Me caste

Me Koli
Vadha Koli
Me Koli; Vadha Koli
Subcaste of Muslim Kolis of Gujarat
Ethnicity	Koli people
Location	Gujarat; Daman and Diu; Sindh;
Parent tribe	Muslim Kolis
Demonym(s)	Koli
Branches	Me Koli; Meta Koli; Vadha Koli; Wadha Koli;
Language	Koli; Gujarati; Hindi; Sindhi; English;
Religion	Hindu; Islam;
Surnames	Patel; Maldhari;

The Me Koli also known as Vadha Koli, or Wadha Koli^[1] are a partly Muslim Koli and partly Hindu Koli caste found in the state of Daman and Diu and Gujarat in India.^[2] They are also known as Maldhari Kolis in the Banni region of Kutch district of Gujarat.^[3]^[4]

Clans

Here are some of the clans of Me Kolis of Gujarat:^[1]

Patel, the most common title is Patel used by Me Kolis of Gujarat.^[1]
Maldhari, Me Kolis of Kutch also titled as Maldhari for their traditional profession of animal husbandry.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c Mishra, N. K. Singh and A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim(3 Vols. Set). New Delhi, India, Asia: Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-297-9.
^ "Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai!". The Times of India. 2019-10-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ ^a ^b Marsh, Graham; Ahmed, Iftekhar; Mulligan, Martin; Donovan, Jenny; Barton, Steve (2017-09-11). Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery. New Delhi, India, Asia: Routledge. p. 1973. ISBN 978-1-315-53419-0.
^ "The artisans of Kutch". gulfnews.com. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-30.