Behera (surname)
Behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is a popular Odia title. Anciently, "Dala-Behera" or "Behera" was an honorific title reserved for the leader of a group of soldiers. It is an honorific title of Gopal (Yadav) caste.[1][2][3][4]
Primarily, in Odisha it is used by Gopals, Khandayats, Chasas etc. It is also used by some Brahmins[5][6] and Karanas.[7]
Sometimes, it is also used for own caste priest of inferior communities (which do not have Brahmin priest)[8] like Kaibartas (also termed as Keuta) and Chamars (may also refer as Khajuria) etc.
It was also adopted by Koli[9][10][11] people of Ganjam district, who migrated from South India.
Notable People
- Bhagabat Behera, Former Cabinet Minister (O.L.A)
- Bhubaneswar Behera, Indian Scholar.
- Chakradhar Behera, Freedom Fighter & Politician.
- Daitari Behera, Indian Politician.
- Deepak Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Dharmananda Behera, Indian Politician
- Digambar Behera, Indian Physician.
- Jayanta Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Jayanti Behera, Indian Sprinter.
- Lokanath Behera, D.G.P of Kerala state Police.
- Madhusmita Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Mandakini Behera, Indian Politician.
- Nandita Behera, Indian odissi Dancer.
- Natraj Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Niranjan Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Prasanta Behera, Indian Politician.
- Ritwik Behera, American cricketer
- Shashi Bhusan Behera, Indian Politician
See also
- Koli piracy in India
- Koli rebellions
- List of Koli people
- List of Koli states and clans
References
- Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (1998). India's Communities. India's Communities. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- Fakir Mohan Senapati (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
- Shyam Sunder Tripathy (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 9788185067155. OCLC 20411242.
- "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
- D, J. (2014). Fool's Mate. AuthorHouse UK. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Orissa (India) (1971). Orissa District Gazetteers: Dhenkanal. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
- Society, Indian Anthropological (1998). Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. The Society.
- K. S. Singh (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788170462934.
- Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
- Ghosh, G. K. (1993). Orissa: The Dazzle from Within (art, Craft and Culture of Orissa). New Delhi, India: Ashish Publications. pp. 197: Behera is the hereditary title of Koli headman and the Behera of Koli village can be only Koli. ISBN 978-81-7024-593-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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