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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>
They are also known by
'''badhai''' in orissa (jangid brahmin),
'''Barai''' in haryana (jat),
'''Chaurasiya''' in Uttar paradesh (trader),
''' chaurishi''' in bihar.


==Origin== ==References==
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The ''Barai'' community belongs to Nagar community ('''Pan Producer'''). Barai are also known by surname Chaurasia . It is believed that the beetle leaf originates from Amrut (Nectar), hence it is believed to be sacred and it is believed that the god gave the task of growing beetle leaf to the Chaurasia community.
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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], 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> People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 177 to 182 Manohar Publications</ref>{{better source|date=January 2017}}
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The Barai are strictly ], and practice clan ]. Like other Hindu castes, they have set up a caste association, the chaurasiya Samiti & Chaurasia Vikas Manch (http://www.cvm.org.in/). These act both as an instrument of social control, as well the controlling the sale of betel nuts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Barai are Hindu.<ref name=autogenerated1 />{{better source|date=January 2017}}

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Hindu caste in India

Ethnic group
Barai
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Religion
Hinduism

The Barai are a Hindu caste found in Uttar Pradesh, India. The people of this community mainly uses "Chaurasia" as surname (or 'Title').

References

  1. People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 177 to 182 Manohar Publications
  2. Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0027-5.
  3. "chaurasia – People Groups of India". People Groups of India. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.


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