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

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]

References

  1. ^ Gahlot, Sukhvir Singh; Dhar, Banshi (29 October 1989). Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan. Jain Brothers. p. 159. ISBN 978-81-85287-00-3. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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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