Nai (caste)

The Nai (also known as Nayee, also known as Valand in Gujarat) is a caste originating in India. They were traditionally occupied as barbers, although some have adopted the name Sharma that was historically the preserve of Brahmins.[1]

Distribution

The Nai community was listed as an Other Backward Class in various regions of India. These include:

• Andhra Pradesh[2]
• Assam[3]
• Bihar[4]
• Chandigarh[5]
• Chhattisgarh[6]
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli[7]
• Daman and Diu[8]
• Delhi NCR[9]
• Goa[10]
• Gujarat[11]
• Haryana[12]
• Himachal Pradesh[13]
• Goa[10]
• Jharkhand[14]
• Karnataka[15]
• Madhya Pradesh[16]
• Maharashtra[17]
• Odisha[18]
• Puducherry[19]
• Punjab[20]
• Rajasthan[21]
• Tripura[22]
• Uttaranchal[23]
• Uttar Pradesh[24]
• West Bengal[25]

Notable people

• Karpoori Thakur, Former C.M of Bihar[26]

References

1. Atal, Yogesh. Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.
2. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
3. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
4. Central List of OBCs for the State of Bihar (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
5. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
6. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
7. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
8. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
9. Central List of OBCs for the State of Delhi (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
10. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
11. Central List of OBCs for the State of Gujarat (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
12. Central List of OBCs for the State of Haryana (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
13. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
14. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
15. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
16. Central List of OBCs for the State of Madhya Pradesh (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 5. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
17. Central List of OBCs for the State of Maharashtra (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 4. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
18. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
19. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
20. Central List of OBCs for the State of Punjab (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
21. Central List of OBCs for the State of Rajasthan (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
22. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
23. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
24. Central List of OBCs for the State of Uttar Pradesh (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
25. "National Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
26. Singh, Aastha (24 January 2019). "Karpoori Thakur, the other Bihar CM who banned alcohol". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 June 2020.