Chaukalshi

Chaukalshi is an ethnic community of Maharashtra and Goa.

They are related to Panchkalshi community and are involved in occupation of Mali, carpenter, herdsman and also Prabhus. In social hierarchy they are considered lower than Panchkalshi.[1][2][3][4]They are one of the original tribes, who migrated to Bombay in 13th century AD with Yaduvanshi king, Raja Bhimdev[5]

References

  1. ^ [1] The origin of Bombay By Joseph Gerson Da Cunha
  2. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kola'ba and Janjira, 1883
  3. ^ [2] Faces of Goa: a journey through the history and cultural revolution of Goa ... By Karin Larsen
  4. ^ Bombay: the cities within
  5. ^ [3] The origin of Bombay By Joseph Gerson Da Cunha