Behera (title) explained

The behera (Oriya: 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

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

• Royal scribes 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

• Bhagabat Behera, Former Cabinet Minister (O.L.A)
• Bhubaneswar Behera, Indian Scholar.
• Chakradhar Behera, Freedom Fighter & Politician.
• Daitari Behera, Indian Politician.
• Deepak Behera, Indian Cricketer.
• Dharmananda Behera, Indian Politician
• Digambar Behera, Indian Physician.
• Jayanta Behera, Indian Cricketer.
• Jayanti Behera, Indian Sprinter.
• Lokanath Behera, D.G.P of Kerala state Police.
• Madhusmita Behera, Indian Cricketer.
• Mandakini Behera, Indian Politician.
• Nandita Behera, Indian odissi Dancer.
• Natraj Behera, Indian Cricketer.
• Niranjan Behera, Indian Cricketer.
• Prasanta Behera, Indian Politician.
• Ritwik Behera, American cricketer
• Shashi Bhusan Behera, Indian Politician

See also

• List of Koli people
• List of Koli states and clans

Notes and References

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2. Book: Senapati . Fakir Mohan . Uncle . Acharya . Krishna Mohan . 1997 . Orissa Sahitya Akademi . 978-81-7586-018-6 . en.
3. Book: Tripathy, Shyam Sunder . Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India . 1988 . Sundeep Prakashan . 978-81-85067-15-5 . en.
4. Book: Singh, Kumar Suresh . People of India: Odisha (2 pts.) . 1992 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-81-7046-294-1 . en.
5. Book: Society, Indian Anthropological . Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society . 1998 . The Society . en.
6. Book: Ghosh . G. K. . Indian Textiles: Past and Present . Ghosh . Shukla . 1995 . APH Publishing . 978-81-7024-706-7 . en.
7. Book: Frodsham, J. D. . Fool's Mate . 2014-08-20 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-4969-8710-5 . de.
8. Book: Pati, Rabindra Nath . Family Planning . 2008 . APH Publishing . 978-81-313-0352-8 . en.
9. Book: Ghosh . G. K. . Indian Textiles: Past and Present . Ghosh . Shukla . 1995 . APH Publishing . 978-81-7024-706-7 . en.
10. Book: Ghosh, G. K.. Orissa: The Dazzle from Within (art, Craft and Culture of Orissa). Ashish Publications. 1993. 978-81-7024-593-3. New Delhi, India. 197: Behera is the hereditary title of Koli headman and the Behera of Koli village can be only Koli. en.
11. Web site: Thurston. Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library. 2022-02-07. en.wikisource.org. en.