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			{{Short description\|South Indian caste}}
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	'''Dheevara''' is a grouping of fishing castes from the [[Kerala]] state of South India.		'''Dheevara''' is a grouping of fishing castes from the [[Kerala]] state of South India.

	The word "Dheevara" is of [[Sanskrit]] origin, and has been used to describe fishermen in ''[[Gautama Dharmasutra]]'' and ''[[Mahabharata]]''.{{sfn\|Singh\|2003\|p=292}} The Dheevara community was formed by [[Arayan]], [[Valan]] and other castes to lobby for the fishers' rights, and to seek [[reservation in India\|caste-based reservations]] in government jobs.{{sfn\|Sathyapalan\|2015\|p=90}} The members of the community formed the ''Dheevara Mahasabha'' ("Dheevara Great Assembly"), which is a politically powerful organization. Guru VedaVyasa was born into the Koli -sakya gotra of suryawanshi kshatriya known as Aryans or arayar at present time.{{sfn\|Sathyapalan\|2015\|p=95}}		The word ''Dheevara'' is of [[Sanskrit]] origin, and has been used to describe fishermen in ''[[Gautama Dharmasutra]]'' and ''[[Mahabharata]]''.{{sfn\|Singh\|2003\|p=292}} The Dheevara community was formed by [[Arayan]], [[Valan]] and other castes to lobby for the fishers' rights, and to seek [[reservation in India\|caste-based reservations]] in government jobs.{{sfn\|Sathyapalan\|2015\|p=90}} The members of the community formed the ''Dheevara Mahasabha'' ("Dheevara Great Assembly"), which is a politically powerful organization. Guru VedaVyasa was born into the Koli -sakya gotra of suryawanshi kshatriya known as Aryans or arayar at present time.{{sfn\|Sathyapalan\|2015\|p=95}}
			== Listed castes ==
	The following castes are categorized as "Dheevara" in the Government's list of [[Other Backward Classes]]:<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/kerala.pdf \|title=Central List of OBCs for the state of Kerala \|publisher=National Commission for Backward Classes \|access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralapsc.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&id=338&Itemid=198 \|title=List of Other Eligible Classes in Kerala State \|publisher=Kerala Public Service Commission \|access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref>		The following castes are categorized as "Dheevara" in the Government's list of [[Other Backward Classes]]:<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/kerala.pdf \|title=Central List of OBCs for the state of Kerala \|publisher=National Commission for Backward Classes \|access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralapsc.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&id=338&Itemid=198 \|title=List of Other Eligible Classes in Kerala State \|publisher=Kerala Public Service Commission \|access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref>

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			*[[Dhimar]]
	* [[Dhimar]] ~~and~~ [[~~Dhivar~~]]~~, fishing castes of North India, whose names are also derived from the word "Dheevara"~~		*[[Fishing communities in Maharashtra]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	* {{cite book \|first=Jyothis \|last=Sathyapalan \|editor= Svein Jentoft and Ratana Chuenpagdee \|title=Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections \|chapter=Governability Challenges in Sustaining Small-Scale fisheries in an Urban Context: A study of Cochin Backwaters \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VrACQAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 \|year=2015 \|publisher=Springer \|isbn=978-3-319-17034-3 }}		* {{cite book \|first=Jyothis \|last=Sathyapalan \|editor= Svein Jentoft and Ratana Chuenpagdee \|title=Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections \|chapter=Governability Challenges in Sustaining Small-Scale fisheries in an Urban Context: A study of Cochin Backwaters \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VrACQAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 \|year=2015 \|publisher=Springer \|isbn=978-3-319-17034-3 }}
	* {{cite book \|title=People of India \|volume=25 \|first=Kumar Suresh \|last=Singh \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBMwAQAAIAAJ \|year=2003 \|isbn=9788173041181 }}		* {{cite book \|title=People of India \|volume=25 \|first=Kumar Suresh \|last=Singh \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBMwAQAAIAAJ \|year=2003 \|isbn=9788173041181 }}

	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	* [[Castes and Tribes of Southern India]] [[Edgar Thurston]] [[Castes And Tribes Of Southern India Vol.7 (t-z)]] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edgar-thurston/castes-and-tribes-of-southern-india-volume-7-ala.shtml]		* [[Castes and Tribes of Southern India]] [[Edgar Thurston]] [[Castes And Tribes Of Southern India Vol.7 (t-z)]] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edgar-thurston/castes-and-tribes-of-southern-india-volume-7-ala.shtml]

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2021-09-26T11:04:47Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
'''Dheevara''' is a grouping of fishing castes from the [[Kerala]] state of South India.

The word "Dheevara" is of [[Sanskrit]] origin, and has been used to describe fishermen in ''[[Gautama Dharmasutra]]'' and ''[[Mahabharata]]''.{{sfn|Singh|2003|p=292}} The Dheevara community was formed by [[Arayan]], [[Valan]] and other castes to lobby for the fishers' rights, and to seek [[reservation in India|caste-based reservations]] in government jobs.{{sfn|Sathyapalan|2015|p=90}} The members of the community formed the ''Dheevara Mahasabha'' ("Dheevara Great Assembly"), which is a politically powerful organization. Guru VedaVyasa was born into the Koli -sakya gotra of suryawanshi kshatriya known as Aryans or arayar at present time.{{sfn|Sathyapalan|2015|p=95}}

The following castes are categorized as "Dheevara" in the Government's list of [[Other Backward Classes]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/kerala.pdf |title=Central List of OBCs for the state of Kerala |publisher=National Commission for Backward Classes |access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keralapsc.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&id=338&Itemid=198 |title=List of Other Eligible Classes in Kerala State |publisher=Kerala Public Service Commission |access-date=18 May 2016 }}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Arayan]] or Araya
* Bovi or Bovis Mogayar
* Arayavathi
* [[Mogaveera]]
* Mukaya, Mokaya or Mukayar
* Mukkuvan
* Nulayan
* Koli
* Paniakkal
* [[Valan]]
* Valinijiar, Valinjiar or Valinchiar
}}

== See also ==

* [[Dhimar]] and [[Dhivar]], fishing castes of North India, whose names are also derived from the word "Dheevara"

== References ==
{{reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===

* {{cite book |first=Jyothis |last=Sathyapalan |editor= Svein Jentoft and Ratana Chuenpagdee |title=Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections |chapter=Governability Challenges in Sustaining Small-Scale fisheries in an Urban Context: A study of Cochin Backwaters |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VrACQAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 |year=2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-17034-3 }}
* {{cite book |title=People of India |volume=25 |first=Kumar Suresh |last=Singh |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBMwAQAAIAAJ |year=2003 |isbn=9788173041181 }}

{{Reflist}}

* [[Castes and Tribes of Southern India]] [[Edgar Thurston]] [[Castes And Tribes Of Southern India Vol.7 (t-z)]] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edgar-thurston/castes-and-tribes-of-southern-india-volume-7-ala.shtml]

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Ajay Kumar: Added citation to support the statement.

2409:4072:6D00:6A98:0:0:AC4B:4505 at 11:04, 26 September 2021