BostonBrahmin accent , and with Harvard University . Characteristics The term Brahmin refers ... publisher Columbia University Press year 1996 isbn 0 231 10218 6 ref Boston s Brahmin elite developed a semi aristocratic value system by the 1840s. Cultivated, urbane, and dignified, a BostonBrahmin was the very essence of enlightened aristocracy class aristocracy . ref Ronald Story, Harvard and the Boston ..., the BostonBrahmin accent , version of the New England accent. Brahmin families Many of the Brahmin families trace their ancestry back to the original founders of Boston while others entered New ...Boston Brahmins are wealthy Yankee families characterized by a highly discreet and inconspicuous life style. Based in and around Boston , they form an integral part of the historic core of the East Coast .... The nature of the Brahmins is summarized in the doggerel Boston Toast by Harvard alumnus John Collins Bossidy. And this is good old Boston, The home of the Baked bean bean and the cod , Where ... and Enterprise The Values of a Boston Elite, 1800 1860 , American Quarterly, Sept 1966, Vol. 18 Issue 3, pp 437 451. ref The ideal Brahmin was not only wealthy, but displayed suitable personal virtues ... the first chapter of his 1861 novel Elsie Venner The Brahmin caste of New England he had long been writing about the group without using the term Brahmin . ref The Brahmin was expected to cultivate ... by the strong extended family ties present in Boston society. Young men attended the same prep schools and colleges, ref Ronald Story, Harvard Students, The Boston Elite, And The New England ... or by marrying into established Brahmin families like the Emersons and Winthrops. A few families ... Boston Red Stockings Amory Amory surname Amory family John Amory Lowell 1798 1881 merchant Thomas Coffin ... Henry Cabot Lodge b. 1850 in Boston ref name HenryCabotLodgeMother cite web url http www.masshist.org ... of Nations George Cabot Lodge b. 1873 in Boston poet Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. b. 1902 in Nanhunt ref ... more details
Refimprove date July 2007 The BostonBrahmin accent is a New England Accent linguistics accent associated with the BostonBrahmin s. In popular culture , users of this accent include the characters Charles Emerson Winchester on M A S H , Walter Gaines on Cheers , Tracks Transformers Tracks on Transformers and George Feeny on Boy Meets World . References citation title American Tongues first1 Louis last1 Alvarez first2 Andrew last2 Kolker url http www.imdb.com title tt0303637 publisher IMDb . cite book last Metcalf first Allan title How We Talk American Regional English Today publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt date 2002 page 74 isbn 978 0618043620 External links http www.youtube.com watch?v mfR4DLXYpCw Two Boston Brahmins converse , from the documentary American Tongues http www.gazzaro.it accents sound Boston UClass .mp3 BostonBrahmin Accent Sample Park your car in Harvard Yard http www.gazzaro.it accents sound Boston UClass2 .mp3 BostonBrahmin Accent Sample The law is very formal and strict in that regard Category American English Category Culture of Boston, Massachusetts ... more details
issues copy edit March 2011 cleanup April 2010 expert March 2011 date July 2011 Hinduism Brahmin also Brahman IAST Br hma a Sanskrit lang sa ref group Note Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin. Brahman , Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self. Brahmin or Brahmana ... word brahmin is an anglicised form of the Sanskrit word IAST Br hman a . In the Smriti view there are four ... and absorption of tribals into the Brahmin class, through adoption of the priestly occupation ... Brahmin tradition claims to be based. Shruti includes not only the four Vedas Citation needed ... www.vedah.net manasanskriti Brahmins.html Brahmin Population A detailed article on Brahmins at Vepachedu Educational Foundation ref In Kerala , Nambudiri Brahmin s make up 0.7 of the population. In West ... and Orissa the brahmin population is quite near 10 . Brahmin communities See also Brahmin communities The Brahmin castes may be broadly divided into two regional groups Pancha Gauda Brahmins from ... www.vedah.net manasanskriti Brahmins.html Major Brahmin Castes Hindu Castes and Sects , a detailed ... Brahmins Jaiswal Brahmin s Sanadhya Bhumihar Brahmin s Bengali Brahmin s Bahun Kandelwal Gauda Brahmins Gauda brahmins Saraswat Brahmins Saraswat Brahmin s Goud Saraswat Brahmin s Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin s Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin s Assam Assamese Brahmins Main article Assamese Brahmins Kamrupi ... their faith and customs with that of any other Brahmin community across India . Each Brahmin family within the community carries specific Gotra Proper Brahmin Identity Surname which is specific for each ... of common Assamese Brahmin surnames amongst many others. Kamrupi king Bhaskarvarman regularly used ... and religious purposes. Utkala Orissa Utkala Brahmin The Sanskrit textBr hma otpatti M rta a ... 2 Sevayata and 3 Halua Brahman. Maithil Brahmin Mithila Maithil Brahmin s In India and Nepal, typically ... of highest ranking castes among Brahmin, who still strive to follow rites and rituals according ... more details
