The name of the Dholi people comes from the word "dhol", meaning a type of drum. This is not surprising since the Dholi have been drummers and musicians in India for centuries. They play drums during weddings and other festive occasions. The Dholi claim to have come from the powerful Rajput communities, but this is doubtful since they are currently a "scheduled caste." Scheduled castes receive special consideration for public jobs and university admissions. Like many Hindu communities, the Dholi perceive themselves as being higher on the Hindu social ranking order than others perceive them.
The primary language of the Dholi is Hindi. They also speak many other regional languages.
Most of the 221,000 Dholi people live in rural parts of India's scenic Rajasthan state. Smaller groups also live in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam.
Most Dholi are now farmers, not professional musicians. Their children usually begin working in the fields by the time they are 15, so education is limited. However, they still send their sons, and sometimes their daughters, to school when they are young.
These Hindus listen to the radio and watch TV in Hindi. 38% of the Dholi are illiterate. Fortunately, many Christian resources are available in Hindi.
The Dholi are not vegetarian but as Hindus they do not eat beef. Their main foods are wheat, maize and vegetables.
The Dholi marry within their group but not in their clan. Marriage to one person is the general rule but polygamy is allowed. Newly married couples live with or near the groom's parents. The right of divorce belongs only to men. Caste councils promote their interests and settle legal disputes.
The Dholi are almost 100% Hindu, the ancient religion of India. They worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Hindus believe that by performing rituals and good works they will attain freedom from the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers and incense to their gods. There are many forms of Hinduism, each with its own deities and beliefs.
The main yearly holidays of the Dholi are Holi, the festival of colors, Diwali, the festival of lights, Navratri, the celebration of autumn and Rama Navami, Rama's birthday.
Only a tiny number of Dholi are believers in Christ.
The Dholi Hindu need to hear the message of Jesus Christ in a way they can understand. They must see that Jesus is not just another avatar of a Hindu god like Rama or Krishna, but He is the unique Son of the one true God of the Bible. The Dholi need to see Christianity lived out before them in practical ways.
* Scripture Prayers for the Dholi (Hindu traditions) in India.
* Pray for the Lord to send workers to the Dholi people to tell them of Jesus.
* Pray that Christian materials in Hindi and Marwari will become abundantly available to the Dholi.
* Pray for the Lord to send them literacy teachers.
* Pray for spiritual hunger for the Dholi so that they will desire the Word of God.
http://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/scheduled-tribes-welfare/ministry-of-tribal-welfare
https://indikosh.com/vill/84894/dholi
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16711/IN
Profile Source: David Kugel |
People Name General | Dholi (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Dholi (Hindu traditions) |
Population this Country | 237,000 |
Population all Countries | 247,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
Alternate Names | Bajania; Dholi; Dholwala; Dhopi; Dhupi; Dugla; Langah; Mirasi; Nagarchi; Shilpakar; Shilpkar; ढोली (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 16711 |
ROP3 Code | 111947 |
Country | India | ||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||||||||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||||||||
Total States on file | 11 | ||||||||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 11 |
Rajasthan 134,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 64,000 | |
Gujarat 20,000 | |
Tripura 9,300 | |
Assam 7,800 | |
Uttarakhand 1,100 | |
Jammu and Kashmir 100 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 80 | |
Meghalaya 60 | |
Mizoram 50 | |
Karnataka 40 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Hindi (120,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (120,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 19 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Marwari 22,000 | |
Mewari 19,000 | |
Gujarati 19,000 | |
Malvi 12,000 | |
Bengali 10,000 | |
Merwari 9,600 | |
Assamese 7,000 | |
Dhundari 6,600 | |
Haroti: Harauti 4,200 | |
Shekhawati 2,500 | |
Bagri 1,300 | |
Kumaoni 1,000 | |
Wagdi 500 | |
Bagheli 400 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 300 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1835-2012) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Hindi |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (EngSub) |
Film / Video | Coconuts |
Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
Film / Video | Father's Love Letter |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindi |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.01 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.98 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |