How is Nai caste?

The Nai, Nais, Sain/Sen, Sain-Thakur, savita-Samaj, Mangala -The occupational caste of barbers. The name is said to be derived from the Sanskrit nāpita(नपित). They are found throughout the India. In Gujarat they are known as Valand.

What is Nai caste category?

Nai caste is listed as an Other Backward Class (OBC), according to the central list of OBCs for the State of Punjab.

What is barber caste in Tamil Nadu?

Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamils. Ambattar (also known by many other names) is a Tamil caste found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northeastern part of Sri Lanka. Their traditional occupations are physicians, midwives and barbers.

Is Barber low caste?

Certain castes assign a role to the barber in their domestic rituals. Nevertheless, the barber’s social position is low because he also acts as a bloodletter and bonesetter, coming into contact with parts of the human body (e.g., bodily fluids) considered to be polluting.

What caste is Savita?

Early life and education. Savita Ambedkar was born on 27 January 1909 in Bombay in a Marathi Saraswat Brahmin family. Her birth name was “Sharada Kabir”.

Which caste is Savita?

Scheduled Caste
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What is Nai Brahmin?

Nayi Brahmin (also transliterated as Nada Brahmin) is a Telugu speaking Hindu community residing in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, in ancient days they are called originally Dhanwantari Brahmins. They were traditionally world first Ayurvedic Vaidyas and Traditional temple musicians and temple vocalists.

Is Nai a Brahmin?

Though they are brahmins by caste, by profession they are brahmins, shudras, Kshatriyas and sometimes vaishyas. They mostly belong to the upper and lower middle class.