Nayak (caste)

The Nayak are a Hindu caste; also some Nayak are Punjabi found in India and Pakistan. Mainly Nayak follows Hindu.^[1] According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins.^[2]

Demographics and occupation

The Nayaks reside in Haryana,^[3] Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal.^[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 Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India.^[2]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b 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. New Delhi, India: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 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 (2010). Hindus: Their religious beliefs and practices (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-415-45676-0. The Nāyak caste of the bhopo is among the lowest in the hierarchy of Rajasthan, and is listed officially as a scheduled caste (viz. Untouchable).

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[KH7-1] 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-2] 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

[3] Lok Sabha Debates. New Delhi, India: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 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)

[4] Lunheim, Rolf (1993). Desert People: Caste and Community — A Rajasthani Village. University of Trondheim. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-8290896121. OCLC 33369188.

[5] Nagaraja, G. (15 July 2013). "Polls bring dispute over Nayaka caste status in West Godavari". The Hindu. Visakhapatnam, India. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[Lipner-6] Lipner, Julius (2010). Hindus: Their religious beliefs and practices (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-415-45676-0. The Nāyak caste of the bhopo is among the lowest in the hierarchy of Rajasthan, and is listed officially as a scheduled caste (viz. Untouchable).

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Demographics and occupation

Present circumstances

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References