Chaukalshi is an ethnic community of Maharashtra and Goa.[1][2][3][4]
They are related to Panchkalshi community.[5][6][7][8] They are one of the original tribes, who migrated to Bombay in 13th century AD with Yaduvanshi king, Raja Bhimdev.[5] Community is widespread mostly across konkan region from Palghar district to Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.
Post independence of India, there were some efforts for unification of Chaukalshi & Panchkalshi tribes and a foundation named Kshatriya Parishad was founded in 1949 for the purpose.[3]
References
- ↑ Census of India, 1961: Maharashtra{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Manager of Publications(1966)
- ↑ Survey Report on Village: Maharashtra. Agarsure{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1989)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Intercaste and Inter-community Marriages in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Allied Publishers(1963)
- ↑ http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/note31635297173742607492.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [1] The origin of Bombay By Joseph Gerson Da Cunha
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kola'ba and Janjira, 1883
- ↑ [2] Faces of Goa: a journey through the history and cultural revolution of Goa ... By Karin Larsen
- ↑ Bombay: the cities within