▁subset ▁of ▁the ▁Kol is ▁claimed ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁higher - rank ed ▁Raj put ▁community , ▁adopt ing ▁their ▁custom s ▁and ▁inter mix ing ▁with ▁less ▁significant ▁Raj put ▁families ▁through ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁hyper g am ous ▁marriage , ▁which ▁was ▁commonly ▁used ▁to ▁enh ance ▁or ▁secure ▁social ▁status . ▁There ▁were ▁significant ▁differences ▁in ▁status ▁throughout ▁the ▁K oli ▁community , ▁however , ▁and ▁little ▁coh es ion ▁either ▁ge ograph ically ▁or ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁commun al ▁norm s , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁end og am ous ▁marriage ▁groups . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁colonial ▁British ▁Raj ▁period ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁some ▁Kol is ▁remained ▁significant ▁land hold ers ▁and ▁ten ants , ▁although ▁most ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁more ▁than ▁minor ▁land own ers ▁and ▁labour ers . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁however , ▁most ▁Kol is ▁had ▁lost ▁their ▁once - equal ▁standing ▁with ▁the ▁Pat id ar ▁community ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁re forms ▁of ▁the ▁Raj ▁period . ▁ ▁Tw enti eth ▁century ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁later ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Raj , ▁the ▁Gu jar ati ▁Kol is ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁what ▁has ▁subsequently ▁been ▁term ed ▁sans k rit isation . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁they ▁represented ▁around ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁population ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Raj put ▁community ▁were ▁seeking ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁own ▁influence