Barujibi

Barujibi, Barui
Kuladevi (female)Lakshmi, Chandi (worshipped as Sungai Devi)
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesBengali
Populated statesWest Bengal, Assam, Bangladesh, Tripura

Barujibi (Bengali: বারুজীবী) or Barui (Bengali: বারুই) is a Bengali Hindu agrarian caste found in India and Bangladesh. Their traditional occupation is cultivation of Betel. Barujibi is one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group of Bengal.[1] They are listed as Other Backward Class (Category-B) in West Bengal as "Barujibi, Barui".[2]

References

  1. ^ Sanyal, Hitesranjan (1981). Social Mobility in Bengal. Papyrus. p. 115.
  2. ^ "List of Other Backward Classes (O.B.C.) Recognized by Govt. of West Bengal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13.


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