Niari

This article is about the Indian caste. For the department of the Republic of the Congo, see Niari Department. For the valley in that department, see Niari Valley. For the river, see Kouilou-Niari River.

Niari are a caste in Odisha .They are similar to the Dewar caste, and belong to the Sebc category.

History

The Niari have a history of being unemployed and poor, and alongside a few other castes, mostly adopted the profession of preparing flattened rice, which has traditionally been an offering to the deity Prasad. Niari caste peoples are considered to be Shudra Varna by Odia Brahmins and others.