrialisation and the introduction of power looms beginning in the late 1800s heavily impacted the traditional handloom community.<ref name="mdavis">Late Victorian holocausts: El Niño famines and the making of the third world By Mike Davis, p. 148</ref>{{qn\|date=August 2018}} The majority of Koshta today are employed in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.{{cn\|date=August 2021}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Qn\|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book\|author=Mahendra Lal Patel\|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34\|accessdate=17 August 2018\|year=1997\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0\|pages=34–}}</ref>


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|langs = [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]], [[Hindi]]
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'''Koshta''' (also spelt as Koshti) are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the [[Indian people|Indian]] [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Mahendra Lal Patel">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&q=Ahir+sub+caste&pg=PA33 | title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects | publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. | author=Mahendra Lal Patel | year=1997 | pages=34 | isbn=9788175330290}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/handloom-communities-india-1502670307.html|title=National Handloom Day {{!}} The handloom communities of India|date=2018-08-07|work=The Statesman|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Origin ==
Some Koshta believe that they are the descendants of [[Markandeya]] Rishi,<ref name="jssharma">Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639</ref> or Rajhans, the king of Devagiri (Berar), who was given the title ''koshti'' ('man of virtues') in the year 1111 A.D. It is believed that after this episode, Koshta took jobs as soldiers in different princely states, such as in the armies of the Peshwas, Bundelkhand, Rani Lakshmibai and Tipu Sultan.<ref name="gujarat">Gujarat, Part 1 By Kumar Suresh Singh, Rajendra Behari Lal, Anthropological Survey of India, p. 722</ref>

== Language ==
The [[Koshti language]] is a distinct [[Indo-Aryan language]] with words derived from Sanskrit in either their ''tatsama'' or ''tadbhava'' form.<ref name="vishvesh">Vishveshvaranand Indological journal, Volumes 2-3, pp. 43–48</ref>
Koshti also contains words borrowed from languages like [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Khariboli dialect|Khari-boli]], [[Bundeli language|Bundeli]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and variants of [[Hindi]].<ref name="jssharma"/><ref name="masica">The Indo-Aryan Languages By Colin P. Masica, p. 435</ref><ref name="andhra-census">Census of India, 1961: Andhra Pradesh, pp. 189–200</ref>

==Occupation==
The Koshtas were known as royal [[Weaving|weavers]], although industrialisation and the introduction of power looms beginning in the late 1800s heavily impacted the traditional handloom community.<ref name="mdavis">Late Victorian holocausts: El Niño famines and the making of the third world By Mike Davis, p. 148</ref>{{qn|date=August 2018}} The majority of Koshta today are employed in cotton and silk mills of both the public and private sectors.<ref name="gujarat"/>{{qn|date=August 2018}} They have also begun to work in bidi making, brass cutlery and utensil manufacturing, tile and brick making and construction work.<ref name="nanekar">Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13</ref>{{Qn|date=August 2018}}<ref name="Patel1997">{{cite book|author=Mahendra Lal Patel|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58G8PPAN48cC&pg=PA34|accessdate=17 August 2018|year=1997|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-7533-029-0|pages=34–}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Weaving communities of South Asia]]
[[Category:Social groups of Bihar]]
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Social groups of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Social groups of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]