Budania
Budania (Template:Lang-hi) is an ancient gotra of Jats who live primarily in the Indian states of Rajasthan and Haryana. In Haryana, they are found in the village of Bhattu Kalan, and the city of Sirsa. In Rajasthan, they are found in Jaipur, Churu, Sikar, Hanumangarh , Jhunjhunu , Jodhpur. Outside of these two states, they can also be found in Adampur (in Punjab), and Darba (in Chhattisgarh).
Origin
Budania got its name from the region around Buria[1]. Buria is a town in the Yamunanagar district of Haryana that was founded by Birbal, one of the navaratnas of the Mughal Emperor Akhbar. [citation needed]
Local tradition states that the name "Budania" was given to this gotra by the "epi-person"[clarification needed] Budha ji.[citation needed] His temple is located in the village of Chichroli near Khetri-Tehsil (in the Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan).
Interestingly, Thakur Deshraj found that the clan of Budia was mentioned by Megasthenes (who used the Greek term Ordabae) in his book Indica[2].
Distribution in Rajasthan
Locations in Jaipur city
Ambabari, Barkat Nagar, Mahavir Nagar I, Murlipura Scheme, Mansarowar Colony,
Villages in Sikar district
Mandela Chhota, Sola (Laxmangarh), Dholas, Kurli, Piprali, Ramsinghpura, Rukansar,
Villages in Jhunjhunu district
Ardawata, Budania, Chhawasari, Chichroli, Dhadot Khurd, Ghodiwara Kalan, Khajpur naya, Shobha Ka Bas,Sitsar
Villages in Hanumangarh district
Bolanwali, Kharakhera, Manak Thedi, Ratanpura, Sangaria,
Villages in Jodhpur district
Distribution in Haryana
They are found in Bhattu Kalan, Darba, Sirsa and Adampur in Haryana.
Villages in Sirsa District
Nezia Khera, 8 kms away from Sirsa situated on Sirsa - Bhadra Road, has 50 family of Budania gotra in this village. This village was established in 1844 AD.
Notable persons from this clan
- Narendra Singh Budania -XLRI MBA+Scientist,DRDO
- Sumitra Budania
- Narendra Budania
- Hanuman Singh Budania
- Sampat Singh
- Dr Mali Ram - Retd. Principal of Seth G B Poddar college Nawalgarh. He belongs to village Ghodiwara Kalan in Nawalgarh tehsil in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.
References
- ^ Arya, Mahendra Sing (January 15,1998). आधुनिक जाट इतिहास (Modern History of the Jats) (in Hindi). 31A,Subhashpuram, Agra-282007: Jaypal Agencies.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Deshraj, Thakur (1992). Jat Itihas (in Hindi) (2nd ed.). Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi.