Behera (surname)

Behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is a popular Odia title. Anciently, "Dala-Behera" or "Behera" was an honorific title reserved for the leader of a group of soldiers.

Primarily, in Odisha it is used by Khandayats, Chasas and Gopals (Also called Gauda/ Gaud) etc. It is also used by some Brahmins[1][2] and Karans.[3] It is an honorific title of Gopal (Yadav) caste.[4][5][6][7]

Sometimes, it is also used for own caste priest of inferior communities (which do not have Brahmin priest)[8] like Kaibartas and Chamars etc.

It is also used as a surname of sial community in odisha.[9][10]

It was also adopted by Koli[11][12][13] people of Ganjam district, who migrated from South India.

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References

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  2. Orissa (India) (1971). Orissa District Gazetteers: Dhenkanal. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
  3. Society, Indian Anthropological (1998). Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. The Society.
  4. Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (1998). India's Communities. India's Communities. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. Fakir Mohan Senapati (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
  6. Shyam Sunder Tripathy (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 9788185067155. OCLC 20411242.
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  8. K. S. Singh (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788170462934.
  9. "Siyal". www.scstrti.in. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  10. Project, Joshua. "Siyal in India". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  11. Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
  12. 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.
  13. Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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