Koli Vatandar
The Vatandar, or Watandar is a title of the Koli[1] caste meaning "landholder Kolis".[2] The title was given to landowners, particularly in Maharashtra.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guha, Sumit (2007-12-24). Environment & Ethnicity In India:1200-1991. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-521-05592-5.
In 1763-4 uprisings in the vicinity of Rajmachi in the Maval district were serious enough for troops to be despatched there. Meanwhile, trouble was also brewing at Purandhar. The garrison there had developed a close attachment to Gopikabai and her son Madhavrao - a claimant to the Peshwaship, who was temporarily displaced from power by his uncle Raghunathrao in 1762. The latter decided to tighten his hold on the government, and placed two of his adherents - Sakharam pant and Abha Purandare - in charge of Sinhagad and Purandhar respectively. But the Kolis were Watandars, and refused to accept their new commander
- ↑ Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Akola. New Delhi: Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1977. p. 239.
Watandars are found in Jalgaon tahsil in Khandesh, doing village service but superior to Mahars. When a festival in honour of Mahadeva is held at Mahabaleshwar, the feast begins by food being set before two Watandar Kolis