Vala (clan) Rajput clan found in Gujarat, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Vala, or Wala is a Gujarati clan (Gotra) mostly found among the Koli,[1][2][3] Rajput[4] and Kathi[5] castes of Gujarat. Ethnicity Kolis Rajputs Kathis Location Gujarat Daman and Diu VarnaKshatriyaDemonymGujarati peopleQuick facts Vala વાળા, Ethnicity ...ValaવાળાGotra in Kolis, Rajputs and KathisEthnicity Kolis Rajputs Kathis Location Gujarat Daman and Diu VarnaKshatriyaDemonymGujarati peopleLanguage Gujarati Koli Hindi English Religion Hindu Close References [1]Kumar, Satinder (2000). Encyclopaedia of South-Asian Tribes: The Kinnaura - The Korwa. New Delhi, India: Anmol Publications. p. 1557. ISBN 978-81-261-0517-5. The Talapada Koli are divided into exogamous clans, Four of those clans, Merh, Chauhan, Makwana and Bhaliya are considered superior and the rest clans namely Rathod, Vala, Heera and Solanki are placed below them [2]Singh, K. S. (1995). The Scheduled Castes. New Delhi, India, India: Oxford University Press. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-19-563742-7. The Talapada Koli are divided into exogamous clans. Four of those clans, Merh, Chauhan, Makwana and Bhaliya are considered superior and the rest clans namely Rathod, Vala, Heera and Solanki are placed below them [3]Jain, Jyotindra; Gujarat, Shreyas Folk Museum of (1980). Folk Art and Culture of Gujarat: Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat. New Delhi: Shreyas Prakashan. p. 6. It has been noted that the famous Koli Dhanmer whose descendants became known as Vala Koli [4]Jain, Jyotindra; Gujarat, Shreyas Folk Museum of (1980). Folk Art and Culture of Gujarat: Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat. New Delhi, India, Asia: Shreyas Prakashan. pp. 3: Varavalji who awas a Vala Rajput married to the daughter of a Kathi. [5]Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Prakashan. pp. 54: A Vala Rajput of Dhanak fell in love of a Kathi girl and his marriage with Kathi girl started a lineage of Vala Kathis. ISBN 978-81-7154-546-9. This article about an Indian ethnicity or social group is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles
