Nai (caste)

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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). In modern times Nai in northern India refer to themselves as "Sain" instead of Nai. The Nai caste is classified as an Other Backward Class in most of the state in India. These include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi NCR, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, where they have their own regional name and endogamous unit. Some Nais are followers of Sikhism. Their traditional roles were cutting hair and taking messages on life-cycle rituals celebrated by members of other caste groups.

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