Bhoi

The Bhoi (also known as Bauri) is an ethnic community found in Odisha who speak the Odia language. They are classified as a Scheduled Caste (SC) according to Reservation system of India, and were historically subjected to untouchability. ^{[1] [2]} Traditionally, they are blowers of conch shells (Shankha) in Hindu rituals, and work as agricultural labourers. ^{[3] [4]}

In Gujarat and Maharashtra, their traditional occupations included acting as palanquin-bearers. ^[5]

The Bhoi are also found in Assam. ^[6]

"Bhoi" or "Bhoimul" was also a functional title provided to writers of Odisha belonging to Karan community they are varana shankar according to manusmruti. ^[7]

Notes

1. "Bhoi". Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute. Bhubaneswar . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. Ramesh P. Mohanty (2003). Dalits Development and Change: An Empirical Study. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 15–. ISBN   978-81-7141-696-7.
3. "sg.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF). "Bhoi". Home. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
4. Mohanty, Ramesh P. (2003). Dalits Development and Change: An Empirical Study. Discovery Publishing House. p. vii. ISBN   978-8-17141-696-7.
5. Hockings, Paul, ed. (1987). "kshatriya, the brave and Social Change in Gujarat". Dimensions of Social Life: Essays in Honor of David G. Mandelbaum. Walter de Gruyter. p. 499. ISBN   978-3-11084-685-0.
6. Dikshit, Kamal Ramprit; Dikshit, Jutta K. (2013). North-East India: Land, People and Economy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 370. ISBN   978-9-40077-055-3.
7. Patnaik, Nihar Ranjan (1997). Economic History of Orissa. Indus Publishing. ISBN   978-81-7387-075-0.