Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha 1980
The Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha , or Guzerat Chhatriya Mahasubha was was a social and political organization started by former Bhartiya Janata Party's Gujarat State president and a Koli elite Shankarsinh Vaghela[1][2] to target the mass Koli base or Kshatriya Koli supporters of Indian National Congress party in 1980s.[3] the Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha, or GKM mostly joined by Patanvadia Kolis, Baria Kolis and Thakor Kolis of North Gujarat.[4] the word Kshatriya was used for Koli caste which was 24% of the total population of Gujarat and accepted as Kshatriya by other castes but not by upper Rajputs of the state.[5]
Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha | |
ગુજરાત ક્ષત્રિય મહાસભા | |
| Abbreviation | GKM |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Guzerat Chhatriya Mahasubha |
| Named after | Koli Kshatriya |
| Merged into | Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha which was founded by Koli elite Natwarsinh Solanki of Charotar town of Gujarat in 1950 |
| Successor | Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha |
| Formation | 1980 |
| Founder | Shankarsinh Vaghela |
| Founded at | North Gujarat |
| Type | Social and Political |
| Legal status | Abandoned, or merged in Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha |
| Purpose | To get support of Koli caste of Gujarat |
Professional title | Mahasanghatan |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad |
| Location |
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| Origins | Gujarat, India |
Region | North Gujarat |
| Services | Education, social upliftment, political benifits and reservation |
| Methods | Agitation |
Official language | Gujarati, English, Koli languages |
| Owner | Bhartiya Janata Party |
Secretary General | Fulsinh Dabhi (Koli elite from Ghorasar, Gujarat |
Founder & President | Shankarsinh Vaghela |
| Affiliations | Patanvadia Kolis, Baria Kolis, Thakor Kolis and several other Koli Subcastes |
Impacts[edit]
- Because of Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha, The Koli Kshatriyas of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha 1950's Kolis joined The GKM and weaked the GKS.
- The Kshatriya status of Koli caste was ignored by Rajputs after down of Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha and weaked organisation Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha 1950.
- The marital relationships between Koli Kshatriyas and Rajputs were abandoned after fall of Gujarat Kshatriya Mahasabha. During the reign of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha 1950, there were a large number of marriages between Koli Kshatriyas and Rajputs. The Koli elites and rich section of Kolis married with poor or lower Rajput girls but always Kolis gave the dowry to poor or lower Rajputs for making the relationship with Rajputs and to be accepted as Kshatriya by Rajputs.
- Many of Koli Kshatriyas leaves the Koli caste status to secure the Kshatriya status and became Rajput or mixed in Rajputs of Gujarat.
- Some of the Kolis were not able to mixed in Rajputs so they made their caste as a seperate caste from Kolis as Patanvadia Kshatriya, Baria Kshatriya and Thakor Kshatriya and Khant Kshatriya because they not secured their richness and elite statu and were considered inferior to Rajputs.
References[edit]
- ^ Krishna, Chaitanya (2003). Fascism in India: Faces, Fangs, and Facts. New Delhi, India: Manak Publications. pp. 230: Pro - BJP Koli kshatriya leader Shankarsinh Thakor formed the Kshatriya Sabha in north Gujarat to counter the congress supported Kshatriyas . Shankarsinh Thakor of Vaghela clan, ex - president of the state BJP, belongs to the Koli Kshatriya community..... ISBN 978-81-7827-067-8.
- ^ Franco, Fernando (2002). Pain and Awakening: The Dynamics of Dalit Identity in Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. New Delhi, India: Indian Social Institute. pp. 252: Throughout the 1980s, Shankarsingh Vaghela - who is a Koli by caste but has cultivated close relationships with the Thakurs, and other Rajput castes from North Gujarat and Panchmahal district and was the president of the Gujarat unit of the.... ISBN 978-81-87218-46-3.
- ^ Roy, Ramashray; Wallace, Paul (2007). India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives. New Delhi, India: SAGE. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7619-3516-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Shah, Ghanshyam (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. New Delhi, India: Orient Blackswan. p. 310. ISBN 978-81-7824-095-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Engineer, Asghar Ali; Nayak, Pradeep (1993). Communalisation of Politics and 10th Lok Sabha Elections. New Delhi, India: Ajanta Publications. p. 203. ISBN 978-81-202-0364-8.
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