Kolhi
Kolhi (Sindhi: ڪولهي (Perso-Arabic), कोल्ही (Devanagari)) is a subgroup of Koli community native to Sindh, Pakistan. Kolhis mostly are Hindu but some of them are Christian and Muslim who were forcefully converted in 1940-50 and engaged in agriculture, most of them are poor peasant and sharecropper.[1][2][3]
A house in mohallah Rano Kolhi with kids around
Notable Kolhi
- Krishna Kumari Kolhi, member of Senate of Pakistan[4]
- Rooplo Kolhi, Indian (now Pakistani) freedom fighter[5]
- Veerji Kolhi, Advocate of High Court Sindh, senior member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and Human rights activist and special assistant of the Chief Minister of Sindh for Human Rights Department, Government of Sindh[6]
References
- Walbridge, Linda (2012-10-12). The Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-13178-3.
- Hussain, Ghulam. "INTERSECTING SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES OF DALIT PEASANTS & DALIT COMMUNITIES OF SINDH".
- Hussain, Ghulam (2019-08-31). "Ethnographic Research". The Rise of Dalit Peasants: Kolhi Activism in Lower Sindh. 2. Mendeley. doi:10.17632/5sfhcztmx6.2.
- "PPP clarifies reports on Krishna Kolhi | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- Report, Dawn (2016-08-22). "Homage paid to freedom fighter Rooplo Kolhi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "Veerji Kolhi – a senior member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)". Struggle for Hindu Existence. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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