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{{Short description|Bengali Hindu caste}} | |||
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{{Infobox caste | {{Infobox caste | ||
| caste_name = Shunri| classification = | | caste_name = Shunri | ||
| image = Shunri distiller.jpg | |||
| caption = Shunri wine maker, from a 1799 collection of etchings | |||
| classification = | |||
| population = 317,543 (West Bengal, 2001 census) | | population = 317,543 (West Bengal, 2001 census) | ||
| populated_states = [[West Bengal]] | | populated_states = [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], [[Tripura]], [[Bangladesh]] | ||
| languages = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | | languages = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | ||
| religions = [[Hinduism]] | | religions = [[Hinduism]] | ||
| kula_devi = [[Lakshmi]] | | kula_devi = [[Lakshmi]] | ||
| related = [[Sundhi]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Shunri''' ({{langx|bn|শুঁড়ি}}) is a [[Bengali Hindu]] caste whose traditional occupation is the distillation and selling of country wine.<ref name="kundu">{{cite book |title=Bangali Hindu Jati Parichay |trans-title=An Introduction of Bengali Hindu Castes |language=Bengali |last=Kundu |first=Santosh Kumar |year=2008 |publisher=Presidency Library |location=Kolkata |isbn=978-81-89466-13-8 |pages=264–265}}</ref> | ||
== | == Population == | ||
In the census of 2001, the Shunris numbered 317,543 in West Bengal, consisting of 1.7% of the total Scheduled | In the census of 2001, the Shunris numbered 317,543 in [[West Bengal]], consisting of 1.7% of the total [[Scheduled Caste]] population of the state.<ref name="goi">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_westbengal.pdf |title=West Bengal - Data Highlights: The Scheduled Castes - Census of India 2001 |work=Census of India |page=1 |access-date=10 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124160657/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_westbengal.pdf |archive-date=24 November 2007}}</ref> | ||
== Religion == | == Religion == | ||
The Shunris are predominantly Vaishnavas. [[Lakshmi]] is their titular deity. Thursday being the weekly day of worship of Lakshmi, they | The Shunris are predominantly Vaishnavas. [[Lakshmi]] is their titular deity. Thursday being the weekly day of worship of Lakshmi, they used to keep their liquor shops closed. Even today, both the foreign and country liquor shops remain closed on Thursday. On the first day of Magh, they worship Bair Lakshmi with much pomp and grandeur. In the month of Kartik, they worship Kartik. The Shunris keep pigeons as pets, because they believe the flapping of their wings bring good luck to them.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} | ||
== See also == | |||
*[[Saha (surname)]] | |||
*[[Baishya Saha]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Bengali Hindu castes]] | [[Category:Bengali Hindu castes]] | ||
[[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]] | [[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Indian castes]] | |||
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| Shunri | |
|---|---|
 Shunri wine maker, from a 1799 collection of etchings | |
| Kuladevi (female) | Lakshmi |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Bengali |
| Populated states | West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh |
| Population | 317,543 (West Bengal, 2001 census) |
| Related groups | Sundhi |
Shunri (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Bengali Hindu caste whose traditional occupation is the distillation and selling of country wine.[1]
Population[edit | edit source]
In the census of 2001, the Shunris numbered 317,543 in West Bengal, consisting of 1.7% of the total Scheduled Caste population of the state.[2]
Religion[edit | edit source]
The Shunris are predominantly Vaishnavas. Lakshmi is their titular deity. Thursday being the weekly day of worship of Lakshmi, they used to keep their liquor shops closed. Even today, both the foreign and country liquor shops remain closed on Thursday. On the first day of Magh, they worship Bair Lakshmi with much pomp and grandeur. In the month of Kartik, they worship Kartik. The Shunris keep pigeons as pets, because they believe the flapping of their wings bring good luck to them.[citation needed]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kundu, Santosh Kumar (2008). Bangali Hindu Jati Parichay [An Introduction of Bengali Hindu Castes] (in Bengali). Kolkata: Presidency Library. pp. 264–265. ISBN 978-81-89466-13-8.
- ↑ "West Bengal - Data Highlights: The Scheduled Castes - Census of India 2001" (PDF). Census of India. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