The Kattaha Brahmin are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India . They are also known as Mahabrahmin, Acharj and Acharya. ref People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 758 to 762 Manohar Publications ref Social Organization The Kattaha or Mahabrahmin are the traditional funeral priests of North India . They are said to derive their name from the Hindi language Hindi word pind kattana , which means to cut the flour balls, an important ritual in Hindu funerals. Little is known about the origin of this community, and their status as Brahmin is barely recogonized by other Brahmin grouping. The Kattaha are found throughout Uttar Pradesh, with special concentrations in the districts of Sitapur District Sitapur , Hardoi District Hardoi , and Unnao District Unnao in Awadh , and the districts of Shahjahanpur District Shahjahanpur and Bareilly District Bareilly in Rohilkhand . They speak various dialects of Hindi language Hindi , such as Awadhi language Awadhi . ref People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 758 to 762 Manohar Publications ref Present Circumstances The Kattaha are strictly endogamous, and like Brahmin castes , practice clan exogamy. Their three main clans or gotra s are the Kashyap, Bharadwaj and Sandilya. They live in multi caste villages, but occupy their own quarters. ref People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 758 to 762 Manohar Publications ref Traditionally, the Kattaha were employed as funeral priests. Some of the Kattaha obtained land through donations from their patrons, which has led to a change of occupation. Many Kattaha are now cultivators. Like many Brahmin groupings, many Kattaha are now white collor workers. See also Brahmin Bura Brahmin References reflist Category Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh Category Brahmin communities Category Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category Indian castes Category ... more details
The Bura Brahmin are a Brahmin caste found in the state of Haryana in India . They are also known Mahabrahmin and Acharaj . The Bura of Haryana and the Kattaha Brahmin have a common origin. Most Bura now prefer to be known as Acharya Brahmins. ref name PoIH XXIII p 104 109 People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 104 to 109 Manohar ref Origin The Bura Brahmin are the funeral priests of Hinduism , as such occupy a low status within the larger Brahmin caste . This includes receiving offerings from the deceased family ten days after the death. The offerings are known as das gatra . According to the community s tradition, they originated in Ujjain in Central India . They are now found mainly in the districts of Hissar District Hissar , Faridabad District Faridabad and Rohtak District Rohtak . ref name PoIH XXIII p 104 109 Present circumstances The Bura Brahmin are strictly endogamy endogamous , and practice village exogamy . They speak Haryanvi language Haryanvi among themselves and Hindi language Hindi with outsiders. ref name PoIH XXIII p 104 109 The Bura Brahmin are now in the process of giving up their traditional occupation, which was to accept offerings at death. Many are now cultivators, while some are involved in daily wage labour. Many, especially in Hissar District , are involved in selling vegetables. Citation needed date September 2011 See Also Kattaha Brahmin s References reflist Category Social groups of Haryana Category Indian castes Category Brahmin communities ... more details
The Girnara Brahmin are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India . They are a sub group of the Brahmin community. ref name R.B Lal, P.B.S pages 414 417 People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 414 417 ref History and origin The Girnara Brahmin get their name from the town of Girinagar, now Junagadh , where they lived before the arrival of the Audichya Brahmin . Another interpretation of their name is that it was acquired on the fact that they lived on the foothills of the Girnar hills. The community is said to have originated in the Himalayas , and settled in the Girnar hills, which is considered as sacred by both the Hindu s and Jain s of Saurashtra region Saurashtra . They are now found mainly in the districts of Junagadh , Jamnagar and Kutch . The Girnara are a Gujarati language Gujarati speaking community. ref name R.B Lal, P.B.S pages 414 417 Present circumstances The Girnara have five sub groups, the Madhavpura, Chorwadia, Ajakia, Panai and Bardai. These subgroups are named after the villages where they first settled. For example, Madhavpur and Chorwad are situated