Kori caste

Kori (also known as Koli[1]) is an Indian caste, whose traditional occupation was weaving.[2] Kori is classified as a Scheduled Caste in the states of Himachal Pradesh,[3] Uttar Pradesh[4][5] and Uttarakhand.[6]

The name "Kori" derives from the word "kora" (coarse cloth), which refers to their traditional occupation.[7] Some Koris claim descent from Kabir.[8] The word koli also means spider or a weaver of web, alluding to their occupation of weaving.[9]

The Kori Scheduled Caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 Census of India was 2,293,937.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; Madan Lal Sharma; A. K. Bhatia (1994). Haryana. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 305. ISBN 978-81-7304-091-7.
  2. ↑ M. P. S. Chandel (1991). Democratic Transformation of a Social Class. Mittal Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-81-7099-314-8.
  3. ↑ "LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES". Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Ashish Tripathi (19 February 2011). "UP government has clarified that kori caste is considered as scheduled caste". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ Scheduled castes of Uttar Pradesh
  6. ↑ Scheduled castes of Uttarakhand
  7. ↑ K. S. Singh (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. p. 1822. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
  8. ↑ B. V. Bhanu (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 1118. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3.
  9. ↑ Sara Roncaglia (2013). Feeding the City: Work and Food Culture of the Mumbai Dabbawalas. Open Book Publishers. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
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