Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent , covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships. These may take the form of prefixes, suffixes or replacements.
4-422: The Kotwal also spelled as Cotwal , or Kotval , was a title used in medieval and early modern period for the leader of a Kot or fort . Kotwals often controlled the fort of a major town or an area of smaller towns on behalf of another ruler. It was similar in function to a British Indian Zaildar From Mughal times the title was given to the local ruler of a large town and the surrounding area. However,
8-710: A surname as it signified prestige. Kolis were Kotwal from the times of Mughal rule in Gujarat and were hereditary Kotwal of the royal palaces of Rajkot , Morvi and Bhavnagar Princely states . Kolis of Maharashtra also served as Kotwal in Ahmadnagar Sultanate and controlled the forts. Indian honorifics Honorifics with native/indigenous Hindu-Buddhist origin. With the expansion of Indosphere cultural influence of Greater India , through transmission of Hinduism in Southeast Asia and
12-632: The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism leading to Indianization of Southeast Asia with non-Indian southeast Asian native Indianized kingdoms adopting Sanskritization of their languages and titles as well as ongoing historic expansion of Indian diaspora has resulted in many overseas places having Indianised names (e.g. Sanskritised naming of people , Sanskritised naming of places , Sankritised institutional mottos, Sanskritised educational institute names), architecture , martial arts , music and dance , clothing , and cuisine . Please help expand
16-495: The title is also used for leaders in small villages as well. Kotwal has also been translated as Chief police officer . The post of Kotwal was known since ancient times as Kota pala who was the chief of Police. Among members of the Koli caste , Kotwal is a title, derived from the occupation of fort-keepers or protectors of forts and village leader. Even when a Koli man retired as a Kotwal, he and his descendants would use "Kotwal" as
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