near Junagadh and Ajaka near Porbander . All these groups are of equal status. The community is further divided into gotra s, the main ones being the Bharadwaj, Kashyap, Kauchchas, Kaurvas, Maundas, Saudamas, Kaushas, Krishnatri, Sandilya, Vats, Bhaginas, Vashsist and Gargwa. Like other Hindu communities, they are endogamous and practice clan exogamy. ref name R.B Lal, P.B.S pages 414 417 The Girnara are essentially a community of landowners and cultivators. Prior to the carrying out of land reforms after the independence ... priests. The community have its own caste association, the Samast Brahmin Samaj, which acts as a community ... Brahmin References reflist Social groups of Gujarat Category Social groups of Gujarat Category Indian castes Category Hindu communities Category Brahmin communities of Gujarat Category Brahmin communities ... more details
orphan date October 2009 The Gangaputra Brahman are a Hindu Brahmin community, found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. ref People of India Uttar Pradesh, Vol. XLII Part 2. A Hasan & J C Das, eds. pp. 506 508 ref History and origin The community is an offshoot of the Kanyakubja Brahmin s. The exact date of the separation is unknown, but it is now a distinct community. Gangaputra in Sanskrit signifies sons of the Ganges river . The Gangaputra are associated with the river Ganges , and their communities are located mainly along the banks of the river. These people were also known as the Ghatiya, because they occupied the piers of the Ganges ghat in Hindi signifies pier . ref o People of India Uttar Pradesh, Vol. XLII Part 2. A Hasan & J C Das, eds. p. 506 ref The Gangaputra Brahmin are found mainly in the Farrukhabad , Kanpur and Shahjahanpur districts. Their main occupation is to officiate at the various holy occasions which occur along the river. ref People of India Uttar Pradesh, Vol. XLII Part 2. A Hasan & J C Das, eds. p. 507 ref See also Kanyakubja Brahmins References reflist Category Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category Brahmin communities Category Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh ... more details
Primary sources date July 2011 Refimprove date July 2011 The Brahmin Swarnkar are an Indian caste, which developed from Shrimal Nagar s Brahmins today it is known as Bhinmal . They are called Brahmin Swarnkars because a group of Brahmins adopted a Swarnkar business for their enhancement of life style, and so these Brahmins are called as Brahmin Swarnkars. Subdivisions Being Brahmins, Brahmin Swarnkar have main 9 rishi gotras . Atri, Kashyap Kaushik Gautam Parashar, Bhardwaj Vatsat Vashisht Haritas There are subgotras in each Rishi Gotras, and total gotras are about 84 which were developed by Shri Dharmsi ji at Keradu during 7th century. ref http brahminswarnkar.com pages ?p 1 ref Related groups Other Soni groups include the Shrimali Brahmins Shrimali , who claim to be Brahmins, as do the Maru Kansara Soni, the Marwari, Kutch and Kathiawari groups who originate from Marwar , Kutch and Kathiawar . External links http brahminswarnkar.com References reflist Category Brahmin communities ... more details
Original research date January 2011 Brahmin Tamil lang ta is the name for a series of closely related Tamil language Tamil dialects spoken by Tamil Brahmin communities. The language has heavy Sanskrit vocabulary, unlike the mainstream Tamil spoken by the non Brahmin Tamils. Brahmin Tamil was largely used by Brahmins who introduced Sanskrit words connected with religion and ritual into conventional non religious usage. History Brahmin Tamil is believed to have evolved over a long period of time starting from the days of the legendary sage Agastya. However, the dialect took its present form during the reign of the Vijayanagar Empire . During the heyday of Brahmin domination in the early 1900s, Brahmin Tamil was used as the lingua franca for inter caste communication. ref name standardization cite web title Standardization or Restandardization the case for Standard Spoken Tamil author Harold F. Schiffman url http ccat.sas.upenn.edu haroldfs public stantam STANTAM.HTM ref The principal characters in the Tamil movies of the period also spoke the Brahmin dialect. However, with the rise ..., Brahmin Tamil was gradually displaced from public spheres. Brahmin Tamil, has however, continued .... There is also often a difference in the vocabulary of the two styles. Both styles of Brahmin Tamil ... are freely used in Braahmik. Differences with standard spoken Tamil Brahmin Tamil varies slightly from the standard spoken Tamil used by non Brahmin communities. Brahmin Tamil retains minor adaptations of classical Tamil Centamil words which are no longer in common usage, like m , the Brahmin ... Sanskrit corruptions as the Brahmin Tamil word for water th tham which is a corruption of the Sanskrit ... speech. center border 2 bgcolor FF00FF Differences with standard spoken Tamil Brahmin Tamil ... to you center Apart from vocabulary, Brahmin Tamil also differs from standard spoken Tamil in its ... FF00FF Differences with standard spoken Tamil Brahmin Tamil Spoken Tamil English yirthu yirchu ... more details
