Sundhi

Sundhi, also known as Sondhi or Sundi or Sudi, is a caste in the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Utter Pradesh and Delhi. The word Sundhi is said to be derived from the Sanskrit Shaundik, a spirit-seller. They are considered Vaishya caste.[1]

As per Mandal commission report, the Sundhi are included in the category of Other Backward Classes (O.B.C.) in many Indian states and included in Creamy layer.[2][3]

This caste is also found in the northeast districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh where they are also known as Sondi and as Sundi in Assam or Sudi in the rest of India. They also live in some parts of West Bengal and other parts of the country. There are more than six lakhs of Sundhi or Suri resident in western Bengal, Bihār and Orissa.

References

  1. ↑ Report of A.P. Commission for Backward Classes
  2. ↑ http://odisha.gov.in/govtpress/pdf/2012/53.pdf
  3. ↑ http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/jharkhand.pdf
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