Tracing the Nāmadhāri Naiks: Roots and Role
Keywords:
Nāmadhāri Naiks, toddy tappers, Haḷēpaiks, Īḍiga, Dīvar, BillavasAbstract
This research article is about recently styled Nāmadhāri Naiks, originally belonging to a community of toddy tappers found predominantly in the Uttara Kannada district, who were transformed into Nāmadhāri Naiks in the early 20th century CE. This article aims to find out various aspects of the Nāmadhāri Naiks such as their other caste indicative words, origin, historical background and role by brief study. The primary and secondary sources that shed light on them have been examined for this. This study traces their deep root, assimilation, transformation, influence and role in the local history.
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