Infobox caste caste name Sarola classification Brahmin populated states India languages Garhwali , Kumauni language Kumaoni , Hindi , Sanskrit related Indo Aryan people Garhwali people religions Image Om.svg 15px Hinduism Sarola brahmin is the highest Garhwali people Garwali Brahmin Clans Garhwali Brahmin subcaste from Uttarakhand , India . Sarola Brahmins were the earliest authenticated Brahmin casts in the then small Garhwal Kingdom of 1200 years ago. The capital of this kingdom was Chandpur Garhi and 12 casts of Brahmins were settled in 12 villages surrounding the capital. These 12 villages were collectively known as Bara Than perhaps meaning Barah Sthan , and the Brahmins living in these villages were known as Sarola Brahmins. Later the relatives of these Brahmins who joined them in Garhwal were also known as Sarola Brahmins . ref http www.uttaranchal.org.uk uforums viewtopic.php?f 22&t 443&start 60 ref ref http books.google.com.au books?id K8nUAAAAMAAJ&q sarola brahmin&dq sarola brahmin&hl en&ei txFQTYWKG5H5canJwPsF&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 6&ved 0CEkQ6AEwBQ ref ref http books.google.com.au books?id UOItAAAAMAAJ&q sarola brahmin&dq sarola brahmin&hl en&ei txFQTYWKG5H5canJwPsF&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5&ved 0CEUQ6AEwBA ref See Also Garhwali people Hatwal References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist Categories DEFAULTSORT Sarola Brahmin Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Brahmin communities Category Hindu communities Category Social groups of Uttarakhand Category People from Uttarakhand Category Garhwal division Category Uttarakhand ... more details
unreferenced date November 2011 Wikify date November 2011 Bhanot is a subcaste of Punjabi people Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins in North India , majority of Bhanots lives in Punjab, India Punjab , Haryana and Delhi states of northern India. Bhanots are of Vatasya vats rishi Gotra. Maharishi Vatsa was one of the descendents of Bhrigu Kul.The term is also used to describe a Rajput clan, Bhanot. History There are multiple theories behind the Bhanot name. The king of Bhathinda in Punjab state was of Rajput clan, his Rajpurohit chief prist was Saraswat Brahmin of Vats gotra. During one war when the fort was about to be captured all women including wife of rajpurohit went suttee jumped into fire . As she was pregnant with a baby boy, due to the heat the baby fall out of her womb. After the war was over, king treated that baby boy as his son.People called him Bhanot means born out of fire . The boy later on married two women, one Brahmin and one Rajput, that is how Brahmin Bhanots and Rajput Bhanots originated. The king who had adopted the son of his rajpurohit was a Rajput and the biological father of the boy the rajpurohit was a Brahmin. It happened about 400 years ago in or around Bhathinda . See also Bhanot Bhanot Rajput Category Indian family names Category Punjabi Brahmins Category Social groups of Punjab, India ... more details
The Sompura Brahmin are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India . They are a sub group of the Brahmin community. ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 1309 1312 ref History and origin According to their traditions, they are so called because they are said to get their name because they were created by the god Chandra to perform sacred ceremonies for the god Shiva . These sacred ceremonies are known as som yajna. They are concentrated in the town of Prabas Patan. The community are one of the oldest Brahmin community in Gujarat and speak Gujarati language Gujarati . ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1309 1312 ref Present circumstances Like other Brahmin communities, they consist of gotra s which are exogamous. Sompura s have 18 different gotra s. 11 of them spread all over Gujarat and Rajastan. Their main profession was and remains to build Temples, Derasar as per an Ancient Indian Architecture vastu shilp shastra . They are very well known as Temple Architects worldwide. Others stay near Prabhas Somnath and their main profession was and remains panda giri priestly services in the temples, particularly in and around Somnath . The community are strict vegetarians, and avoid garlic and lentils. ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1309 1312 ref See also Bhattmewada Brahmins Sachora Brahmin References reflist Social groups of Gujarat Category Social groups of Gujarat Category Indian castes Category Hindu communities Category Brahmin communities of Gujarat ... more details
