Behera (surname)
Behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is an Odia popular surname. The Behera is a synonym word of Nayak and Pradhan surname, which meaning is Chief or Leader. Historically it is designated to Gopal (Yadava caste)[1][2][3] and they are mostly used this surname in Odisha. Other than Gopals it is also used by Chasa and Utkala Brahmin.[4]
But now it is adopted by many lower castes like Keuta,[5]Kumbhara,Tanti, Patara, Chamara, Pano etc.
it is also adopted by Koli[6][7] people of Ganjam district, who were migrated from South India.
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.
- Shashi Bhusan Behera, Indian Politician.
See also
References
- Fakir Mohan Senapati (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
- Shyam Sunder Tripathy (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 9788185067155. OCLC 20411242.
- "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
- D, J. (2014). Fool's Mate. AuthorHouse UK. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- India. High Court (Odisha, India); India. Supreme Court (1983). The Indian Law Reports: Cuttack series. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- Ghosh, G. K. (1993). Orissa: The Dazzle from Within (art, Craft and Culture of Orissa). New Delhi, India: Ashish Publications. pp. 197: Behera is the hereditary title of Koli headman and the Behera of Koli village can be only Koli. ISBN 978-81-7024-593-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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