Koli
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Kolis,
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Koli
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Fiji Rugby Union chief executive Koli Sewabu said playing games overseas would "enable us to invest more into grassroots rugby supporting the continued growth and success of the team".
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Surinder Koli has not been seen in public since leaving prison and has not said anything, but his lawyer Yug Mohit Chaudhry said "all the evidence against him was fabricated".
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
The national park of Koli in eastern Finland is home to a famous, 34-metre-long crevice cave known as Pirunkirkko, or Devil's Church in English.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
A talented slate of African writers, including the novelists In Koli Jean Bofane and Annie Lulu, offers crucial readings.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
"Only this," answered the Koli, "that Government will grant me the exclusive privilege of roofing my house with silver tiles."
From By-Ways of Bombay by S. M. (Stephen Meredyth) Edwardes
If this is correct the Kolis would be a Kolarian tribe.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The Bhīls are recognised as the oldest inhabitants of southern Rājputāna and parts of Gujarāt, and are usually spoken of in conjunction with the Kolis, who inhabit the adjoining tracts of Gujarāt.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The Rāmosis appear to be a Hinduised caste derived from the Bhīls or Kolis or a mixture of the two tribes.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
They are coupled with the Bhīls and Kolis in old Hindu accounts.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The Kolis and Bhīls are tribes of the same country and are commonly spoken of together.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
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