The Jujhautiya Brahmin are an endogamy endogamous Brahmin community found the Chambal River Chambal and Yamuna river valleys in the north, and the Narbada valley in the south. Chhatarpur District in Madhya Pradesh is the centra and cultural focus of this community. They are a sub group of the Kanyakubja Brahmin s. They are one of the more important communities in Bundelkhand . ref People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 658 to 665 Manohar Publications ref According to the community s traditions, they acquired the name Jujhautiya, when a group of Kanyakubja Brahmins performed a yajna for Jujhar Singh, the Bundela Rajah . Other traditions point to the fact that Bundelkhand was known as Jujhauti, and Jujhautia simply means the Brahmin s of Jujhauti in Sanskrit . In Uttar Pradesh , they are found mainly in the districts Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh Hamirpur and Banda District Banda . ref People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 658 to 665 Manohar Publications ref The practice endogamy and clan exogamy , like most Brahmin caste s. Their clans are known as pata , are placed into two groupings, Teen Ghars , consisting of the Tiwari, Chanke and Pande, and the Tera Ghar consisting of the Rawat, Richhariya, Misra, Pathak, Patairiya, Bhandairiya, Vajpai, Chaube, Nayak, Arajariya, Sullera, Dikhsit and the Tiwari of Aijhi. The Jujhautiya were at one time substantial landowners, and zamindar s of the estates of Gawrihar, Paldes, Navagaon, Bhesaunda, and Chaubepur Pahra. List of Famous Jujhoutia Brahmins Swami Sahajanand Saraswati References reflist Category Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh Category Social groups of Madhya Pradesh ... more details
Jaiswal Brahmin lang hi Brahmin Jaiswal s belongs to Pancha Gauda division and are branch ... or North India ref cite web url http en.wikipedia.org wiki Brahmin communities title Brahmin Communities ... an interesting connecting link ref cite web url http jaiswalbrahmin.yolasite.com title Jaiswal Brahmin ... title Brahmin publisher accessdate ref . Some Jaiswals are Brahmin Swarnkar s. This is probably due ... wiki Gujarati people title Gujarati People publisher accessdate ref . Most of them are Brahmin Thakur ... Jaiswal Brahmin Surnames are Jaiswal, Jayaswal, Gaur, Garg, Gupta, Bhagat, Vaish nav , Dubey ... or Middle name Gupta and Varma or Varman or Barman were used by Brahmin Dynasty Kings in Eastern Parts ... of other Far Eastern Ilands and regions. ref Brahmin ref ref name autogenerated4 , Professor A.L. ... of the Gupta dynasty ref Brahmin Gupta s are believed to be Vaidya Brahmins and are descendants of Dhanavantari , the god of medicine and father of Ayurveda . ref Brahmin ref Jaiswal Rajput Though being ... were also classified as Jaiswal Rajput s in more recent history Warrior Brahmin s like Bhumihars ... Prefix or Middle name Gupta and Varma or Varman or Barman were used by Brahmin Dynasty Kings in Eastern ... jaiswal brahmin surnames are also known viz Mahajan, Kale, Prasad, Chaudhari, Dahale, etc. Jaiswals ... wikiana wiki Jaiswal Brahmin title paths.sheffield.ac.uk publisher accessdate ref ref cite web url http www.facebook.com pages Jaiswal Brahmin 246581328722142 title Facebook Page publisher accessdate ... http www.facebook.com pages Jaiswal 111974525495548?sk info http www.facebook.com pages Jaiswal Brahmin 246581328722142 http paths.sheffield.ac.uk wikiana wiki Jaiswal Brahmin Kanyakubja Brahmins Jaiswal Social groups of Gujarat See also Brahmin communities Kanyakubja Brahmins Jaiswal Category Brahmins Category Brahmin communities Category Indian castes Category Indian ethnic group stubs Category ... groups of Uttar Pradesh Category Brahmin communities of Gujarat Category Brahmin communities of Uttar ... more details
A Pirali Brahmin is any member of a subgrouping of Brahmin s found throughout Bengal , which is split between India and Bangladesh . Notably, Rabindranath Tagore and the Tagore family are members of this group. The term Pirali historically carried a stigmatized and pejorative connotation its eponym is the vizier Mohammad Tahir Pir Ali, who served under a governor of Jessore . Pir Ali was a Brahmin Hindu who converted to Islam his actions resulted in the additional conversion of two Brahmins brothers. As a result, orthodox Hindu society shunned the brothers Hindu relatives who had not converted , ref name Thompson 1926 12 citation last1 Thompson, Jr. first1 E year 1926 title Rabindranath Tagore Poet and Dramatist publisher Read isbn 1 4067 8927 5 page 12 quote The Tagores are Pirili Brahmans sic that is, outcastes, as having supposedly eaten with Musalmans in a former day. No strictly orthodox Brahman would eat or inter marry with them. ref and the descendants of these Hindu relatives became known as the Pirali Brahmins &mdash among whom numbered the Tagores. ref name Dutta 1995 17 18 Harv Dutta Robinson 1995 pp 17 18 . ref This unorthodox background ultimately led the Tagore family to dispense with many of the customs followed by orthodox Brahmins and subsequently they embraced the Brahmo sect of Hinduism. See also Brahmins Brahmin communities Forward Castes Citations reflist References div class references small Citation surname1 Dutta given1 K surname2 Robinson given2 A year 1995 title Rabindranath Tagore The Myriad Minded Man publisher St. Martin s Press id ISBN 0 312 14030 4 . div Bengali Hindu people Category Bengal Category Rabindranath Tagore Category Brahmin communities Category Social groups of West Bengal bn ... more details
