yes,they are brahmins
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Kaushik itself is a gotra in a brahmin community.. it is one of the upper most gotra in brahmin commnity
Kaushik
Goddess MAHALAKSHMI is the kukldevi of 'KAUSHIK' gotra and Lord NARSIHMA is the Mul Purush...
sanyal is a surname of bengali brahmins....they have a gotra...
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Yes, I am Pandey and my wif is Kaushik. bot from up india
Yes. It comes from "Koushika", a monk.
gotra for bhosale is kaushik & devak is panch palav
Many brahmins like me are audichya sahastra brahmins with bhrdwaj gotra ....... And here in brahmins is a rule that a couple with same surname and same gotra can not be merried because their main reletionship is brother-sister ..... :) :::::: KEYUR ::::::THIS BHARDWAJ CONTAINS KULDEVI SEPERATE WITH NADI,SHIV, GANPATI SO MARRIAGE PURPOSE SME GOTRA IN CAN MATRCH ACCORDINGLY.
people with surname surti are not sheduled caste they are of forward class.