Thakor is a subcaste of Koli community of Gujarat. Koli forms the largest caste-cluster, comprising 24% of the total population of the state.[1][2] Koli Thakors in Gujarat placed in Other Backward Class including all of the Koli Community of state during the power of former Koli chief minister Madhav Singh Solanki.[3] Koli Thakors are mostly cultivators or small land-owners.[4]
Clans
Some of the clans of Koli Thakors are here[5]
Organisation
- Kshatriya Koli Thakor Samaj[6]
- Sree Smasth Chunvalia Koli Thakor Velnath Pragati Mandal[7]
- Chunvalia Koli Thakor Seva Trust, Surendranagar[8]
Notable Thakor
- Alpesh Thakor, Member of legislative assembly from Radhanpur[9]
- Geni Thakor, Member of legislative assembly
- Jagdish Thakor, Gujarat Congress President
- Vikram Thakor
See also
References
- ↑ Shah, Ghanshyam (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. Permanent Black. ISBN 978-81-7824-095-4.
- ↑ "A community called Koli - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "A Community in Gujarat Has Banned Inter-Caste Marriage and Mobile Phones for Unmarried Girls". www.vice.com. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. ISBN 978-81-7991-106-8.
- ↑ Staff (28 June 2007). "Guj: Kolis vent fury on Narendra Modi". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ Dev, Nirendra (31 March 2019). "Despite Modi & Shah, BJP faces tough challenge in half a dozen". United News of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Samay, NavGujarat (2 August 2018). "ઝાલાવાડમાં કોળી-ઠાકોર સમાજને શિક્ષણમાં ક્રાંતિ લાવવા હાકલ". NavGujarat Samay. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Chaturvedi, Rakesh Mohan. "Congress rebel a challenge for Alpesh Thakor in Radhanpur". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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