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Chasas are classified under the OBC category in Odisha, where Odapadhan, a subdivision of the Chasa caste, belong to the SEBC category.Risley notes that, since the caste system is not practiced as per the Varna model he was idolizing, it was possible for outsiders to become Chasas, and wealthy Chasas who took up the title Mohanty could marry into Karana families. [12]
The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. [1] The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the Mahabharata , Maha Govinda Sutta and some Puranas .
Demographic Profile of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha (1961 - 2011) (PDF) (Revised ed.). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), ST & SC Development Department, Govt. of Odisha. ISBN 978-93-80705-47-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023.
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Khandayat, also spelled Khandait, is a cultivating caste, [2] [3] as well as a peasant militia [3] or landed militia caste from Odisha, East India. [4] [5] Some of them had earlier served as feudal chiefs as well as zamindars apart from being land holders and agriculturalists.
Patra or Patara is a caste found in the Odisha State of India. [1] [2] They are a synonym of Kapudia community, [3] [4] both are same by culture and profession.Some of them are the sebak of Lord Jagannath. Traditionally silk weavers and they are petty traders [5] inside and outside of the village. They trade in cotton and silk yarn, vermilion ...
[8] [9] Gopal is the name of the milkmen or herdsmen caste in Odisha, which is known by other names (such as Ahir, Yadav, Goala etc.) in various parts of India. [10] [11] According to 1931 census of India, they are second largest caste by numbers and comprise around 9% of Odisha's population. [12]
Prabhat Nalini Das; public intellectual, first dean/director of Humanities division at IIT Kanpur, vice chancellor of North-Eastern Hill University also served as a professor of English and head of the English department at several prestigious institutions including Delhi University, Ranchi University, Lady Shri Ram College and Utkal University.