The behera (Odia: 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
- Kolis of Odisha who were chief of villages used the Behera as a title.[2][3][4]
- Brahmins of Sambalpur and Kalahandi in Odisha also use the title of Behera.[5]
- Gopals of Odisha who are cowherders and milkman by profession use the Behera as surname.[6][7]
- Khandayats of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for maiking law and order in their caste used the title of Behera.[8]
- Karans of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for maiking law and order in their caste used the title of Behera.[8]
- 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.[9]
- Bauris of Bengal and Orisha also use the title of Behera who are traditional Barber to Bauri caste people.[10]
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
References
- ↑ Yamin, Mohammed. Impact of Islam on Orissan Culture. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-5018-102-7.
- ↑ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
- ↑ Ghosh, G. K. (1993). Orissa: The Dazzle from Within (art, Craft and Culture of Orissa). New Delhi, India: Ashish Publications. pp. 197: Behera is the hereditary title of Koli headman and the Behera of Koli village can be only Koli. ISBN 978-81-7024-593-3.
- ↑ Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ Frodsham, J. D. (20 August 2014). Fool's Mate (in German). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5.
- ↑ Senapati, Fakir Mohan; Acharya, Krishna Mohan (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
- ↑ Tripathy, Shyam Sunder (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85067-15-5.
- 1 2 Hust, Evelin (2004). Women's Political Representation and Empowerment in India: A Million Indiras Now?. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-575-2.
- ↑ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
- ↑ Pati, Rabindra Nath (2008). Family Planning. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-313-0352-8.
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