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            Brahmin Castes in British Garhwal 
                  British Administration in Garhwal   -303
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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -323
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          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
     
      There is interesting to know the beliefs about upper caste and lower classes Brahmins. In 1872 census, Brahmins were divided into five divisions. It means a few educated persons those were aware of beliefs provided the said information about divisions. In 1884, people informed Atkinson about four classes of Brahmins-
Sarola
Gangari
Nirola
Jogi
  In 1894, Paw was informed about following four Brahmin classes-
Sarola
Gangadi
Khasya
Nimna
 Diwan of Tehri Uma Datt Dangwal also supported Paw division.
  In early twentieth century, there were three divisions in common-
Sarola
Gangari
Nimna
  Now, there is no such division.
             Concept of Sarola and Gangari/Gangadi Brahmins
       A proverb was there – Sar ka Sarola aur Ganv ka Gangari/Gangadi. That means Brahmins staying on shrines or above Shrinagar were Sarola and below Shrinagar, other Brahmins were Gangari/Gangadi. In Garhwali language, Gangar /Gangad mean that valleys or river bank.
     Raturi claimed that Sarola and Gangari/Gangadi Brahmins are top class. Both classes had /have same culture and worshipping system. However, Sarola did not take pulse, rice (Kaccha)  cooked by Gangadi/Gangari class. However, all classes of Garhwal used to take rice-pulse (Kaccha ) food cooked by Sarola class. Gangadi/Gangari Rajput, Khas and Shilpkar used to take rice-pulse cooked by Gangari/Gangadi class.  As per Narendra Hindu law, there were no cultural and religious differences between Sarola and Gangari/Gangadi Brahmins from law point of view too.
      In Mid Age, there was consciousness about taking food cooked by different classes. Dal-Bhat was called Jutha or Kaccha Bhojan and upper caste were conscious not taking such food cooked by other caste people. There was no hard and fast rule for Roti-Bhaji cooked by other caste.
     Atkinson guessed that forefathers of Gangari/Gangadi Brahmin settled below shrines and used to serve mean Garhwal Kings. The Kings appointed Brahmins of Lobha and Chandpur as their cook and those were called Sarola. A King from the same family, ordered that the people of his cook family would cook food for his army and those were called Sarola. Sarola means Raswal or cook. Dimri people were allowed to cook gift food (Bhog) for Badrinath temple by the King. As per Kind order, other than Dimri, Hatwal,   other people do not enter into that kitchen where Bhog is being cooked. The same concept suggested by the Kings percolated into society and division remained intact for many centuries.
    The Bhat-Dal was the main center of differentiating classes. There was no such strict social law for Roti-Bhaji.
   However, many Rajput did not take rice-pulse cooked by all Brahmins. An all Brahmins did not take rice-pulse cooked by even upper caste Brahmins. There was much regional discrimination too among Gangadi Brahmins as Brahmins of same status not taking Bht of other Brahmins. Upper Caste Brahmins used to marry with lower class Brahmins but did not marry their daughters with lower caste Brahmins.
       Increasing Sarola Brahmins Castes numbers
 It is said that initially, there were only 12 Sarola castes. Later on, the numbers reached to 36. Atkinson reported 22 Sarola castes in 1884- Kotiyal, Semwal,Gairola,Kainyuri/Khanduri,  Nautiyal , Maithani, Thapliyal, Raturi, Dobhal, Chamoli, Hatwal, Dyondi, Malgudi, Knadyal,Nauni, Semalti, Bijlwan, Dhurana, Manuri, Bhattalwali, Joshi of Bhatiyana/Bhattalwali and Mahilya
  After 35 years, Raturi offered new lists of 30 numbers and barred Joshi and Dhurana.  Raturi added 11 new castes –Jaisal, Silod, Madiwal, Jasola, Kailkhora, Nainwal, Pujyari, Bhatt, Chaukyal.  There were other six sarola castes too as –Joshi, Malgudi, Rajvadi,Palyan, Dhamman but they did not get into list.
         Sarola converting into Gangadi
       In second half century of British rule, Sarola people established a Sarola Sabha/ association. There, Sarolas stressed on members for being Sudh Sarola /Pure Sarola by abiding certain strict rules.  (Census of India U.P. report).  By those rules, if a Sarola married a Gangadi girl, his children would be called Gangadi. For abiding strict rule, Nautiyal divided their Castes into sub castes and started marrying only to those castes – Dhungan, Palyan, Manjkhola, Gajandi, Bausauli, Chandpuri.
        There had been a problem of getting Sarola girls for Sarola boys. Therefore, Sarola started marrying Gangadi Brahmin girls. Sarola also started keeping Khas girls as Uppatni. Sarola men used have Khas wife but they did not take Bhat-Dal cooked by Khas wife. In such cases, the children were not called Sarola.
  The numbers of Pure Sarola started decreasing and their children from other caste waves were counted in Gangadi.
 In case, a Sarola had one wife Sarola and other a Gangadi , the children by Sarola wife would be counted in Sarola and children by Gangadi wife would be called Gangadi Brahmin .
             In 1931,the numbers of Sarola in Tehri Garhwal were 735 as follows (Raturi, Narendra Hindu law)-
Sarola Castes ---Male----Females---------- Sarola Castes ---Male----Females
Nautiyal-----------53---------53-----------------Maithani---------60-------47
Dimri----------------1----------11-----------------Hatwal----------4---------7
Bijlwan-------------105-------82------------------Khanduri---------7---------13
Dyundi--------------10-----------11----------------- Lakhera -------2---------1
Semwal--------------25----------20----------------- Pujari------------23-------8
Semalti---------------14-------------11----------------Chamoli--------13------14
Manjkhola------------5--------------6-----------------Dobhal----------4----------1
Thapliyal-----------2----------------------------------Kothiyal-----------------------3
Males ------401------------------Females ------------335

