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An ethnographical Detail about Turaiha:- Fishing related Hindu Caste, mostly found in Nortern Indian State of United Province, Delhi, Bihar and Bengal. Main population of Turaiha depends on Rivers, Fish Ponds and Lakes. In Rohilkhand they known as Turai, Turaha and Turahiya. As similar they found Meerut, Agra, Oudh, Gorakhpur and Benares divisions of United Province. (As described by W.. Crooke 1896).

The synonyms of turaiha people are Turaha, Turai, Turahiya, Turah, Turha and Turaiyya, These are all fisherman and Boatman and where they are, they usually engaged in fishing, cultivating Singhara (Water Nut: Trapa Bispinosa) and making hand held fans and baskets. They are the best fishmongers of India. Turaiha community is near to bhil tribe and also treated as Dheemar(Fishing Caste). (By E.J. Kitts, in there compendium of Tribe & Castes of India: 1885). But now many of them has started daily wage labour, farrywala and rikshaw pulling. Mr. J.N. Bhattacharya states in their book “Hindu Castes and Sects” (1896). Turaiha are regarded as most depressed class of India. No fisherman can be said to have the right of being regared as clean Sudras. Cause of uncleanness, the dirty smell of Mud and Fish comes every time from their bodies. So The fishing classes are certainly unclean, and they are treated as such. Some people do not catch fish, yet even they ought not to stand in a better position..They used to drink Liquor & Todi. Of Flash they eat Mutton, Fish, Pork, Tortoise and Crabs. Some of them eat field rats also. They are the servant class but un trusty and unworthy.

In census report of 1931 A.C. Turner describes. Turaha are an offshoot (Branch) from Kahars, who have a sub caste Turai in the plains of Ganges and of Turaha in Himalyan Range. Now they form a distinct caste apart from Kahar. They are unknown about their origin but they accept, they have a relation with Sun God. They form one endogamous group. The Gotra (Clan) of Turaiha People is Kashyap and they have no sub castes. Marriage by exchange is practiced. The dowry is largely prevalent and is paid in cash and kind but little more. Widow remarriage is freely allowed, and younger brother may take his elder brother’s widow to wife if he chooses. Polygamy is permissible but is seldom practiced. The Turahas cremate their dead. Brahman avoids entering in their houses. There is one custom, which places Turahas quite apart from Kahars. They will not clean house hold utensils and for this reason they will not enter domestic services. They are, however, no objection to acting as litter bearers. This difference is important as it differentiates the Turahas from Kahars, and suggests how they may have broken away from them. (United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Part-1 1933).

The Turaiha are Hindu. They regards themselves higher then Chamar and Bhangi. They belongs to Shiva and Baghwat Sects. Their deities are siloman Baba, Amna Bhawani, Biratiya, Pancho Peer, Ghatoria Baba and Kalu Dev. They follws themselves to Guru Machchhendar Nath. They celebrate their main festival in the month of Sawan held on Saturday with offering Seven Cheif Grains (Wheat, Rice, Gram, Urd, Barley, Pease and Til) with Bread, Kheer. Many people scarifies Pigs and goats to Sanichar Raja. (Kalu Baba). The main problems of this community are frequent joblessness, lack of education and life long poverty. There is no political Sound and Godfather. Although the govt. has declared Turaiha as schedule caste since 1952, but the beneficiaries are some other majority holding schedule castes only. By Jemcosny(Jemcosny (talk) 15:41, 30 November 2009 (UTC))

Population jn India about 609,000 .In Uttar Pradesh 175,000, In Bihar 248,000 , In West Bengal 96,000 , In Uttaranchal 10,000 , In Delhi 55,000 , In Jharkhand 25000

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