Dheevara (caste)
Dheevara is a grouping of fishing castes from the Kerala state of South India.
They are designated as Other Eligible Community by the State Govt of Kerala.
Etymology[edit]
The word Dheevara is of Sanskrit origin, and has been used to describe fishermen in Gautama Dharmasutra and Mahabharata.[1] The Dheevara community was formed by Arayan, Valan and other castes to lobby for the fishers' rights, and to seek caste-based reservations in government jobs.[2] The members of the community formed "Akhila Kerala Dheevara Sabha"(AKDS) andDheevara Mahasabha ("Dheevara Great Assembly"), which are politically powerful organizations. [3]
Listed castes[edit]
The following castes are categorized as "Dheevara" in the Government's list of Other Backward Classes:[4][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Singh 2003, p. 292.
- ^ Sathyapalan 2015, p. 90.
- ^ Sathyapalan 2015, p. 95.
- ^ "Central List of OBCs for the state of Kerala" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Other Eligible Classes in Kerala State". Kerala Public Service Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
Bibliography[edit]
- Sathyapalan, Jyothis (2015). "Governability Challenges in Sustaining Small-Scale fisheries in an Urban Context: A study of Cochin Backwaters". In Svein Jentoft and Ratana Chuenpagdee (ed.). Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-17034-3.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh (2003). People of India. Vol. 25. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788173041181.
- Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston Castes And Tribes Of Southern India Vol.7 (t-z) [1]
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