                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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 History of British Garhwal, Education , Caste, History of Devalgarh Garhwal , ; History of Badhan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Barasyun Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Chandpur Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Chaundkot Garhwal; Education , Caste History of  Gangasalan Garhwal;  History of Mallasalan Garhwal;  Education , Caste, History of Tallasalan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Dashauli Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Nagpur Garhwal; Society  in British Garhwal. History of British Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith in Chamoli Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith of Pauri Garhwal ,  Education , Health, Social and Culture History of Rudraprayag Garhwal









































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            Gangadi/Gangari and Nirola Brahmin Castes in British Garhwal 
                  British Administration in Garhwal   -304
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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -324
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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -1158
          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
          There were divisions among Gangari/Gangadi Brahmins too. Bahuguna (Bughana), Dobhal, Uniyal and Dangwal comes under ‘Chauth’ segment.  Raturi,  in Narendra Hindu law mentioned following castes under Gangari/Gangadi- Naithani, Childwal,Juyal, Saklani (Pujari), Joshi, Tewari, Painyuli, Chandola, Dhoundiyal, Naudiyal, Mamgain, Barthwal, Kukreti, Dhasmana Kainthola, Suyal, Anthwl, Bahukhandi, Jugran, Malkoti, Balodi, Ghansala, Madhwal, Devrani, Pokhariyal, Dabral, Sundriyal, Kalsi, Kimothi, Purviya, Kothari, Badola, Panthari, Baluni, Purohit, Rudola, Sunyal, Kotnala, Kala,Kanswal, Bairagi,  Molasi, Farasi, Badhani, Shailwal, Kudiyal, and Bhatt.
          Nirola
   People informed to Atkinson about Nirola Brahmins that they are Dubhagi . Those Brahmins did not have marriage relations with Sarola and Gangadi Brahmins. Nirola used to stay in Nagpur. Ramayanpradip described Nagpur as Durgam/Dugam unreachable or difficult to reach place. That was one reason for calling them Dubhagi or Dugami. Patiram informed that other Brahmins separated them from Brahmin society in past and Nirola meant that separated. They had many gotras as Kashyap, Angrish etc. Therefore, they were also called nanagotri (many gotras).  A theory informs (Dabral) that the castes of such Brahmins were based on maternal castes and not by paternal caste. Therefore they were called Nanagotra (the gotra of maternal grandfather)
    Atkinson informed following Nanagotri or Nirala Brahmin castes – Jamloki, Batanwal, Kandhari, Baramwal, Silwal, Poldi, Bilwal, Garsara, Thalwal, Thaleta, Kimoti, Maikota, Darmwar, Dayolaki, Kandpal, Thalasi, Falata, Gatyali, Dhamakwal, Bamwal, Mangwal, Bamola, Binjwal, and Ganai.
    Historian Patiram belonged to Nagpur region.  Patiram counted only 24 castes in Nirola and he replaced Dhupali Batanwal, Bilwal, Gatyali and Ganai by Khauli, Sangwal, Purohit and Missar.
                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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 History of British Garhwal, Education , Caste, History of Devalgarh Garhwal , ; History of Badhan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Barasyun Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Chandpur Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Chaundkot Garhwal; Education , Caste History of  Gangasalan Garhwal;  History of Mallasalan Garhwal;  Education , Caste, History of Tallasalan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Dashauli Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Nagpur Garhwal; Society  in British Garhwal. History of British Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith in Chamoli Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith of Pauri Garhwal ,  Education , Health, Social and Culture History of Rudraprayag Garhwal










































