- Source: Dheevara (caste)
Dheevara is a grouping of castes from the Kerala state of South India, who are categorised as Other Backward Class in India.
They are designated as Other Eligible Community by the State Govt of Kerala.
Etymology
The word Dheevara is of Sanskrit origin, and has been used to describe fishermen in Gautama Dharmasutra and Mahabharata. 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. The members of the community formed "Akhila Kerala Dheevara Sabha"(AKDS) andDheevara Mahasabha ("Dheevara Great Assembly"), which are politically powerful organizations.
Listed castes
The following castes are categorized as "Dheevara" in the Government's list of Other Backward Classes:
See also
Dhimar
Fishing communities in Maharashtra
References
= Bibliography
=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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- Dheevara (caste)
- Pandit Karuppan
- Demographics of Kerala
- Dogra Jheer
- Latin Catholics of Malabar
- Nattika
- Narendran Commission
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