Kolowar in India

People Name:	Kolowar
Country:	India
10/40 Window:	Yes
Population:	289,000
World Population:	289,000
Primary Language:	Kolami, Northwestern
Primary Religion:	Hinduism
Christian Adherents:	0.07 %
Evangelicals:	0.00 %
Scripture:	New Testament
Online Audio NT:	Yes
Jesus Film:	Yes
Audio Recordings:	Yes
People Cluster:	South Asia Tribal - other
Affinity Bloc:	South Asian Peoples
Progress Level:

Introduction

Kola means bamboo or stick. The Kolam are a scheduled tribe that speaks Kolami. Scheduled tribes have low status in Hindu India. Though most live in eastern Maharashtra, some of the Kolam live in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Kolam people mostly work in cultivation and as day laborers. The women help with agriculture. The Kolam people do basket work and make products out of bamboo. They are monogamous, meaning that marriage is between one man and one woman. Normally a son takes over as the family head after the father dies, but the Kolam people are starting to change this by allowing the mother to take over as leader. Unlike most Hindu communities the Kolam people bury their dead. They have a community council to look after their interests. They prefer herbal medicine over modern medicine. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel will need to be presented in oral forms.

Ministry Obstacles

There are very few Christ followers among this scheduled tribe. Tribal peoples are usually open to the gospel. Therefore, it’s clear there are strong spiritual impediments to the gospel. However, the JESUS Film and gospel recordings are in the Kolowars’ N

Outreach Ideas

Pray for the Followers of Christ

Pray for the Entire People Group

Pray for the Kolowar to know that though lowly in their society, they can be children of the King. Pray that the community council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead their people into a movement to Christ. Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film would be used by the Lord to begin home-based fellowships. Pray for Kolowar disciples to make more discipoes.