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The behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is a popular Odia title, Anciently, Dala-Behera was an honorific title reserved for the leader of a group of soldiers and the Behera |title]] also used by village chiefs.l

As a title/surname

The Behera surname mostly used by land holding and martial communities like Khandayat (caste)|Khandayat]]s and farming communities like Chasas or dairy farming communities like Gopals of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for making law and keep order in their caste used the title of Behera.

• Royal writers of Jagannath Temple, Puri belonging to Karana community bear the title "Behera".
• Devangas of Ganjam district who are weaver by profession also use the title of Behera because king of Ganjam offered the title of Behera to Devangs for their weaving skills.
• Brahmins of Sambalpur and Kalahandi in Odisha also use the title of Behera.
• Bauris of Bengal and Odisha also use the title of Behera who are traditional Barber to Bauri caste people.
• Kolis of Odisha who were chief of villages used the Behera as a title.

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.
• Ritwik Behera, American cricketer
• Shashi Bhusan Behera, Indian Politician

See also

• List of Koli people
• List of Koli states and clans

References

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2. Senapati, Fakir Mohan; Acharya, Krishna Mohan (1997). Uncle. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-018-6.
3. Tripathy, Shyam Sunder (1988). Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85067-15-5.
4. Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-294-1.
5. Society, Indian Anthropological (1998). Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. The Society.
6. Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
7. Frodsham, J. D. (20 August 2014). Fool's Mate (in German). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5.
8. Pati, Rabindra Nath (2008). Family Planning. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-313-0352-8.
9. Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7.
10. 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.
11. Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kōli - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

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• Koli titles