Koshti
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The Koshtis (or Koshta) are a Hindu caste in India.
Origin traditions[edit]
There are various theories to their origin. Some Koshtis believe that they are the descendants of Markandeya Rishi.[1] The Koshti believe they are the descendants of the King Rajhans. Rajhans was the king of Devagiri (Berar) and died in battle with Ilober. The word koshti stands for a man of virtues, a title that the king Rajhans was honoured with in the year 1111 A.D. It is believed that after this episode, Koshti took jobs as soldiers in different erstwhile princely states, including the armies of the Peshwas and Tipu Sultan.[2]
Language[edit]
Koshti people speak the Koshti language, s a distinct Indo-Aryan language with words derived from Sanskrit in either their tatsama or tadbhava form.[3] Koshti also contains words borrowed from languages like Marathi, Khari-boli, Bundeli, Chattisgarhi and variants of Hindi.[1][4][5]
Present situation[edit]
At the present,majority of the Kostis are employed in the mills. They are working in both the cotton and the silk mills of public sector as well as private sectors. some of them are engaged in the petty business and drive auto rikshaw. But the Kostis are landless community who live in the houses provided by the employer.[2] Industrialisation and the introduction of power looms from the late 1800s (and continuing into the late 1900s) heavily impacted the traditional handloom community; who lost their primary means of livelihood.[6] Since then, koshti weavers have started to accept work in diverse industries—from bidi making, brass cutlery and utensils, tile and brick making and construction work.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2 by J.S. Sharma, p. 639
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gujarat, Part 1 By Kumar Suresh Singh, Rajendra Behari Lal, Anthropological Survey of India, p. 722
- ↑ Vishveshvaranand Indological journal, Volumes 2-3, pp. 43–48
- ↑ The Indo-Aryan Languages By Colin P. Masica, p. 435
- ↑ Census of India, 1961: Andhra Pradesh, pp. 189–200
- ↑ Late Victorian holocausts: El Niño famines and the making of the third world By Mike Davis, p. 148
- ↑ Handloom industry in Madhya Pradesh by K.R. Nanekar, p. 13
Further reading[edit]
- People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 2 By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India, p. 1130–1134
- Edgar Thurston. Castes and Tribes of Southern India Vol. 4
- Caste and race in India By G.S. Ghurye p. 324
- Poona, a socio-economic survey, Volume 2 p. 200
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