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Caste System
The Caste System, most famously implemented in India, was a social hierarchy based on family lineage, and occupation, that determined the place, role and importance of people within the society.
3,387 Questions
Which caste do people with gudipati surname belong?
Gudipati is the name of the village in South India. In South India all communities use their native place name as sirname. It covers all castes and religions. BRAHMINS
Which caste does the surname 'Rokade' belongs to?
ROKADE surname belongs coastal part of (North karnataka),Mangalore,Belguam, and Maharashtra. The community is Vysya Vani - Hindu. These people speak Konkani and Marathi.
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Vishnu prasad Rokade.Journalist.
What is the caste of vijay mallya?
Kannada Brahmin. Mallya is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka in India. It is found amongst the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community in Karnataka.
Which caste does Verma belongs to?
Verma (Hindi: वर्मा) surname originally belongs to the Kshatriyas. The meaning of this word is "shield" or "protection" and it was a surname for warriors.
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References:
1. Dasa, Syamasundara (1965-1975). Hindi sabdasagara.Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
2. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
Surname Chamarthi belongs to which caste?
the surname chamarthy belongs to niyogi brahmins.Actually they hail from coastal districts of andhrapradsh and are spread across world
Chamarthy Surname exists in Vaideki Velanadu families also from the coastal districts of AP. Example: Chamarthy from Vegeswarapuram (Near Kovvur) are Vaideki Velanadu brahmins..
Yes correct Some of the Chamarthy families are located at Vegeswarapuram. Chamarthy Nageswara Rao(Vaidiki Velanadu) was a land lord from Vegeswarapuram also he is a freedom fighter.
WHich caste do people with talapady surname belong in karnataka?
in karnataka Scheduled Tribe group names
What is the Caste and Sub Caste of Surname Vasava?
i want to know VASAVA surname which cast releated?
Shetty surname belongs to which caste?
Shetty belongs to Bunt caste (Kshatriya/Brahmins caste). The surname originates from coastal Karnataka in India. The word 'Bunt', means Strong man or solider; the word 'Shetty' means head of a mercantile in Sanskrit.
What caste Sakshi rawat belongs to?
Rawat caste basically The Rajput Clans belongs to The Suryavanshi Rajput these caste basically found at Rajasthan , U.P , Uttarakhand , Himachal Pradesh.
Rawat Rajputs are believed to be descendants of Chauhans. Some historians believe the Rawat Rajputs are direct descendants of Prithviraj III's brother Hariraj, who escaped to hilly and dense forest areas after the fall of the Chauhan empire in 1191.
What is the caste of balla surname in andhra pradesh?
people with surname BALLA belongs to CHOWDARY[KAMMA]....these people live mostly in Nalgonda and hyderabad ie...mainly in Telangana and are refered to as gandikota kamma with taguturi gootram.......I even belong to balla family but i live in guntur of andhra pradesh state since my parent settled down here .I'M talking about caste of balla's and i'm not telling that balla is a caste...of course there may be a possibility of balla as caste or balla in another caste like there is also a balla surname lives mostly in the koonasema regions they belong to kapu[naidus].....but or because i'm a balla and since i belong to chowdary caste I'm informing this
What caste people Thawait belong to?
They Belong to Chaurasiya Community .Which is Actually a Brahmin Community in Northen India ,but divided in to various Sub Castes.. (For Ref - See Wikepedia, Chaurasiya )
Chaurasia is a Brahmin community in India and Nepal. The name originated from ancient Indian Vedas which basically refers to a Brahmin community in India. The word originates from a Vedic word 'chaturashiitah' which refers to eighty-four in sansakrita . In ancient India, according to the Hindu mythology it is believed there are eighty four thousand Yonis(breeds, types) of Gods existing in this universe. Every species which exist on Earth belong to a particular Yoni. At a later stage and for easy pronunciation it evolved to 'Chaurasia' (a Hindi equivalent also refers to eighty-four).
A famous story behind the birth of this word states that once all dev gans (Devtas, Gods) assembled on Earth at a place called 'Naumi Sharayan' to perform some auspicious ceremony, and while they were approaching back to 'Bakunthya Dham' (Heaven) they all started feeling thirsty due to extreme heat on earth when a particular community came forward and quenched their thirst by serving them Beatle leaves .Impressed by their hospitality, the Devtas not only blessed them but also honoured them by gifting the title chaturashiitah i.e. 'CHAURASIA' . According to the Baudhâyanas'rauta-sûtra CHAURASIA's belong to Kashyapa, Some believe that they belong to [Bharadvâja],So there are many beliefs about Gotras .
In recent days people of this community are employed in a variety of occupations (some also refers themselves as 'Vaishya' i.e. traders,since becoming followers of Vallabhacharya ji, adopting Vaishanavism nearly 300 years ago.) and their religious traditions and culture are becoming less of a factor in daily life.
History of Chaurasia Community
According to mythology, Mohini distributed Amrut (ambrosia) amongst various gods. The urn with the remaining of the Amrut was kept near Indra's elephant « Nagraja ». Growing inside the urn was a strange creeping plant and the gods became ecstatic. Vishnu ordered Dhanvantari to examine the plant. He thus discovered its stimulating quality. From then on, Vishnu began to offer its leaves, as a gesture of love and affection. Since, it is said , that the betel trine was born. It began to be associated with the Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh Trinity. The areca nut was attributed to Brahma, the Tambool (betel) leaf to Vishnu and lime to Mahesh.
According to another legend, after the Pandavas' victory at Hastinapur, they began to have a fervent desire for Tambool. A messenger was urgently sent to the underground abode of the Queen of the snakes. The Queen, only too happy to oblige, cut the extreme phalange of her little finger and sent it to the Pandavas. The phalange was planted with great ceremony and soon the Betel plant grew out of the phalange. The creeper is since then referred to as « Nagveli » the snake plant. The ceremony of the leaves commemorates this origin and the Barais offer prayers to the God of snakes on the occasion.
Chaurasia community belongs to the following Gotras
- Kashyapa
- Bharadwaj
- Shandilya
- Rishi
- Brahmachari
- Gaurhar
- Chaurasia
- Sharma
- Barai
- Tamoli
- Bhagat
- Chaurishi
- Chaudhari
- Modi
- Rasela
- Rajdheer
Sub castes
Following are the synonyms of Chaurasia surname by regional preferences:
- Chaurasia (Belarampur, patti, pratapgarh) (U.P.)and Nepal.
- Chaurasia (Throughout India)
- Chourasia (Parts of North East India)
- Chaurishi (Parts of North India)
- Chaurasiya ( In Terai area of Nepal)
- Sharma (Throughout India)
- Jaiswal (North India)and Nepal.
- Bhardwaj (Throughout India)
- Kashyap (North India)
- Nag (North/East India)
- Bhagat (North/east India) & Nepal
- Bari (Central/western India)
- Barai (West Bihar/East UP)& Nepal
- Tamoli (West Bihar/East UP)
- Rishi (Central India)
- Brahmachari(North India)
- Gaurhar (North India)
- Modi (North India)
- Raut (Bihar Madhubani) and Nepal
- Rai (Bihar Madhubani)
- Munshi (Dhanbad Jharkhand)
- Rasela (Central India)
- Tiwari (Bihar Begusarai area)
