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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

  1. Census of India, 1961: Maharashtra{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Manager of Publications(1966)
  2. Survey Report on Village: Maharashtra. Agarsure{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1989)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Intercaste and Inter-community Marriages in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Allied Publishers(1963)
  4. http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/note31635297173742607492.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  5. 5.0 5.1 [1] The origin of Bombay By Joseph Gerson Da Cunha
  6. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kola'ba and Janjira, 1883
  7. [2] Faces of Goa: a journey through the history and cultural revolution of Goa ... By Karin Larsen
  8. Bombay: the cities within

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