Holeya

Holeya are a scheduled caste of India, mainly belonging to present day Karnataka State, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and also Madhya Pradesh. The Mysore Gazetter claimed the Holeyas were the first to settle the villages. In Medieval period of India History, they were the warrior classes of fallen Kingdoms, hence were made & treated as, out-caste, commonly an agricultural labor. The term Hola means an agricultural field and term Holeya is derived from Hola. Other colonial-era authors claimed it derived also from Hole, meaning "pollution."

Holeya

Holeya are a scheduled caste of India, mainly belonging to present day Karnataka State, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and also Madhya Pradesh. The Mysore Gazetter claimed the Holeyas were the first to settle the villages. In Medieval period of India History, they were the warrior classes of fallen Kingdoms, hence were made & treated as, out-caste, commonly an agricultural labor. The term Hola means an agricultural field and term Holeya is derived from Hola. Other colonial-era authors claimed it derived also from Hole, meaning "pollution."