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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Etymology==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Etymology==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Chik&quot; means cloth in [[Prakrit]]. Due to participation in battle by many weaver they were given title of &quot;Baraik&quot; by the Kings.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.southasiabibliography.de/uploads/cikbaraik.htm|title=Chik Baraik|website=southasiabibliography.de}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Chik&quot; means cloth in [[Prakrit]]. Due to participation in battle by many weaver they were given title of &quot;Baraik&quot; by the Kings &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;which signifies &quot;great&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.southasiabibliography.de/uploads/cikbaraik.htm|title=Chik Baraik|website=southasiabibliography.de}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chik baraik are the weaver caste scattered throughout southern and western part of [[Chota Nagpur plateau]]. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It is believed that they originated from a scare crow of Lord Shiva. Anthropologist Edward Tuite Dalton(1872) stated that they are remnants of &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Aryan&lt;/del&gt;]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;or &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;hindu&lt;/del&gt;]]. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In first [[Census &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;India]] &lt;/del&gt;during [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;British Raj]] in 1872, Chik-Baraik were annexed in tribe list as semi-hindu [[indigenous people|aboriginal]]. In 1891 Census, [[Herbert Hope Risley]](1891) has categorised  Chik-Baraik as sub-caste &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;weaving caste [[Pano (caste)&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Pans&lt;/del&gt;]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(Weaving Caste in Odisha). Most Anthropologist conclude that Chik-Baraik are descendants of some Aryan weaving castes who settled in Chotanagpur at an early date&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;auto&lt;/del&gt;&quot;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;auto1&quot;/&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chik baraik are the weaver caste scattered throughout southern and western part of [[Chota Nagpur plateau]]. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;They  make traditional dress like &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dhoti&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sari&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, Karia&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Cultivation is their secondary source &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;earning. They also used to be soldiers and Palace guards &lt;/ins&gt;during &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reign of &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Nagvanshis &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chotanagpur&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Nagvanshi dynasty&lt;/ins&gt;]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sahapedia&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https:&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;/www.sahapedia.org/laala-paada-jhaarakhanda-kae-caika-badaaika-adaivaasaiyaon-kai-vasatara-kalaa-0#_edn3|title=लाल पाड़ : झारखंड के चिक बड़ाईक आदिवासियों की वस्त्र कला|website=sahapedia|date=19 June 2019|access-date=6 June 2021}}&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;/&lt;/ins&gt;ref&amp;gt; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It is believed that they originated from a scare crow of Lord Shiva. &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;They &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;make traditional dress like &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dhoti&lt;/del&gt;]], [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sari&lt;/del&gt;]], &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Karia. Cultivation are their secondary source &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;earning&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In modern times&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;cheap &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;attractive clothes are overfloded &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;market&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Too much depend on modern colth &lt;/del&gt;have &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;crippled traditional arts &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;weaving&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Though &lt;/del&gt;Chik-Baraik &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;woven cloth is coarse and relatively unattractive than modern cloths yet it enjoys seasonal demands for it&#039;s ceremonial and ritual value&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Anthropologist Edward Tuite Dalton(1872) stated that they are remnants of [[Aryan]] or [[hindu]] rather than [[Dravidian peoples|Dravidian]] or [[Kolarian]]. &lt;/ins&gt;They &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;not follow Hindu restrictions on foods but worship Hindu god and Goddess. They have no different culture to mark them different from hindus. In first &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Census of India&lt;/ins&gt;]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;during [[British Raj]] in 1872&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chik-Baraik were annexed in tribe list as semi-hindu &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;indigenous people|aboriginal&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. In 1891 Census&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Herbert Hope Risley]](1891) has categorised  Chik-Baraik as sub-caste &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;weaving caste [[Pano (caste)|Pans]] (Weaving Caste in Odisha)&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;According to Risley in