The Sachora Brahmin are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India . They are a sub group of the Brahmin community. ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B. Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1211 1215 ref History and origin The community get their name from the town of Sanchore in Jalore district of Rajasthan . They are said to have left Rajasthan in the 15th Century fleeing a Muslim invasion. Their initial settlement was Palasava in Kutch District , from where they dispersed to neighbouring Saurashtra region Saurashtra . In Kutch , they were temple priests at the temple of Achleshwar Mahadeo. They are now found in the districts of Rajkot , Junagadh , Kutch , Ahmedabad and Mehsana . The community speak the Kathiawari dialect of Gujarati language Gujarati . ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B. Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1211 1215 ref Present circumstances The Sachora Brahmin are pure vegetarians, with wheat, maize and millet being their main food source. They have four subdivisions, the Rigvedio Ashwalyami, Shuklayajurvedni Madhyandhini and Siddharkdeoni Shankhayan. They have further eighteen exogamous gotra s, the Kaudiniya, Kashyap, Kaushik, Bharadwaj, Parashar, Mudgal, alembayan, Shatatap, Krishnatreyi Herit, Jyesta Shandiya, Kamishth Shandilya, Gautam, Katayan, Vatsa, Garg and Jyesta Bhargav. All these gotras are equal in status and named after Hindu saints. Common surnames of the community include Shastri, Dave, Joshi, Raman, Bhatt, Vyas, Thakur, Pujarai, Mehta and Trivedi. ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B. Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1211 1215 ref The community is split between those ... Brahmin References reflist Social groups of Gujarat Category Social groups of Gujarat Category Indian castes Category Hindu communities Category Brahmin communities of Gujarat ... more details
Orphan date November 2011 The Malviya or Malaviya lang hi are a Brahmin sub caste found in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India . ref Tribes and Castes of the Northwestern Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 451 to 453 ref The word Malviya literally means those from Malwa in Central India . They are a branch of the Pancha Gauda Panch Gauda Brahmin s. Traditionally, they are said to be divided into thirteen and a half gotra s, these being Bharadwaj, Chaube Parasara, Angiras Chaube, Bhargava Chaube and Dube. All these gotra s are Rigvedi s. While the Sandilya, Kasapa Chaube and Kauta Dube are Yajurvedi. The remaining gotra s, the Vats, Vyas, Gautam, Tivari, Lohita Tivari and Kaundinya are Samavedis. In Uttar Pradesh , they are found throughout the state and speak Hindi language Hindi . Their customs are similar to neighbouring Brahmin communities such as the Kanyakubja Brahmins . ref Tribes and Castes of the Northwestern Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 451 to 453 ref In Madhya Pradesh , the Malviya are found mainly in Hoshangabad District Hoshangabad and Betul District Betul districts. According to their traditions, they were invited to settle in Malwa by the Gond kings of Kherla . As such, they are said to be the earliest settlers in the Narbada river valley. Most Malviya, in addition to their traditional occupation are cultivators. ref Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume I by R.V Russel ref Reference reflist Madan Mohan Malaviya Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Category Brahmin communities Category Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh Category Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category Social groups of Madhya Pradesh ... more details
Golapurab Brahmin also sometimes called Galav are Brahmin community in western Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh regions of India. ref Jati Bhaskar by Pt. Jwala Prasad Mishra ref ref Hindu tribes and castes, as represented in Benares Volume 3 of Hindu Tribes and Castes, Matthew Atmore Sherring, Publisher Thacker, Spink & co., 1872 ref They are a branch of the Sanadhya Brahmins who migrated to a Golla town according to Sanadhya Samhita. They tend to be cultivators and landowners like the Tyagi or Bhumihar Brahmins. They traditionally took kachcha food only from the Sanadhya Brahmins, who also serve as their priests. They are mainly located in the region in Agra district. Their main center was a town named Birthara, 28 miles south of Agra one of the most numerous clans among them is named Birthare. Some of them have migrated to Narsinghpur in MP. ref Imperial gazetteer of India provincial series, Volume 13, Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series, Publisher Supt. of Govt. Print., 1908 ref See also Golapurva References reflist Category Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Category Brahmin communities ... more details
