Sundhi also known as Sodhi or Sundi or Sudi or Shoundika, is an Indian caste whose traditional occupation has been distillation and selling of alcoholic drinks. Sudi caste is sub caste of Bania and belong to the Vaishya community, who are hooch traders and do small businesses.[1][2] The Sundhis are included in the Other Backward Class category in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha;[3][4][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Mahana, Rajakishor (2019). Negotiating Marginality Conflicts Over Tribal Development in India. Taylor & Francis.
- ↑ Acharya, Manoranjan. Problems of Slums and Viable Strategies for Development. Pratibha Prakashan. p. 49. ISBN 9788177021080. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ "Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department Notification" (PDF). The Odisha Gazette. 26 December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs for the State of Jharkhand" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ↑ "OBC's List". www.scbc.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ General, India Office of the Registrar. Census of India, 1961. p. 1213.
- ↑ Vyavasthá-Darpana: Digest of Hindu Law as Current in Bengal. (Syámá Charana Sarkar.). p. 671.
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