Ajay Kumar: Introducing Barika (caste)

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{{Short description|Barik caste of Odisha, India}}
The '''Barik or Bhandari''' (also Known as '''Baja, [[Nai (caste)|Nai]], Napita''' in different area) is an [[Indian caste system|Indian caste]] found from [[Odisha State]]<ref name="Singh1992">{{cite book|author=K. S. Singh|title=People of India: Odisha (2 pts.)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LP_XIoebIE8C&q=barika+nai|year=1992|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn=978-81-7046-293-4}}</ref><ref name="SinghIndia1998">{{cite book|author1=K. S. Singh|author2=Anthropological Survey of India|title=India's Communities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jw9uAAAAMAAJ&q=barika+or+bhandari|year=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-563354-2}}</ref> in [[India]]. Traditionally they are [[barber]]s by profession. Their service is indispensable on the occasion of marriage, birth and death. They are also required for carrying luggage bags of bride and groom in [[Hindu wedding]]s.
<ref name="Pati2008">{{cite book|author=Rabindra Nath Pati|title=Family Planning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_5seKkk3GkIC&pg=PA114|year=2008|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0352-8|pages=114–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/118465/6/06_chapter%25202.pdf |title=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in |format= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/offtrack/story/20010618-barbers-in-orissa-struggle-for-dignity-in-a-society-that-treats-them-with-disdain-775053-2001-06-18 |title=Rite fighters - Offtrack News - Issue Date: Jun 18, 2001 |format= |accessdate=}}</ref>

==Social Status==
Some Barikas of today run and own saloons and beauty parlours.
The Barika (Bhandaris) are included in [[Other Backward Classes]] in the State of Odisha.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/GazetteResolution.aspx?Value=mPICjsL1aLs9KFQF7Vtb%2fnFssWGD%2fStdd0AoHuDmMlE1cjWi2dtJRwAnui0pITyJ |title=Central List of Other Backward Castes (OBCs): Odisha}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Social groups of Odisha]]
[[Category:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopal %|Barik or Barick]] castes]]

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Ajay Kumar: Introducing Barika (caste)