Bari (caste) explained

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

They practice Hindu rituals and worship Surya. In the hierarchy of Hindu caste system, they are counted as clean caste but not high status.^[2] Those residing in Orissa mostly speak Bhojpuri language .^[3]

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,^[4] Rajasthan.^[5] Maharashtra,^{[6] [7]} Uttar Pradesh,^[8] Bihar,^[9] Jharkhand,^[10] Chhattisgarh also.

Occupation

Their traditional occupation is making leaf plates, known as pattal and Dauna. They are described by Russel & Hiralal as household servants and makers of leaf plates, from whom Brahmins accept water.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gahlot . Sukhvir Singh . Dhar . Banshi . Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan . 29 October 1989 . Jain Brothers . 978-81-85287-00-3 . 159 . 17 April 2021 . en.
2. Book: Srivastava . Sahab Lal . Folk Culture and Oral Tradition: A Comparative Study of Regions in Rajasthan and Eastern U.P. . 1974 . Abhinav Publications . 978-0-88386-287-2 . 52–57 . 20 April 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Bari . www.scstrti.in . SCSTRTI . 20 April 2021.
4. Web site: अनुसूचित जाति . scdevelopmentmp.nic.in . 20 April 2021.
5. Web site: List of SC ST . 20 April 2021.
6. Web site: CENTRAL LIST MAHARASHTRA SC ST OBC . 20 April 2021.
7. Web site: SC ST ACT 1965 . 20 April 2021.
8. Web site: Other Backward classes of Uttar Pradesh . www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in.
9. Web site: Bihar . Government . Central List SC ST Bihar . 20 April 2021 . www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in.
10. Web site: Jharkhnad ST ST Central List . 20 April 2021.
11. Book: Singh . K. S. . India . Anthropological Survey of . India's Communities. 1998 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-563354-2 . 304–06 . 20 April 2021 . en.