Oriya Karana
Matrimonial
Karana is an intellectual community of Orissa state. Karana caste is a sect of Brahmins that dominates the political and social aspects in Orissa. They are well educated Oriya speaking people and were known as writer-caste. Today, they are working in diverse sectors from teachers, lawyers to working as software professional in Multi National Companies. A large Karana population has migrated to USA in search of better job opportunities. Some common surnames of Karana's are Pattnaik, Das etc.