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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 }}
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* [[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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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]

  • Arayan or Araya
  • Bovi or Bovis Mogayar
  • Arayavathi
  • Mogaveera
  • Mukaya, Mokaya or Mukayar
  • Mukkuvan
  • Nulayan
  • Koli
  • Paniakkal
  • Valan
  • Valinijiar, Valinjiar or Valinchiar

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Singh 2003, p. 292.
  2. Sathyapalan 2015, p. 90.
  3. Sathyapalan 2015, p. 95.
  4. "Central List of OBCs for the state of Kerala" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. "List of Other Eligible Classes in Kerala State". Kerala Public Service Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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