Garasia
Title used by Koli chieftains in India
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Garasiya alternatively spelled Garasiya,[1] Garasiya or Garasiya, is a title used by tribal chieftains and members of other arms-bearing lineages in India who held the villages as Giras granted by rulers.[1]
Social order
Present-day Garasias are characterised by several social divisions with well-defined relationships. These divisions have appeared out of situations of culture contact and acculturation. Today Garasias are divided into Koli Garasia, Rajput Garasia, Dungri Garasia and Bhil Garasia.[2][3] The Koli Garasiya were tributary to the ruler of state who gave them Giras.[4]
See also
- Molesalam Rajput, a Muslim community
