Mogaveera

The Mogaveera, or Mogavira is a subcaste of the Koli caste living in the Karnataka state of India.[1][2] They dominated maritime activities in coastal Karnataka.

Mogaveera Koli
मोगावीरा कोली
Regions with significant populations
Karanataka
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups
  • Kabbaliga Koli
  • Gangamatha Koli

History

Mogaveera means a warrior who after the demolition of the kingdom continued to live on river belts and coastal belts and pursue their traditional occupation of fishing.[3]

Mogaveera people form a community who dominate fishing and marine activities in and around Mangalore.[4] The Mogaveeras who have taken up fishing as their profession are called Marakalas. Some have also found occupation as peasants and artisans.[3]

Community organisations

A community organisation called Dakshina Kannada Mogaveera Mahajana Sabha (DKMMS) was established in 1923 with 146 gram sabha. There were other such associations previously, including one in Bombay that was founded in 1902; others included those at Mangalore, Barkur and Udupi, some of which merged. The various groups became distinguishable by the different languages.[5]

The Mogaveera Bank was established in 1946 in a suburban district of Bombay.[6] It is one of the leading co-operative banks operating in Mumbai, having branches in Borivali and other areas. It is managed by people belonging to Mogaveera community.[7][8]

Classification

The Mogaveera Kolis are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC) by Government of Karnataka.[1]

References
  1. Naheed Ataulla (25 June 2017). "Koli community hopeful of getting ST tag in Karnataka". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. Staff Reporter (6 January 2019). "Koli leaders demand inclusion of all sub-groups in list of STs". The Hindu e. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. Uma K. Srivastava (1986). Impact of Mechanization on Small Fishermen. Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Centre for Management in Agriculture. p. 317,399.
  4. "Arrest the murder accused: Mogaveera community". The Hindu. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. Gururaja Budhya and Solomon Benjamin (2000). The politics of sustainable cities: the case of Bengare, Mangalore in coastal India (PDF). University College London.
  6. "MogaVeera Bank". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. TNN (11 September 2004). "Ex-chief of Mogaveera Bank held for graft". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. "Chaos at Mogaveera Bank As Six Directors Resign in Revolt". The Indian Express. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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