Charodi (community) explained

Charodi or Nayak, is a community from Karnataka state in India.^[1] They are usually called Achari or Charodi in North Karnataka and Nayak or Mesta/Mestha in South Karnataka.^[2] Their traditional work is carpentry. They are included in other backward class communities of Karnataka in post-independent India.^[3]

They as per their tales, they migrated from Goa via a sea route to coastal Karnataka.

History and religion

During the British Raj they were included among the "Denotified Tribes" of India.^[4]

They are generally followers of Sringeri Matha.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Identity, ecology, social organization, economy, linkages and development process: a quantitative profile by Kumar Suresh Singh. 1996. Anthropological Survey of India. 113,144. 978-0-19-563353-5.
2. Book: Karnataka State gazetteer, Volume 13. 1973. Printed by the Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Govt. Press. 101.
3. http://ncbc.nic.in/Pdf/karnataka.pdf "Central list of OBCs for the state of Karnataka"
4. Book: A socio-history of ex-criminal communities OBCs by Shyam Singh Shashi, P. S. Varma. 1991. Sundeep Prakashan. 188 . 9788185067698 .