The Audichaya Brahmin are a Brahmin caste found in the state of Gujarat in India . ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 82 to 86 Popular Prakashan ref Origin The word audich in Sanskrit means northerner, and the Audichaya are said to have come from North India to Gujarat on the invitation of Mulraj Solanki, the ruler of Anhilpur Pattan between 955 to 966 AD. These Brahmin families were originally from different regions of North India . They are now a Gujarati language Gujarati speaking community. Audichya Brahmins are also settled in the southern parts of Rajasthan in and around the Aravali mounain range and speak the Marwadi language. ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 82 to 86 Popular Prakashan ref Clans The community consist of a number of clans or gotra s. There main gotras are the Vatsa, Bhargava, Dalabhya, Dron, Maunas, Gangayan, Sankratrutya, Sankruit, Panlastva, Mandakya, Shaunak, Bharadwaj, Kaudinya, Artio, Krushnatri, Swetatri, Chandratri, Gautam, Kutsas, Anfiras, Vashishta, Upmanu, Udvah Audvah, Parashar, Laugashi, Kashyap, Shandilya, Gabhil, Pipplad, Udalak, Audalal, Garga, Kaushik, and Hirnyagarbh. ref People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 82 to 86 Popular Prakashan ref In Audichya Brahmins Audichya Sahasra and Audichya Tolak are the two sections. Sahasra were in a group of 1000, and Tolak were in a small group. In principle they had differences. They were invited by Siddharaj Jaysinh, for rituals during Sahasra Ling Talav a lake created by the rular Siddharaj which has 1000 ... September 2011 References reflist Social groups of Gujarat Category Brahmin communities of Gujarat Category Social groups of Gujarat Category Brahmin communities Audichya brahmins considered as the highest brahmins in terms of knowledge and position in King s era. Particularly Audichya Brahmin community ... more details
The Bias , or sometimes pronounces Vyas are a Brahmin caste found in the state of Haryana in India . They are also known as Bararia and Srimali. ref People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 92 to 96 Manohar ref Origin The word bias means a preacher in Sanskrit , and Bias Brahmin are a group of Nagar Brahmins , who settled in Haryana some six centuries ago. In Haryana , the community is found mainly in the districts of Bhiwani District Bhiwani , Hissar District Hissar , Sonepat District Sonepat , Rohtak District Rohtak , Hissar District Hissar and Karnal District Karnal . They now speak Haryanvi language Haryanvi . ref People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 92 to 96 Manohar ref Present circumstances The Bias are strictly endogamy endogamous and practice clan exogamy . Their clans are referred to as gotra s, and theoretically all gotra claim descent from a respected saint or rishi . Among the larger gotra s are the Gautam, Kaushik, Angira, Vashishth, Garg and Sandal. ref People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 92 to 96 Manohar ref The traditional occupation of the Bias is that of village priests. A small number were large landowners, but most of the community are petty landowners. Like other Brahmin groupings, they have been more successful in taking up higher education, and generally are economically well off. Citation needed date September 2011 See also Nagar Brahmins References reflist Category Social groups of Haryana Category Indian castes Category Brahmin communities ... more details
Multiple issues orphan December 2010 unreferenced July 2011 cleanup July 2011 Vadadra are the followers of Bala Mata a form of Amba Maa with eighteen hands. The vadadra Brahmins receive their designation from the village Vadad or Valad other names are Vadadras, Valadras, Varadra, Valadhra or Valandra near Ahmedabad . The name of the town Vadad was adopted by the community living around the temple of Bala Mata http wikimapia.org 4472430 gu valadra brahmin s mandir . They are Devi Bhakts. Many of them used to be mendicants but have since became a highly educated community with many doctors, teachers and businessmen. Considerable number of them are cultivators and merchants. They were chiefly found in Kaira but today they are found all over the world. According to Charotar Sarv sangrah, they have two broad divisions 1 Tarpada Vadara Brahmin and 2 Mewada Vadadra Brahman. They have sixteen Gotra s amongs them. In the past century, many folks from the Vadadra community have migrated to countries such as East Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Australia and the gulf countries. Vadadra Brahmins are divided into main two castes Tarpada Vadadra and Mehwada Vadadra. Notable Vadadra Brahmins Mohanlal Pandya , Freedom Fighter with Mahatma Gandhi Citation needed date September 2011 External links http WWW.balarksevasamiti.com http WWW.balarksevasamiti.com References references Social groups of Gujarat Category Indian castes Category Brahmin communities Category Social groups of Gujarat Category Brahmin communities of Gujarat ... more details
