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{{for|the ethnic group found predominantly in northern and western India|Koli people}}
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The '''Kharvi''', who are also known as '''Tari''',<ref name="obcaffidavit">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Pdf/Goa/Goa-Vol1/1.pdf |title=Goa govt. affidavit to include Kharvi in the central list of Backward classes |year=1996 |publisher=National Commission for Backward Classes}}</ref> are a community found in [[Goa]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Some are Christians,<ref name="goaobc">{{cite web |url=http://ncbc.nic.in/Pdf/goa.pdf |title=Central List of OBCs for the State of Goa |publisher=National Commission for Backward Classes|accessdate=9 December 2012}}</ref> while others are Hindus.<ref name="gaonkar">{{cite book |title=Fishery Management |first1=Rekha R. |last1=Gaonkar |first2=Maria D. C. |last2=Rodrigues |first3=R. B. |last3=Patil |publisher=APH Publishing |year=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hzrfb8I9jqkC |isbn=9788131303207|pages=46–47, 62–63}}</ref> They have various sub-groups, among which are the Arrikars, Kantaikars, Magkars, Pagelkars and Ramponkars.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Ramponkars in Goa: Between Modernisation, Government and the Deep Blue Sea |first1=Sharon |last1=D'Cruz |first2=Avinash V. |last2=Raikar |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=39 |issue=20 |date=15–21 May 2004 |page=2048 |publisher=Economic and Political Weekly |jstor=4415030 }} {{subscription required}}</ref> Though they are largely involved in fisheries, Hence they have right of sacred thread. They are distinct from the [[Gabit]] community found mostly in northern Goa, although they share a similar traditional occupation.<ref name="f&f" />

Found chiefly in the coastal [[taluka]]s of [[Mormugao]], [[Salcete]] and [[Tiswadi]], the Catholic Kharvis generally speak the [[Konkani language]] but some use [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. They write Konkani using [[Roman script]]. Arranged marriages are common but not prevalent, and monogamy is practised. The traditional [[joint family]] arrangements are increasingly giving way to the [[nuclear family]]. Their principal diet is rice and fish curry but meat and vegetables are also important constituents.<ref name="f&f">{{cite book |title=Fishes & Fisheries|editor1-first=Rekha R. |editor1-last=Gaonkar |editor2-first=Maria D. C. |editor2-last=Rodrigues |editor3-first=R. B. |editor3-last=Patil |publisher=APH Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=9788131300350|pages=248–251 |chapter=The Fisherfolk Movement in Goa: A Conflict between Tradition and Modernity}}</ref>

While the Kharvis are traditionally a significant group among the fishing community of Goa, many of the younger generation have moved away from that occupation and also from the area. They are increasingly to be found working in Europe and the Gulf countries, from where they send money back to their families in India. The traditional modes of fishing in Goa have increasingly been supplanted by mechanised methods and the investment required for this, plus the gains to be accrued, have led to an influx of non-Kharvi communities to the industry. This shift to mechanisation has been encouraged by both the national [[Government of India]] and the state [[Government of Goa]] since the 1970s,<ref name="gaonkar" /> and it had first become evident after the [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa|annexation of Goa]] by India in 1961.<ref name="f&f" /> Those who remain in Goa as fishermen — the women sell the fish  — operate in groups of around 25 people. These groups are named and fishing licenses are granted under that name rather than to individuals. The groups share a common fishing vessel and nets, as well as a communal shed, and their catches are divided equally between the members.<ref name="f&f" />

{{As of|1996}}, the Kharvi in Goa were designated as an [[Other Backward Class]] in the central list maintained by the [[National Commission for Backward Classes]] (NCBC). At that time their representation said that they prefer to be known as Kshatriya Marathas but the NCBC listed them as "Koli, Kharvi (including Christian Kharvi)".<ref name="obcaffidavit"/><ref name="goaobc" />

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{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and Konkan}}

[[Category:Hinduism in Goa]]
[[Category:Social groups of Goa]]
[[Category:Other Backward Classes]]
[[Category:Christianity in Goa]]

Kharvi - Revision history

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