or , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁use ▁K oli ▁as ▁a ▁suffix , ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Gul am ▁K oli ▁and ▁Mat ia ▁K oli . ▁Some ▁do ▁not ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁K oli ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁Classification ▁ ▁, ▁various ▁communities ▁bearing ▁the ▁K oli ▁name ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁lists ▁of ▁Other ▁Back ward ▁Class es ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁for ▁Back ward ▁Class es , ▁although ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁part ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁Sch eduled ▁Tri be . ▁These ▁class ifications ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁force ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁class ified ▁the ▁K oli ▁community ▁as ▁Sch eduled ▁C aste ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁for ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Del hi , ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh ▁and ▁Raj as than . ▁ ▁K oli ▁Christian ▁▁ ▁While ▁the ▁K oli ▁are ▁mostly ▁H indu , ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁Convert ed ▁Native ▁Christians ▁include ▁aut och th on ous ▁K oli ▁East ▁Indian ▁C athol ics , ▁who ▁were ▁converted ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁Kan ho ji ▁Ang re , ▁Admir al ▁of ▁Mar ath a ▁Navy ▁of ▁Sh iv aj i ▁J h alk ar ib ai , ▁a ▁woman ▁soldier ▁who ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁Y ak ut ▁Khan ,