Sundhi

Sundhi also known as Sodhi or Sundi or Sudi or Sudhi or Shoundika, is an Indian caste whose traditional occupation has been brewing of alcoholic drinks.[1][2][3] According to Suratha Kumar Malik, Sundhi castes belong to the Dalit community, who are hooch traders and do small businesses.[4] The Sundhis are included in the Other Backward Class category in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha;[5][6][7] and in the Scheduled Caste category in West Bengal, where they are also known as Shunri (except Saha).[8][9][10]

Sundhi
ClassificationSC in West Bengal
OBC in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha
ReligionsHinduism

References
  1. Mahana, Rajakishor (2019). Negotiating Marginality Conflicts Over Tribal Development in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780429647826.
  2. Acharya, Manoranjan (2005). Problems of Slums and Viable Strategies for Development. Pratibha Prakashan. p. 49. ISBN 9788177021080. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. Taradatt, Dr. (ed.). "Odisha district gazetteers –Kandhamal" (PDF). gopabandhuacademy.gov.in. pp. 73–74. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. Malik, S. K. (2017). Tribal-Dalit Conflict Over Land: A Case of Narayanpatna Land Movement in the Koraput District of Odisha. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 9(2), 184–193. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X17722680
  5. "Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department Notification" (PDF). The Odisha Gazette. 26 December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016.
  6. "Central List of OBCs for the State of Jharkhand" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "OBC's List". www.scbc.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. General, India Office of the Registrar. Census of India, 1961. Office of the Registrar General. p. 1213.
  9. (India), Bengal (1883). Vyavasthá-Darpana: Digest of Hindu Law as Current in Bengal. (Syámá Charana Sarkar.). p. 671.
  10. Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: The scheduled castes. India: Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1244


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