 They were constantly served with utmost respect in society even from the Brahmins, and were frequently awarded the extraordinarily prestigious Rai Bhadur Award.From the beginning, Mahapatras did not belong to a caste as surname justified caste, yet it was awarded to only Brahmins classes but now it is also used by adopting Khandayat,Gopala and Chasa castes of Odisha.so, that justified their caste, that's why, some Mohapatras/Mahapatras were both classified into totally different castes.