Bari (caste)

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Bari or Baridar are a Hindu caste mostly living in Northern India. [1]

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They practice Hindu rituals and worship Surya. [2] In the hierarchy of Hindu caste system, they are counted as clean caste but not high status. [3] Those residing in Orissa mostly speak Bhojpuri language . [4]

Social status

Bari are listed as scheduled caste in Orissa and spread in districts of Sundergarh, Khurda, Balasore. They are also listed as Scheduled Caste in Madhya Pradesh, [5] Rajasthan. [6] Maharashtra, [7] [8] Uttar Pradesh, [9] Bihar, [10] Jharkhand, [11] Chhattisgarh also.[ citation needed ]

Occupation

Their traditional occupation is making leaf plates, known as pattal and Dauna. [2] They are described by Russel & Hiralal as household servants and makers of leaf plates, from whom Brahmins accept water. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 Singh, K. S.; India, Anthropological Survey of (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. pp. 304–06. ISBN   978-0-19-563354-2 . Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Srivastava, Sahab Lal (1974). Folk Culture and Oral Tradition: A Comparative Study of Regions in Rajasthan and Eastern U.P. Abhinav Publications. pp. 52–57. ISBN   978-0-88386-287-2 . Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bari". www.scstrti.in. SCSTRTI. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "अनुसूचित जाति". scdevelopmentmp.nic.in. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "List of SC ST" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "CENTRAL LIST MAHARASHTRA SC ST OBC" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "SC ST ACT 1965" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Other Backward classes of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in.
  10. ↑ Bihar, Government. "Central List SC ST Bihar" (PDF). www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jharkhnad ST ST Central List" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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