North Odisha&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;South &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;West Chotanagpur reside various weaver caste  known by different names &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;different places such by Pamoa, Pan, Pab, [[Panika]],  Chik, Chik-Baraik, Baraik, [[Ganda (caste)|Ganda]], Swansi, Mahato, [[Tanti]] etc&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;According to him their origin is now difficult to trace but they &lt;/ins&gt;have &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;various totemic clans such as Bhainsa (Buffalo), Kachhuwa (Turtle), Nag (Corba), Raja Kauwa (Crow), Mayur (Peacock), different types &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dear, Wild berry etc. which connects them to Dravidian&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;sahapedia&quot;/&amp;gt; Most Anthropologist conclude that &lt;/ins&gt;Chik-Baraik &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;are descendants of some Aryan weaving castes who settled in Chotanagpur at an early date&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto1&lt;/ins&gt;&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Culture&lt;/del&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Present circumstances&lt;/ins&gt;==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The traditional occupation of &lt;/del&gt;Chik Baraik &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is making clothes such as Dhoti&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sari&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Gamcha etc. They speak &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sadri language&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Nagpuri&lt;/del&gt;]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an Indo-Aryan language&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;They practice group endogamy and [[clan]] exogamy. There are several Vansh or clans among &lt;/ins&gt;Chik&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/ins&gt;Baraik &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;which are taken from various animals, objects and places includes Baunkra ([[Heron]])&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Boda ([[Russell&#039;s viper]])&lt;/ins&gt;, [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chand (name)|Chand]] (moon), Jamakiar, Kanjyasuri, Kothi, Kouwa (Crow),  Loha (Iron), Mahanandia, Malua, Masath, Naurangi, Parwar, Rajhans ([[Hamsa (bird)|Hamsa]]), Singhi ([[Heteropneustes fossilis&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Asian stinging catfish&lt;/ins&gt;]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;) etc&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;There &lt;/del&gt;are &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;several Vansh or [[clan]]s among &lt;/del&gt;Chik-Baraik &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;which are taken from various animals, objects &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;places includes Baunkra ([[Heron]]), Boda ([[Russell&#039;s viper]]), [[Chand (&lt;/del&gt;name&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;)|Chand]] (moon), Jamakiar, Kothi, Kouwa (Crow), Kanjyasuri (Kanjya, kanji Pani),  Loha (Iron), Mahanandia, Malua, Masath, Naurangi, Parwar, Rajhans ([[Hamsa (bird)|Hamsa]]), Singhi ([[Heteropneustes fossilis|Asian stinging catfish]]) etc.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The traditional occupation of Chik Baraik is making clothes such as Dhoti, Sari, Gamcha etc. In modern times, cheap and attractive clothes &lt;/ins&gt;are &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;overfloded in market. Too much depend on modern colth have crippled traditional arts of weaving. Though &lt;/ins&gt;Chik-Baraik &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;woven cloth is coarse and relatively unattractive than modern cloths yet it enjoys seasonal demands for its ceremonial &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ritual value.&amp;lt;ref &lt;/ins&gt;name&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;=&quot;auto&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Their deities are Devi Mai, Surjahi (Sun) and Bar Pahari. They also worship moon, earth and other deities. Snake is also worshiped as ancestor of the caste. Birth pollution observed for six days. They cremate or bury the dead and observe death pollution for ten days. Their traditional festivals are Asari, Nawakhani, [[Karam (festival)|Karam]], [[Jivitputrika|Jitia]], [[Sohrai]], [[Holi|Fagun]] etc. Their folk dance are [[Jhumair]], [[Domkach]], Fagua etc.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto1&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==Culture==&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chik Baraik speak [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]] an Indo-Aryan language.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Their deities are Devi Mai, Surjahi (Sun) and Bar Pahari &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(hill deity)&lt;/ins&gt;. They also worship moon, earth and other deities. Snake is also worshiped as ancestor of the caste. Birth pollution observed for six days. They cremate or bury the dead and observe death pollution for ten days. Their traditional festivals are Asari, Nawakhani, [[Karam (festival)|Karam]], [[Jivitputrika|Jitia]], [[Sohrai]], [[Holi|Fagun]] etc. Their folk dance are [[Jhumair]], [[Domkach]], Fagua etc.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto1&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Official classification==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Official classification==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Chik Baraik are included in [[Scheduled Tribe]] in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |page=12 |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;accessdate&lt;/del&gt;=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;archiveurl&lt;/del&gt;=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;archivedate&lt;/del&gt;=7 November 2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They are known as Chikwa in Chhattisgarh, Badaik in Odisha and included in [[Scheduled Caste]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://cgsccommission.com/castelist_en.php|title=THE THIRD SCHEDULE|website=cgsccommission.