Nagar Brahmins
This article is about the social caste. For the moth family, see Brahmaeidae. For similarly spelled words, see Nagar (disambiguation).
| Nagar Brahmin | |
|---|---|
| नागर ब्राह्मण | |
| Varna | Brahmin |
| Religions |
 Hinduism |
| Languages | Gujarati, Malvi, Hindi, English |
| Country | India, United States, Canada |
| Populated states | Gujarat, Rajasthan, New Jersey, Illinois, Ontario |
| Region | Malwa, Mumbai, Kolkata |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
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Nagar Brahmins in western India (c. 1855-1862).
Nagars are believed to be one of the oldest of the Brahmin groups, found primarily in Gujarat, but also in Rajasthan, Malwa and in states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar even as far as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh in the north, West Bengal in the east and Karnataka in the south. In North India, they form a sub-group of Vyas Brahmins.
"Hatkeshwar Mahadev Temple Vadnagar"
Origin
The oldest account of the Nagars is given in the Nagara Khanda, a part of the Skanda Purana [1](Hindu religious text).
Nagar princes
A few Nagar families became chieftains of (minor) princely states, notably in two in Gujarati peninsula Kathiawar's Sorath prant : Kuba State and Vasavad.
Notable people
- Narsinh Mehta (1414–1481), poet-saint
- Himmatlal Dhirajram Bhachech - Indian civil engineer, rebuilt the Ellis Bridge
- Ranchhodlal Chhotalal - Indian businessman who set up the first textile mill at Ahmedabad
- Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 1st Baronet - the first Hindu baronet of British India, textile mill owner and philanthropist
- Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 2nd Baronet, baronet - independence activist
- Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 3rd Baronet - Arjuna awardee, shooter, etc.
See also
References
- ↑ Research in Sociology: Abstracts of M.A. and Ph. D. Dissertations Completed in the Department of Sociology, University of Bombay, Concept Publishing Company, 1989, p. 100
External links and Sources
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