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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 | 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]] | *[[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 }} | ||
* [[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] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:09, 23 July 2023
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.[1] The Dheevara community was formed by Arayan, Valan and other castes to lobby for the fishers' rights, and to seek caste-based reservations in government jobs.[2] 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.[3]
Listed castes[edit | edit source]
The following castes are categorized as "Dheevara" in the Government's list of Other Backward Classes:[4][5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Singh 2003, p. 292.
- ↑ Sathyapalan 2015, p. 90.
- ↑ Sathyapalan 2015, p. 95.
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs for the state of Kerala" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "List of Other Eligible Classes in Kerala State". Kerala Public Service Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Sathyapalan, Jyothis (2015). "Governability Challenges in Sustaining Small-Scale fisheries in an Urban Context: A study of Cochin Backwaters". In Svein Jentoft and Ratana Chuenpagdee (ed.). Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-17034-3.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh (2003). People of India. Vol. 25. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788173041181.
- Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston Castes And Tribes Of Southern India Vol.7 (t-z) [1]