Karan (caste)

The Karan or Karana is a writer caste found from Odisha in India. They are fulfills same function in odisha as the Kayasthas of West Bengal and Bihar. They are considered as next rank after Brahmins in odisha.[1]They were traditionally official record-keepers for dynasties.[2]

References
  1. Rabindra Nath Pati (2008). Family Planning. APH Publishing. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-81-313-0352-8.
  2. Mohanty, Ramesh P.; Biswal, Durgesh Nandini (2007). Culture, Gender and Gender Discrimination: Caste Hindu and Tribal. Mittal Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-8324-199-1.
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