Koli Mahasabha
Koli Mahasabha (Hindi: कोली महासभा) or All India Kshatriya Koli Mahasabha (Hindi: अखिल भारतीय क्षत्रिय कोली महासभा) is a social organisation of Koli community formed in Ajmer city of Rajputana (now Rajasthan) in British India to promote the interests of Kolis for seeking social upliftment into Kshatriya varna and to raise awareness about the social and economic problems faced by Kolis.[1] in the November and December 1939, Koli Mahasabha filled the petition to be counted as separated Kshatriya caste by British Indian Government.[2] B. R. Ambedkar was not in support of the ABKKM because of the use of Kshatriya word and opposed the leader by many ways.[3]
अखिल भारतीय क्षत्रिय कोली महासभा | |
| Abbreviation | ABKKM |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Koli Mahasabha |
| Named after | Koli |
| Formation | 1927 |
| Founded at | Ajmer, Ajmer-Merwara, British India |
| Merger of | Ahirwar Kori Sangh, Bundelkhand Samyukta Kori Samaj Sangh, Mahawar Koli Sangharsh Samiti, Koli Kshatriya Vikash Sangathan |
| Type | Nonprofit social organisation |
| Purpose | Work for upliftment of Kolis |
| Headquarters | Ajmer |
| Location | |
Region | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh |
| Services | Social activities |
Membership | Free membership |
Official language | Hindi, Western Pahari, Braj Bhasa, Rajasthani |
President & Vice President | Pratap Shivram Singh & Hukam Chand Kachwai |
Key people | Chandan Singh Mahor (Bharatpur), Mohan Kumar Nathu Singh Tanwar |
| Affiliations | Mahawar Koli, Sankhwar Koli, Ahirwar Kori, Shakya Koli, Shakyawar Kori, Jaiswar Kori |
Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Koli Mahasabha was a social organisation initiated in Ajmer by a group of kolis of Rajasthan in 1927 and spread throughout the Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Koli leaders of Mahasabha claimed Kshatriya status because of the Koli Princely states and Jagirs of Kolis in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh. At that time, there were 52 princely states of kolis in Gujarat but all of them were minor or petty states, several of koli principlities were in Maharashtra and Kullu state in Himachal. After the Independence of India from British rule in 1947, The leaders of Mahasabha in 1952 invited the Koli Maharaja Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne of Jawhar state, Maharaja Deshmukh Dhairyashilrao Pawar of Surgana state and the Koli Thakurs of Jagirs in Gujarat to take a meating in Ajmer to discuss for upliftment of Koli society. Maharaja Mukne sent his Prime Minister to the meeting with a grateful thank.[4]
Books
- In 1939, The ABKKM published a book named Koli Kshatriya Jaati Ka Sanchhipta Parichay to promote the history of Kolis.[5] this book was written by a Arya Samaji Nand Kumar Shastri and published by Ram Krishna Printing Press.[6]
References
- ↑ Sharma, Brij Kishore (2008). Social, Economic and Political Contribution of Caste Associations in Northern India: A Case Study of All India Jat Mahasabha. New Delhi, India: Har-Anand Publications. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-241-1412-4.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Gould, William (2011-12-05). Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia. New Delhi, India: Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-139-49869-2.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Shyamlal (2008). Ambedkar and Dalit Movement: Special Reference to Rajasthan. New Delhi, India: Rawat Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-81-316-0203-4.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Molund, Stefan (1988). First We are People--: The Koris of Kanpur Between Caste and Class. New Delhi, India: Department of Social Anthropology, University of Stockholm. pp. 220 – 232 – 245. ISBN 978-91-7146-701-0.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Gupta, Dipankar (2004-12-08). Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?. New Delhi, India: SAGE Publications. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Narayan, Badri (2009-01-14). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. New Delhi, India: SAGE Publications India. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-321-0105-5.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
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