welfare association. Brijbasi Nat The Brijbasi Nat name figuratively means an inhabitant of Brij or modern day Mathura, and as such they are a territorial grouping, their name meaning the Nat of Braj country. The community is found mainly in Farrukhabad, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Bareilly, Budaun, Mainpuri, Etawah and Agra districts. They speak Braj Bhasha and are Hindus. The Brijbasi have Durga as their tribal deity. They are strictly endogamous, and practice clan exogamy. The Brijbasi community consists of seven clans, namely the Bijrawat, Dharam Saut, Kakera, gwal, Kurra, Mucchar and Wadaut. Marriages are strictly prohibited within the clan. The Brijbasi are a landless community, and they are mainly musicians and dancers. At the time of social functions, they are required to perform for their patrons, who tend to belong to the locally dominant castes. But a greater number are now employed as wage labourers. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. As a Dalit community, they often suffer from societal discrimination. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery. Notable People Natwarlal,Indian Conman References Dom in India Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Punjab Scheduled Castes of Haryana Scheduled Castes of Bihar Scheduled Castes of Uttarakhand Scheduled Castes of Madhya Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Delhi Scheduled Castes of Gujarat Scheduled Castes of West Bengal Scheduled Castes of Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes of Odisha Scheduled Castes of Himachal Pradesh