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The Nayak are an aboriginal caste; also some Nayak are Punjabi found in India and Pakistan. Mainly Nayak follows aboriginal Bhil. [1] According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Bhil. [2]
The Nayaks reside in Haryana, [3] Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal. [4] They also live in Khammam district and West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh [5] and in a number of villages near Ahmedabad in Gujarat. [1] According to Kathryn Hansen, the main occupation of Gujarati Nayaks had been "singing, dancing and acting in plays". [1]
The Nayak caste is classified as a Scheduled Caste in Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. [2] [6]
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nayak a Scheduled Caste, especially patronized by patels, claim to have been brahmins historically
...the Government of Haryana has also demanded that Nayak Caste be included in the list of Scheduled Castes.
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