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Chik Baraik are included in [[Scheduled Tribe]] in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |page=12 |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;access-date&lt;/ins&gt;=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;archive-url&lt;/ins&gt;=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;archive-date&lt;/ins&gt;=7 November 2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They are known as Chikwa in Chhattisgarh, Badaik in Odisha and included in [[Scheduled Caste]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://cgsccommission.com/castelist_en.php|title=THE THIRD SCHEDULE|website=cgsccommission.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l43&quot;&gt;Line 43:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 45:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Social groups of Jharkhand]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Social groups of Jharkhand]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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|group= Chik Baraik&lt;br /&gt;
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|popplace = [[Jharkhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]]&lt;br /&gt;
|langs = [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]], [[Hindi]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chik Baraik&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (also &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chik&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Baraik&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Badaik&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is a community found in Indian State of [[Jharkhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Odisha]]. They were traditionally [[Weaving|Weaver]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TZOvYPBrxl0C&amp;amp;pg=PA247|title=Contemporary Society: Developmental issues, transition, and change|website=books.google.com|isbn=9788170226420|last1=Pfeffer|first1=Georg|last2=Behera|first2=Deepak Kumar|year=1997}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W5dVaq4_cLoC&amp;amp;pg=PA67|title=Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand|website=books.google.com|isbn=9788178351216|last1=Minz|first1=Diwakar|last2=Hansda|first2=Delo Mai|year=2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nYMAQAAMAAJ|title=People of India|website=books.google.com|isbn=9788170463009|last1=Singh|first1=Kumar Suresh|year=1992}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Chik&amp;quot; means cloth in [[Prakrit]]. Due to participation in battle by many weaver they were given title of &amp;quot;Baraik&amp;quot; by the Kings.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.southasiabibliography.de/uploads/cikbaraik.htm|title=Chik Baraik|website=southasiabibliography.de}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== History==&lt;br /&gt;
Chik baraik are the weaver caste scattered throughout southern and western part of [[Chota Nagpur plateau]]. It is believed that they originated from a scare crow of Lord Shiva. Anthropologist Edward Tuite Dalton(1872) stated that they are remnants of [[Aryan]] or [[hindu]]. In first [[Census of India]] during [[British Raj]] in 1872, Chik-Baraik were annexed in tribe list as semi-hindu [[indigenous people|aboriginal]]. In 1891 Census, [[Herbert Hope Risley]](1891) has categorised  Chik-Baraik as sub-caste of weaving caste [[Pano (caste)|Pans]] (Weaving Caste in Odisha). Most Anthropologist conclude that Chik-Baraik are descendants of some Aryan weaving castes who settled in Chotanagpur at an early date.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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They make traditional dress like [[Dhoti]], [[Sari]], Karia. Cultivation are their secondary source of earning. In modern times, cheap and attractive clothes are overfloded in market. Too much depend on modern colth have crippled traditional arts of weaving. Though Chik-Baraik woven cloth is coarse and relatively unattractive than modern cloths yet it enjoys seasonal demands for it&amp;#039;s ceremonial and ritual value.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
The traditional occupation of Chik Baraik is making clothes such as Dhoti, Sari, Gamcha etc. They speak [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]] an Indo-Aryan language.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are several Vansh or [[clan]]s among Chik-Baraik which are taken from various animals, objects and places includes Baunkra ([[Heron]]), Boda ([[Russell&amp;#039;s viper]]), [[Chand (name)|Chand]] (moon), Jamakiar, Kothi, Kouwa (Crow), Kanjyasuri (Kanjya, kanji Pani),  Loha (Iron), Mahanandia, Malua, Masath, Naurangi, Parwar, Rajhans ([[Hamsa (bird)|Hamsa]]), Singhi ([[Heteropneustes fossilis|Asian stinging catfish]]) etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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Their deities are Devi Mai, Surjahi (Sun) and Bar Pahari. They also worship moon, earth and other deities. Snake is also worshiped as ancestor of the caste. Birth pollution observed for six days. They cremate or bury the dead and observe death pollution for ten days. Their traditional festivals are Asari, Nawakhani, [[Karam (festival)|Karam]], [[Jivitputrika|Jitia]], [[Sohrai]], [[Holi|Fagun]] etc. Their folk dance are [[Jhumair]], [[Domkach]], Fagua etc.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Official classification==&lt;br /&gt;
The Chik Baraik are included in [[Scheduled Tribe]] in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |page=12 |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |accessdate=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |archivedate=7 November 2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They are known as Chikwa in Chhattisgarh, Badaik in Odisha and included in [[Scheduled Caste]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://cgsccommission.com/castelist_en.php|title=THE THIRD SCHEDULE|website=cgsccommission.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://chikbaraik.org/CB_Intro.html Chik Baraik Welfare Society (CBWS), Delhi]&lt;br /&gt;
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