Mahotsav, Amrit. «Mahishya peasant movement». Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India(en inglés). Consultado el 12 de agosto de 2023.
Dasgupta, Swapan. Local Politics in Bengal: Midnapur District 1907-1934(en inglés). London: University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 58. «The Mahishyas claimed their origin from the union of a Kshatriya male and a Vaishya female. Although in neighbouring Orissa they were regarded as Kshatriyas and had once formed the bulk of the peasant militia, the rigid Kulinism of Bengal forced them into the category of Sudras.»
Bhaumik, Sudarshana (26 de agosto de 2022). The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal: Depiction from the Mangalkavyas c. 1700–1931(en inglés). Taylor & Francis. ISBN978-1-000-64143-1. «The Khandaits were quasi military castes of Orissa. They formed the Paik militia forces of the local rajas and zamindars of Mayurbhanj and enjoyed rent-free lands as jagir. Abul Fazl describes Khandaits as “zamindars of the district of Midnapur.(P46); The Chasi Kaivartas were also a dominant ruling class in Midnapore.The kingdom of Tamralipta (Tamluk) ruled from time immemorial by Maurya dynasty and was seized by the Kaivarta house of Bhuiya Rays who became the zamindars of Tamluk. Ain-i-Akbari mentions that during the time of Akbar it was a zamindari held by khandait family.(P170)».
