Behera (title)
The behera is an honorific title among the Odia in India. Formerly Dala-Behera was a title reserved for the leader of a group of soldiers.
As a title
The Behera is a popular Odia title found in people from various communities.The Behera surname mostly used by Khandayats, Chasas, Gopals,[1][2] Keutas, Banias of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for making law and keep order in their caste used the title of Behera.[3]
- Royal writers of Jagannath Temple, Puri belonging to Karana community bear the title "Behera".[4]
- The Behera surname is predominantly associated with the Khandayat community of Odisha who, have historically been warriors and landholders.[5]
- Devangas of Ganjam district who are weaver by profession also use the title of Behera because king of Ganjam offered the title of Behera to Devangs for their weaving skills.[6]
- Brahmins of Sambalpur and Kalahandi in Odisha also use the title of Behera.[7]
Notable people
- Bhagabat Behera, Former Cabinet Minister (O.L.A)
- Bhubaneswar Behera, Indian Scholar.
- Chakradhar Behera, Freedom Fighter & Politician.
- Daitari Behera, Indian Politician.
- Deepak Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Dharmananda Behera, Indian Politician
- Digambar Behera, Indian Physician.
- Jayanta Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Jayanti Behera, Indian Sprinter.
- Lokanath Behera, D.G.P of Kerala state Police.
- Madhusmita Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Mandakini Behera, Indian Politician.
- Nandita Behera, Indian odissi Dancer.
- Natraj Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Niranjan Behera, Indian Cricketer.
- Prasanta Behera, Indian Politician.
- Ritwik Behera, American cricketer
- Shashi Bhusan Behera, Indian Politician
References
- ^ Senapati, Fakir Mohan; Acharya, Krishna Mohan (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
- ^ Tripathy, Shyam Sunder (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85067-15-5.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-294-1.
- ^ Society, Indian Anthropological (1998). Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. The Society.
- ^ Odisha. 2, People of India / Anthropological Survey India. K. S. Singh, Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India [u.a.], 2013, ISBN 978-81-7046-294-1
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
- ^ Frodsham, J. D. (20 August 2014). Fool's Mate (in German). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5.