Biharis

The Biharis^[a] or Bihari people are a subgroup of the Indo-Aryans who speak the Bihari languages. Bihari people can be separated into three main Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic groups, Bhojpuris, Maithils and Magadhis.^[1] They are also further divided into a variety of hereditary caste groups.^[2] In Bihar today, the Bihari identity is seen as secondary to caste/clan, linguistic and religious identity but nonetheless is a subset of the larger Indian identity.^[3] Biharis can be found throughout India, and in the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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^ Brass, Paul R. (2005). Language, Religion and Politics in North India. iUniverse. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-595-34394-2.
^ Dipankar Gupta (8 December 2004). Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?. SAGE Publications. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3.
^ Verma, Jyoti (2019). "Bihari Identity: An Uncharted Question". Psychology and Developing Societies. 31 (2): 315–342. doi:10.1177/0971333619863237. S2CID 202290212.

[2] Brass, Paul R. (2005). Language, Religion and Politics in North India. iUniverse. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-595-34394-2.

[Gupta2004-3] Dipankar Gupta (8 December 2004). Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?. SAGE Publications. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3.

[4] Verma, Jyoti (2019). "Bihari Identity: An Uncharted Question". Psychology and Developing Societies. 31 (2): 315–342. doi:10.1177/0971333619863237. S2CID 202290212.

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