Behera (title)

The behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is a popular Odia title, Anciently, Dala-Behera was an honorific title reserved for the leader of a group of soldiers.[1]

As a title/surname

The Behera surname mostly used by land farming communities like Khandayats and Chasas or dairy farming communities like Gopals[2][3] of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for making law and keep order in their caste used the title of Behera.[4]

  • Royal writers of Jagannath Temple, Puri belonging to Karana community bear the title "Behera".[5]
  • Devangas of Ganjam district who are weaver by profession also use the title of Behera because king of Ganjam offered the title of Behera to Devangs for their weaving skills.[6]
  • Brahmins of Sambalpur and Kalahandi in Odisha also use the title of Behera.[7]
  • Bauris of Bengal and Odisha also use the title of Behera who are traditional Barber to Bauri caste people.[8]
  • Kolis of Odisha who were chief of villages used the Behera as a title.[9][10][11]

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ^ Yamin, Mohammed. Impact of Islam on Orissan Culture. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-5018-102-7.
  2. ^ Senapati, Fakir Mohan; Acharya, Krishna Mohan (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
  3. ^ Tripathy, Shyam Sunder (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85067-15-5.
  4. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-294-1.
  5. ^ Society, Indian Anthropological (1998). Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. The Society.
  6. ^ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
  7. ^ Frodsham, J. D. (20 August 2014). Fool's Mate (in German). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5.
  8. ^ Pati, Rabindra Nath (2008). Family Planning. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-313-0352-8.
  9. ^ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
  10. ^ Ghosh, G. K. (1993). Orissa: The Dazzle from Within (art, Craft and Culture of Orissa). New Delhi, India: Ashish Publications. pp. 197: Behera is the hereditary title of Koli headman and the Behera of Koli village can be only Koli. ISBN 978-81-7024-593-3.
  11. ^ Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.