Sundhi also known as Sodhi or Sundi or Sudi or Shoundika , is an Indian caste whose traditional occupation has been brewing of alcoholic drinks.[1][2] The Sundhis are included in the Other Backward Class category in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha; [3][4][5] and in the Scheduled Caste category in West Bengal, where they are also known as Shunri(except saha).[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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