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The '''Barai''' are a ] ] found in ], ].<ref name="autogenerated1"> People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 177 to 182 Manohar Publications</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Chaurasia|first=Radhey Shyam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmsQQ2smXIC|title=History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D.|date=2002|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0027-5|language=en}}</ref> The people of this community mainly uses "]" as surname (or 'Title').<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-09|title=chaurasia – People Groups of India|url=https://peoplegroupsindia.com/tag/chaurasia/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=People Groups of India|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| ==Origin== | |||
| The Barai derive their name from the ] word ''vritti'' which means a maintainer. According to other traditions, they get their name from the word ''bari'', which means a hedge or enclosure. Both these names alludes to the fact that they are a community of horticulturists. They are a community that grows and sells the ]. The Barai are found mainly in eastern and central Uttar Pradesh, their place in the west is taken by the Tamboli, who are also traditionally involved in the cultivation of betel leaves. The Barai are very likely to be a sub-division of the Tamboli community. They are further divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Chaurasia, Katiyar, Jaiswar and Nag .<ref name=autogenerated1 /> | |||
| ==Present circumstances== | |||
| Most families possess small holdings, with a smaller number renting land from other communities. A significant number are also involved in selling ], especially in ]. In western Uttar Pradesh, they sell their produce to the Tamboli community. They tend to live in their own settlements, which are often located near the outskirts of towns.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> | |||
| The Barai are strictly ], and practice clan ]. Like other Hindu castes, they have set up a caste association, the Chaurasia Samiti. This acts both as an instrument of social control, as well the controlling the sale of betel nuts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Barai are Hindu, and their tribal deity is ], the snake god.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> | |||
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The Barai are a Hindu caste found in Uttar Pradesh, India. The people of this community mainly uses "Chaurasia" as surname (or 'Title').
References
- People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 177 to 182 Manohar Publications
- Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0027-5.
- "chaurasia – People Groups of India". People Groups of India. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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