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{{short description|Brahmin community}} |
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| popplace = [[Uttar Pradesh]] • [[Madhya Pradesh]] • [[West Bengal]] • [[Chhattisgarh]] • [[Jharkhand]] • [[Bihar]] • [[Assam]] • [[Tripura]] |
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| langs = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] • [[Kannauji language|Kannauji]] • [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] • [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] • [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name=NKSenguptap25>{{cite book |last=Sengupta|first=Nitish K. |title=History of the Bengali-Speaking People |publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors |year=2001 |isbn=81-7476-355-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6eYsAAAAMAAJ |page=25}}</ref> • [[Indo-Aryan languages|other Indo-Aryan languages]] |
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| rels = [[Hinduism]] |
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|langs = ''Historical:'' [[Awadhi]], [[Kannauji]] <br /> ''Modern:'' Local languages, primarily: [[Standard Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]] |
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| related = [[Saraswat Brahmins]] • [[Gauda Brahmins]] • [[Maithil Brahmins]] • [[Bengali Brahmins]] • [[Utkala Brahmins]] |
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|rels=[[Image:Om.svg|15px]] [[Hinduism]] (100%) |
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|related = [[Sanadhya Brahmin]]s, [[Saryupareen Brahmins]] and different [[Bengali Brahmin]] Communities. |
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'''Kanyakubja Brahmins''' are an [[endogamy|endogamous]]<ref>{{cite journal |author=Suhasini Bhatnagar and Suraksha Agrawal |title=Surname Endogamy among the Brahmin of India |journal=Current Sociology |year=2016 |volume=50|issue=6 |pages=853–861 |doi=10.1177/0011392102050006005 |s2cid=145181320 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0011392102050006005#:~:text=The%20groups%20are%20all%20subdivisions,groups%20practise%20patrilineal%20surname%20endogamy}}</ref> [[Brahmin]] community mainly found in northern [[India]]. They are classified as one of the [[Pancha Gauda]] Brahmin communities.<ref name="US_2008">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA575 |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India |author=Upinder Singh |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2008 |isbn=9788131711200|page=575 }}</ref> |
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==Aukat औकात बता रहा हू bats raha hu == |
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Aukat bata raha hu कान्यकुब्ज ब्राह्मणो से भी बड़े है भुइंहार ब्राह्मण , राय पुरवांचल ( पुरवी उत्तर प्रदेश ) के राय मतलब भुइंहार ब्राह्मण , रायसाहब (राय पंडित ) यानि भुइंहार ब्राह्मण of गाजीपुर बनारस मउ जौनपुर बेतिया आजमगढ़ गोरखपुर बस्ती मिर्जापुर बक्सर आरा गोपालगंज हथुवा बलिया आप सबके बाप रायसाहब (भुइंहार ब्राह्मण) याद रखो हम है सबसे बड़े ब्राह्मण aukat samjh me aiyi apni |
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==Origins== |
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'''Kanyakubja Brahmins''' are a [[Brahmin]] community found in [[Northern India]], including the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The word Kanyakubja means Brahmins of the [[Kannauj]] region. Kannauj region was spread to border of [[Vidisha]] in ancient times. Other sub-group of Kanyakubja is the [[Saryupareen Brahmin]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 718 to 724 Manohar Publications</ref> |
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The majority of the interviewees assert that the designation of the caste originates from the city of [[Kannauj]], emphasizing that this name signifies a geographical association. The etymology of this caste is solely preserved through genealogies, oral traditions, mythical narratives, and proverbial accounts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Khare |first=R. S. |date=1960 |title=The Kānya-Kubja Brahmins and Their Caste Organization |url= |journal=Southwestern Journal of Anthropology |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=348–367 |doi=10.1086/soutjanth.16.3.3629037 |issn=0038-4801}}</ref> |
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==Occupation== |
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Some of the Kanyakubja Brahmins were priests, astronomers, astrologers, or teachers, while others chose the career of soldier. They formed the best fighting element in [[Awadh]] next only to [[Rajputs]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Surya Narayan|title=The Kingdom of Awadh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8As_JziO2kC&dq=kanyakubja+fighting+element+awadh&pg=PA9|date=2003|publisher=Mittal Publications|page=9|isbn=978-81-7099-908-9 }}</ref> |
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==Social status== |
