Barujibi (Bengali: বারুজীবী) or Barui (Bengali: বারুই) is a Bengali Hindu agrarian caste found in India and Bangladesh. Their traditional occupation is cultivation of Betel. Barujibi is one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group of Bengal.[1] They are listed as Other Backward Class (Category-B) in West Bengal as "Barujibi, Barui".[2]
Barujibi, Barui | |
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Kuladevi (female) | Lakshmi, Chandi (worshipped as Sungai Devi) |
Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Bengali |
Populated states | West Bengal, Assam, Bangladesh, Tripura |
References
edit- ^ Sanyal, Hitesranjan (1981). Social Mobility in Bengal. Papyrus. p. 115.
- ^ "List of Other Backward Classes (O.B.C.) Recognized by Govt. of West Bengal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13.