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            Folk Stories about Arrival of Different Communities in British Garhwal 
                  British Administration in Garhwal   -305
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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -325
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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -1159
          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
       Each caste community had been spreading various folk stories about their arrival in Garhwal.  For example, a few Sarola cast communities stated that their forefathers came with Kanakpal. There is still not surety about Kanakpla and his arrival, his original place of migration. So, the arrival year or places from where they migrated of such Sarola communities is still doubtful.
 Atkinson collected, edited such caste community arrival in Garhwal and informed in 1884. Raturi offered his version in 1932 and there are differences in both the information for example  –
Place of  Migration = Pl Mg
Arrival Samvat year  – Arri Sab
Original person = OP
Village in Garhwal where he settled  =VG
Atkinson=At
Raturi =Rt
       Caste -----------Old Caste –-----Pl Migr-------Arri Sab---------OP-----------VG
At—Pokhariyal--- ?-----------------------?---------------?----------------/---------Pokhari
Rt-  ”--------------------Vilval-----------Vilhit-----------1618---------Guru Sen-----Pokhari
At- Dhoundiyal          ?--------------------?--------------?-----------------?-----------Dhound
Rt- --do ------------------Gaur -----------Rajputana-------1713---------Rupchand—Dhound
     There are differences among various folk stories and historian’s information. For example , Atkinson (18814) informed that the cook of Badrinath temple are Dimri and migrated from South. They belonged to Kashyap gotra. Atkinson stated that a few Dimri called them children of Rawal the chief priest and a Brahmani.
          Ratri  (1920 ) informed that the old caste of Dimri was Dravid  and migrated from Karnataka. Since the first person settled in Dimar , so called Dimri. Two persons Rajendra and Balbhadra settled in Dimar. When a Badrinath temple cook was made Rawal his children Rajendra and Balbhadra born before his being Rawal settled in Dimar.
  In 1958, Maheshwar Datt Dimri stated that Dimri came from Sanghal, Karnataka and settled in Dimar 700 years back.
     Shambhu Prasad Bahuguna  (1976) condemned the above arguments in Uttaranchal (Page 69).


                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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 History of British Garhwal, Education , Caste, History of Devalgarh Garhwal , ; History of Badhan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Barasyun Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Chandpur Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Chaundkot Garhwal; Education , Caste History of  Gangasalan Garhwal;  History of Mallasalan Garhwal;  Education , Caste, History of Tallasalan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Dashauli Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Nagpur Garhwal; Society  in British Garhwal. History of British Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith in Chamoli Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith of Pauri Garhwal ,  Education , Health, Social and Culture History of Rudraprayag Garhwal











