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In [[Uttar Pradesh]], they are considered the highest class of Brahmins.<ref>{{cite book|title=Uttar Pradesh : General Background Opposition in a Dominant Party System A Study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh, India|page=27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3d2EAAAQBAJ&dq=kanyakubja+brahmins+social+status&pg=PA27|author=Angela S. Burger|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520365568|year=2022}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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* [[Ravishankar Shukla]], first chief minister of [[Madhya Pradesh]]<ref name="StateGovs">{{cite book |title=Journal of the Society for Study of State Governments |date=1972 |page=131 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ez4dAAAAMAAJ&q=sc+shukla+kanyakubja}}</ref> |
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* [[Shyama Charan Shukla]], former chief minister of [[Madhya Pradesh]]<ref name="StateGovs"/> |
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* [[Suryakant Tripathi]], Indian poet and novelist.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mehrotra |first1=Arvind Krishna |title=Last Bungalow: Writings on Allahabad |date=12 December 2006 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-93-5214-094-7 |page=197 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NNgvCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT197 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], former [[Prime Minister]] of India<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Singh |first1=N. K |title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A private person with strong dislikes and few close friends |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19960531-atal-bihari-vajpayee-a-private-person-with-strong-dislikes-and-few-close-friends-832968-1996-05-30 |access-date=13 October 2023 |magazine=India Today |date=31 May 1996}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Bihar]] |
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Madhya Pradesh]] |
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of West Bengal]] |
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Assam]] |
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[[Category:Indian castes]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://kanyakubj.org/ kanyakubj.org] |
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 4 November 2024
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Uttar Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh • West Bengal • Chhattisgarh • Jharkhand • Bihar • Assam • Tripura | |
| Languages | |
| Hindi • Kannauji • Awadhi • Bhojpuri • Bengali[1] • other Indo-Aryan languages | |
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| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Saraswat Brahmins • Gauda Brahmins • Maithil Brahmins • Bengali Brahmins • Utkala Brahmins |
Kanyakubja Brahmins are an endogamous[2] Brahmin community mainly found in northern India. They are classified as one of the Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities.[3]
Origins
The majority of the interviewees assert that the designation of the caste originates from the city of Kannauj, emphasizing that this name signifies a geographical association. The etymology of this caste is solely preserved through genealogies, oral traditions, mythical narratives, and proverbial accounts.[4]
Occupation
Some of the Kanyakubja Brahmins were priests, astronomers, astrologers, or teachers, while others chose the career of soldier. They formed the best fighting element in Awadh next only to Rajputs.[5]
Social status
In Uttar Pradesh, they are considered the highest class of Brahmins.[6]
Notable people
- Ravishankar Shukla, first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh[7]
- Shyama Charan Shukla, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh[7]
- Suryakant Tripathi, Indian poet and novelist.[8]
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India[9]
References
- ^ Sengupta, Nitish K. (2001). History of the Bengali-Speaking People. UBS Publishers' Distributors. p. 25. ISBN 81-7476-355-4.
- ^ Suhasini Bhatnagar and Suraksha Agrawal (2016). "Surname Endogamy among the Brahmin of India". Current Sociology. 50 (6): 853–861. doi:10.1177/0011392102050006005. S2CID 145181320.
- ^ Upinder Singh (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India. Pearson Education India. p. 575. ISBN 9788131711200.
- ^ Khare, R. S. (1960). "The Kānya-Kubja Brahmins and Their Caste Organization". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 16 (3): 348–367. doi:10.1086/soutjanth.16.3.3629037. ISSN 0038-4801.
- ^ Singh, Surya Narayan (2003). The Kingdom of Awadh. Mittal Publications. p. 9. ISBN 978-81-7099-908-9.
- ^ Angela S. Burger (2022). Uttar Pradesh : General Background Opposition in a Dominant Party System A Study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh, India. University of California Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780520365568.
- ^ a b Journal of the Society for Study of State Governments. 1972. p. 131.
- ^ Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna (12 December 2006). Last Bungalow: Writings on Allahabad. Penguin Books Limited. p. 197. ISBN 978-93-5214-094-7.
- ^ Singh, N. K (31 May 1996). "Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A private person with strong dislikes and few close friends". India Today. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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