Koli
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From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
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
The researchers reviewed historical archives showing that several known sages and healers operated in the Koli area.
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
In his twentieth year he was married to his cousin, Yasodhara, daughter of the rajah of Koli.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
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 Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
The wide extension of the Savar tribe east and west is favourable to the hypothesis of the identity of the Kols and Kolis, who have a somewhat similar distribution.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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 Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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 Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
The Mahadeo Kolis of Ahmadnagar believe that every malady or disease that seizes man, woman, or child, or cattle, is caused either by evil spirits or by an angry god.
From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Cohen, Chapman
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