Dher
Indian backward class and scheduled caste
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Dher is one of the backward classes and scheduled castes of India. They were one of the lowest and despised sections of Hindu out-caste society. They are primarily found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat.[citation needed]
In Southern India, among Dhers there were[when?] three principal class of slaves called Holeya, Yemaru and Paleru.[1]