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{{Short description|A hindu caste}} | |||
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The '''Bayar''', or sometimes pronounced '''Biyar''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/In-UP-Shah-eyeing-backward-castes/articleshow/46650555.cms|title = In UP, Shah eyeing backward castes | Varanasi News - Times of India}}</ref> | The '''Bayar''', or sometimes pronounced '''Biyar''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Russell |first=Robert Vane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7BNiEAAAQBAJ&dq=bayar+caste&pg=PT248 |title=The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: Ethnological Study of the Caste System |date=2022-01-04 |publisher=e-artnow |language=en}}</ref> in [[India]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/In-UP-Shah-eyeing-backward-castes/articleshow/46650555.cms|title = In UP, Shah eyeing backward castes | Varanasi News - Times of India| website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
The word ''bayar'' is said to mean seed bed in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], and it is suggested that they may have acquired this name on account of their occupation as cultivators of rice and constructors of embankments. . The Bayar are still found mainly in [[Varanasi District]], in and Chakia and [[Chandauli]]. A big number are also found in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra District of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. They speak [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications</ref> | The word ''bayar'' is said to mean seed bed in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], and it is suggested that they may have acquired this name on account of their occupation as cultivators of rice and constructors of embankments. . The Bayar are still found mainly in [[Varanasi District]], in and Chakia and [[Chandauli]]. A big number are also found in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra District of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. They speak [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications</ref> | ||
Robert suggests that in the Korba jamindari they have been professional diggers and are a mixed caste of primitive tribes with some hindu blood.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Present circumstances== | ==Present circumstances== | ||
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The Bayar are community of cultivators and graziers, often occupying tracts of land outside their villages to graze. They also raise a number of crops such as potatoes. Biyar are very quite and respectable tribe. | The Bayar are community of cultivators and graziers, often occupying tracts of land outside their villages to graze. They also raise a number of crops such as potatoes. Biyar are very quite and respectable tribe. | ||
They eat fowls and pork but do not take food from any other caste.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:26, 17 May 2022
The Bayar, or sometimes pronounced Biyar are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh[1] in India.[2][3]
Origin[edit | edit source]
The word bayar is said to mean seed bed in Hindi, and it is suggested that they may have acquired this name on account of their occupation as cultivators of rice and constructors of embankments. . The Bayar are still found mainly in Varanasi District, in and Chakia and Chandauli. A big number are also found in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra District of Uttar Pradesh. They speak Awadhi.[4]
Robert suggests that in the Korba jamindari they have been professional diggers and are a mixed caste of primitive tribes with some hindu blood.[1]
Present circumstances[edit | edit source]
The Bayar are strictly endogamous community, and practice the principle of clan exogamy. These clans are referred to as kuris, and their main clans are the Kanaujiya, Sakarwar, Barwar, Mahato, Kahto, Kashi and Barhar. These clans are also hypergamous, with the Kanaujiya intermarrying only with the Barwar, Sakarwar and Mahato. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy distinct quarters. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.[5]
The Bayar are community of cultivators and graziers, often occupying tracts of land outside their villages to graze. They also raise a number of crops such as potatoes. Biyar are very quite and respectable tribe.
They eat fowls and pork but do not take food from any other caste.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Russell, Robert Vane (4 January 2022). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: Ethnological Study of the Caste System. e-artnow.
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications
- ↑ "In UP, Shah eyeing backward castes | Varanasi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 229 to 234 Manohar Publications