Kamar (caste)
The Kamar or Kamara (Odia: କମାର) is an Indian caste found in the Odisha states of India. They are sub-caste of Karmakar caste[1][2] of Bengal. Historically, they were blacksmiths by profession, commonly forging agricultural equipments like: sickles, axes, spades, crowbars etc.[3][4]
Social Status[]
In the state of Odisha, The Kamaras are included in the Other Backward Classes minority group.[5]
Reference[]
- ^ Geir Heierstad (2 January 2017). Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition: Branding the Potters of Kolkata. Anthem Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-1-78308-518-7.
- ^ Śaratcandra Caṭṭopādhyāya; Aruna Chakravarti (2005). The Saratchandra Omnibus: Srikanta. Penguin Books India. pp. 420–. ISBN 978-0-14-400014-2.
- ^ Rabindra Nath Pati; Jagannatha Dash (2002). Tribal and Indigenous People of India: Problems and Prospects. APH Publishing. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-81-7648-322-3.
- ^ Dr. Mamta Bagria, Dr. Sangeeta Jhajharia (7 March 2019). Indictment of Caste System through Indian fiction. Notion Press. pp. 164–. ISBN 978-1-64429-323-2.
- ^ "www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in" (PDF).
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- Social groups of Odisha
- Indian castes
- Indian ethnic group stubs