Behera (surname)
Behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is an Odia popular surname. The Behera is a synonym word of Nayak and Pradhan surname, which meaning is Chief or Leader. Historically it is designated to Koli[1] caste[2][better source needed][3][4] and they are mostly used this surname in Odisha.
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.
- Shashi Bhusan Behera, Indian Politician.
References[]
- ^ 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 2022-02-07.
- ^ Fakir Mohan Senapati (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
- ^ "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
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