Koli Darbar

For princely court, see Durbar (court).

The Darbar, Durbar or Darbar Sahib is a honorific title of Koli caste in the Indian state of Gujarat.^[1] During the reign of Maratha Empire and British Indian Empire, Koli Darbars were petty rulers of several villages and jagirs and known as Pallavi Darbar Sahib and Koli Thakor for their landholdings.^[2] The Kolis who were enjoying the power called Koli Darbar often use Sang, Singh and Sinh as their middle name.^[3] according to the Harald Tambs-Lyche, the Kolis who respected as Darbar Sahib were not agriculturist like other Khedut Kolis (Farmer Kolis) of Gujarat and generally follow the Kshatriya ways of Koli society.^[4]

Koli Darbar
Title of Koli caste
A portrait of a Koli chieftain of Dahewan by James Forbes, 1813
Ethnicity	Koli people
Location	Gujarat
Varna	Ruler
Parent tribe	Chunvalia Koli Patanwadia Koli Khant Koli
Demonym	Koli
Branches	Pallavi Darbar Sahib Koli Thakor Sahib
Language	Gujarati Hindi Kachi Koli Parkari Koli Wadiyara Koli English
Religion	Hindu

The Koli Darbars of north Gujarat made several vast gathering under their Koli society organisations to uplift their society and educational interests.^[5]

References

1. Basu, Pratyusha (2009). Villages, Women, and the Success of Dairy Cooperatives in India: Making Place for Rural Development. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cambria Press. pp. 235: The title of Darbar is used to refer to members of the Koli caste in Mahdol which is classified under Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state of Gujarat. Darbar is equivalent in meaning to Kshatriya. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
2. Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (2016-05-12). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. New Delhi, India, Asia: Oxford University Press. pp. In north Gujarat certain Kolis are located and are classed as Palavi Darbars in social usage and Koli Thakors in official records. they were chieftains of one or more villages in the Maratha and British regimes. The Chunvalia Kolis have twenty-one sub-divisions. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
3. Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. pp. 139:Kolis enjoying power were called Koli Darbar. Generally the name of a member of this stratum ends with the suffix sang, singh, or sinh (literally, lion) as for instance, Takhesang, Jashvantsingh, and Fulsinh. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
4. Tambs-Lyche, Harald (1996-12-31). Power, Profit, and Poetry: Traditional Society in Kathiawar, Western India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-7304-176-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
5. Lobo, Lancy (1989). Mobility among Koli kshatriyas. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publication Corporation. pp. 184:The Koli Darbars of north Gujarat have begun their own conventions for bringing about social reform, educational uplift, and economic well-being in their own circles. One such meeting was held at Bahucharaji on.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

 

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