Nayak (caste)
The Nayak are a Hindu and Sikh caste; also some Nayak are Punjabi found in India and Pakistan. Mainly Nayak follows Hindu and Sikhism. [1] According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins. [2] The Nayak which follow Sikhism are mostly found in West Bengal,Punjab and Chandigarh.
Demographics and occupation[]
The Nayaks reside in Haryana[3],Punjab,Rajasthan and West Bengal.They found among the Rajputs, Jats, Sikh and Bengali. They considered themselves as Suryavanshi Khsatriyas [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 Upper and General caste.
See also[]
- Nayak dynasty
- Nayakas of Keladi
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.
- ^ 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. Lok Sabha. 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.
- ^ 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.
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