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Nai (caste)
Occupational community of barbers in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nai, also known as Sain is a generic term for occupational castes of barbers. The name is said to be derived from the Sanskrit word nāpita (नापित).[1] In modern times Nai in northern India refer to themselves as "Sain" instead of Nai.
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The Nai caste is listed as an Other Backward Classes in various regions of India. These include Andhra Pradesh,[2] Assam,[3] Bihar,[4] Chandigarh,[5] Chhattisgarh,[6] Dadra and Nagar Haveli,[7] Daman and Diu,[8] Delhi NCR,[9] Goa,[10] Gujarat,[11] Haryana,[12] Himachal Pradesh,[13] Goa,[10] Jharkhand,[14] Karnataka,[15] Madhya Pradesh,[16] Maharashtra,[17] Odisha,[18] Puducherry,[19] Punjab,[20] Rajasthan,[21] Tripura,[22] Uttaranchal,[23] Uttar Pradesh,[24] West Bengal.[25]