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Nayak (caste)
The Nayak are a Hindu caste found in India.[1] According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins.[2]
Demographics and occupation
The Nayaks reside in Haryana[3] and Rajasthan.[4] They also live in Khammam district and West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh[5] and in a number of villages near Ahmedabad in Gujarat.[1] According to Kathryn Hansen, the main occupation of Gujarati Nayaks had been "singing, dancing and acting in plays".[1]
Present circumstances
The Nayak caste is classified as a Scheduled Caste in Rajasthan.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hansen, Kathryn (2013) [First published 2011]. "Radheshyam Kathavachak, My Theatre Days". Stages of Life: Indian Theatre Autobiographies (illustrated, reprint ed.). Anthem Press. pp. 102–169. ISBN 978-1783080687. OCLC 855190685.
- ↑ Gidwani, Vinay Krishin (1996). Fluid Dynamics: An Essay on Canal Irrigation and the Processses of Agrarian Change in Matar Taluka (Gujarat). India (Ph.D.). University of California, Berkeley. p. xii. OCLC 41175219.
nayak a Scheduled Caste, especially patronized by patels, claim to have been brahmins historically
- ↑ Lok Sabha Debates. 2002. p. 545. ISSN 0445-6769. OCLC 8866894.
...the Government of Haryana has also demanded that Nayak Caste be included in the list of Scheduled Castes.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Lunheim, Rolf (1993). Desert People: Caste and Community — A Rajasthani Village. University of Trondheim. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-8290896121. OCLC 33369188.
- ↑ Nagaraja, G. (15 July 2013). "Polls bring dispute over Nayaka caste status in West Godavari". The Hindu. Visakhapatnam, India. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ Lipner, Julius (1994). "The voice of tradition: 'Caste' and narrative". Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices (reprint ed.). Psychology Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0415051811. OCLC 27896440.
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