. There are villages having predominantly Kota brahmin population in Shimoga and Chikmagalur Districts ... are the subsect of Brahmin caste of Hinduism . Prominent Members K. Shivaram Karanth Jnanapeetha ... advocate general of Karnataka See also Brahmin Kannada Brahmins Hinduism Kannada Karnataka References ... Boloji.com DEFAULTSORT Kota Brahmin Category Kannada Brahmins Category Indo Aryan peoples Category ... more details
POV date April 2011 Cleanup date January 2008 Not only the Goud Saraswat Brahmin s of Konkan . Ethnic group group Saraswat poptime 1,000,000 Northern Saraswats popplace Primary populations in Kashmir Punjab India Punjab Uttarakhand Haryana Karnataka Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh Delhi langs Punjabi language Punjabi , Hindi , Marwadi , Kashmiri language Kashmiri , Garhwali , Dogri , Kumaoni language Kumaoni , Konkani rels Hindu related Mohyal , Punjabi Brahmins , Kashmiri Pandit The Saraswats are a Brahmin caste of India. History unreferenced section date November 2011 According to the legend, Saraswat Brahmins are Brahmins who lived on the banks of the former Saraswati River that once flowed in northern India. Around 1900 BC, the river Saraswati started vanishing under ground and the people on its banks started migrating to other parts of India thus forming sub communities. There are many sub communities in Saraswats, including 1.Kutch Saraswats found in Gujrat Kutch, Mumbai 2.Rajasthan Saraswats 3.Saraswat s from Uttarakhand 4.Saraswat s from Uttar Pradesh 5.Saraswat s from Konkan 6.Kashimri Saraswats 7.Punjabi Saraswats 8.Sind Saraswats 9.oriya saraswats Communities As per several renowned historians, the Saraswati Sindhu river was existent in parts of Kashmir, Punjab and Sindh. Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins are one of the most influential communities in Punjab. Approximately 45 of Punjabi Brahmins belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra, a Saraswati Brahmin group which is the same as the one found in Kashmir.The other prominent Gotra in Punjab is Lakhanpal.In addition to main Saraswati gotras such as Bharadawaja and Vashistha, Punjab is also home to the small Mohyal minority, a sub community within Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins have traditionally been landlords, Dewans, Shahs, and Kings ... of Pandit is invariably a Saraswat Brahmin surname and a large number of them are the Kashmiri ... kept their Brahmin surnames of Bhat, Dhar, Pandit, Raina, Kaul and Reshi. Prominent Saraswats main ... more details
The Gaur Brahmin or Adh Brahmin are a Brahmin sub caste found in North India . ref name One Editors Amir Hassan pages 55 People of India Volume XLII Part One Editors Amir Hassan, B. R Rizvi & J. C Das pages 55 to 57 Manohar Publications ref Gurjar gaur Brahmins were priests of the Gurjar s Gujars or Gujjars during the reign of the Gurjars. ref cite book title Gujarat, Part 1 author Kumar Suresh Singh coauthor Rajendra Behari Lal, Anthropological Survey of India publisher Popular Prakashan year 2003 id ISBN 8179911047, ISBN 9788179911044 quote They get their denomination... from their acting as priests of the Gurjar tribe or from their having been isolated from other gaudas. page 469 ref ref cite book title Census of India author Sir Edward Albert Gait, India, Census Commissioner publisher Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing year 1902 page 117 ref History and origin The Brahmin castes may be broadly divided into two regional groups Pancha Gauda Brahmins from Northern India and considered to be North of Vindhya mountains and Pancha Dravida Brahmins from South of Vindhya mountains as per the shloka . However, this sloka is from Rajatarangini of Kalhana, which was composed only in the 11th century CE. , br br , br ref ... Major Brahmin Castes Hindu Castes and Sects , a detailed article on various castes and groups of Brahmins ref The Gaur Brahmin have their origin in Haryana , where they claim to have originally from ... , the Gaur are a community of Brahmin s, who are essentially cultivators. They cultivate wheat maize ... by H. A Rose pages 279 Low Price Publications Publications ref See also Brahmin communities Eminent ... jewels,famous for his Wit & Wisdom Pandit MadanMohan Malaviyaji MUNDIYA SWAMI Sree Gaur Brahmin From ... Category Social groups of Rajasthan Category Brahmin communities Category Brahmin communities of Uttar ... more details
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