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'''Dher''' is one of the backward classes and [[scheduled castes]] of [[India]].<ref name=D>[https://books.google.com/books?id=syj_YT9fx44C&pg=PA335&dq=%27%27dher%27%27+are+Scheduled+caste&hl=en&ei=gw6sTcbgDczHrQfsy42oCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=dher&f=false Dher] Empowerment of scheduled castes,By R.V.K. Naidu</ref> They were one of the lowest and despised sections of [[Hindu]] [[Dalit|out-caste]] society, degraded by the slavery imposed on them by the Hindus for many ages.

They are primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]],<ref name=C/> [[Karnataka]],<ref name=C>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GulBDMgxcU0C&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=dher+caste&source=bl&ots=x123oa8AKY&sig=Mli0hIBZeONoncjgg6MvVk4hZgU&hl=en&ei=Ea-rTfyeNILRrQeB_PSnCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAw#v=snippet&q=dher&f=false] Encyclopaedia of backward castes, Volume 2 By M. L. Mathur</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&pg=PA409&lpg=PA409&dq=dher+caste&source=bl&ots=aDihAm34SQ&sig=PR3kGvq3b90Eaoemy57Xhzq4Y1k&hl=en&ei=RgisTcGjOILMrQeJ2q2nCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=dher%20caste&f=false] The castes and tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's dominions, Volume 1,By Syed Siraj ul Hassan, Page:409</ref> [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]]. In Southern India, among Dhers there were three principal class of slaves called [[Holeya (caste)|Holiyas]], Yemaru and Paleru.<ref name=A>[https://books.google.com/books?id=i2l3ssvO6jMC&pg=PA5504&lpg=PA5504&dq=holiya+caste&source=bl&ots=vy4Ocs1nqC&sig=T9GjdiH3G-4C3BJegchcSWJg57w&hl=en&ei=0q2rTdubMomqrAeE2P2nCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=holiya%20caste&f=false] Indian Encyclopaedia, Volume 1 By Subodh Kapoor, Page 5504.</ref>

In [[British India]], the Dhers live in scattered groups, occupying wretched hovels of foliage, and depending on the chase, fishing, and the carcases of dead animals. Some worked as leather tanner and mostly used to work as slave labor.

==References==
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[[Category:Dalit communities]]
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social groups of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]

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