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             Arrival of Sarola Brahmin Communities in Garhwal 
                  British Administration in Garhwal   -306
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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -326
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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -1160
          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
  Raturi offered the following data for arrivals of Sarola Brahmin Communities in Garhwal (Garhwal ka Itihas page 140)-
Caste----Old caste -----Old Place -------Arrival Sanvat ---- First person ---- Settling Village
Nautiyal--- Gaur-----------Dhar--------------945----------------Devidas-Nilkanth-----Nauti
Maithwani Adya Gaur--Chhakhat-Bengal—975------------Rupchand Tryambk--- Maithwana
Semalti----do-----------Virbhumi-Bengal----965-----------Ganpati-------------------Semalt
Gairola------do-------------?----------------------972-----------Jayanand –Vijayanand ---Gairola
Chamoli----Dravid---------Vilhat-----------------982--------Dhaarni,Harmi, Birmi---Chamola
Thaplyal---A.Gaur----------Gaurdesh-----------980---Jaychand,Maychand, Jaypal—Thapli
Dyondi---------?-----------------?---------------------------------------------------------------Dyond
Dimri-------Dravid----Santhal, Ktk------------?------------Rajendra, Balbhadra---------Dimar
Khanduri----Gaur----Virbhumi---------------945-----------Sarangdhar, Maheshwar-----Khanduda
Raturi---------A.Gaur---Gaurdesh-------------980------------Satyanand, Rajbal-----------Ratuda
Semwal--------do----------Virbhumi-----------980------------Prabhakar, Niranjan---------Semganv
Nauni----------Satti--------Gujrat-------------980--------------------?-------------------------Naunganv
Hatwal-------Gaur-----------virbhumi---------1059--------------sudarshan, Visheshwar--Hatganv
Kotyal----------Gaur---------?------------------?----------------------?---------------------------Koti
Sati-------------Sati----------Gujrat ----------------------------------------------------------------?
Bijlwan---------Gaur--------------------------------------------------Bijju-------------------?
Lakhera --------A.Gaur-Virbhumi-----------1117---------------Narad, Bhanuvir------Lakheri
Pujyari---------Bhatt-------South--------------1722----------------?—Chandravadani Priest
Joshi of Mairav—Kanyakubj, -Kumaon--------1812-------------------- Jyotishi
 There is no mention of arrival time etc of Bhadwal, Jaiswal, Maliwal, Jasola, Bhatt, Kailkhora, Dhammaval, Nainyal, Knadwal, Malgudi, Chaukhya. It seems those castes were added in Sarola community in  later stage.
                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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 History of British Garhwal, Education , Caste, History of Devalgarh Garhwal , ; History of Badhan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Barasyun Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Chandpur Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Chaundkot Garhwal; Education , Caste History of  Gangasalan Garhwal;  History of Mallasalan Garhwal;  Education , Caste, History of Tallasalan Garhwal; Education , Caste History of Dashauli Garhwal; Education , Caste, History of Nagpur Garhwal; Society  in British Garhwal. History of British Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith in Chamoli Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith of Pauri Garhwal ,  Education , Health, Social and Culture History of Rudraprayag Garhwal












































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             Arrival of Gangadi/Gangari Brahmin Communities in Garhwal 
                  British Administration in Garhwal   -307
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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -327
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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -1161
          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
  Raturi offered the following data for arrivals of  Gangari/Gangadi Brahmin Communities in Garhwal (Garhwal ka Itihas page 148)-
Caste----Old caste -----Old Place -------Arrival Sanvat ---- First person ---- Settling Village
Bughana---A.Gaur -----Gaur-Bengal------980-----------Krishnanand , Achyutanand---Bughani
Dangwal----Draavid-------Santoli, Ktk-----982---------Dharnidhar-----------------Dang
Dobhal---------Kanyakubj---?-----------------945-----------Karnjit-------------------Dobha
Uniyal----------Maithil--------Mithla--------981---------Jayanand, Vijaya----------Uni
Ghildyal------ AGaur-----------Gaurdesh---1100--------Lutm, Nagdev------------Ghildi
Naithani--------Kanyakubj------Kanauj------1200--------Karndev-Indrapal--------Naithana
Juyal--------------Mahrashtra-----Vilhat--------1700--------Basudev, Vijayannad ---Juyalganv
Saklani----------Kanyakubj--------Daundiya-Awadh-----Nagdev-----------------------Saklana
Joshi------------Dravid -------------Kumaun -----------------------------Astrology Profession
Tiwar/Tewari----Tripathi ------------------------Kumaun ------------------------------ ?
Painyuli-------Gaur----------------South----------1200-------------Brahmnath--------Panyal
Chandola-----Sarswat------------Chandousi-------1633------------Luthraj-----------
Dhoundiyal---Gaur----------Rajputana--------------1713-----------Rupchand------Dhound
Naudiyal------Gaur------------Chirnga--------------1600---------Shashidhar------- Naudi
Mamgain--------Gaur-------------Ujjain           ? Due to settling in Maternal uncle’s village
Barthwal----------Gaur------------Gujrat---------1500------Suryakamal, Murari ---- Bareth
Kukreti------------Dravid-------------Vilhit --------1409------Gurupati----------Kukarkata (Jaspur)
Dhasmana-------Gaur---------Ujjain-------------1723-------Hardev,Veerdev  Madho,-Dhashman
Kainthola --------Bhatt-------Gujrat--------------1669---------Ramvital----------Kaintholi
Suyal-------------do--------------------------------?------------Dajjal, Bajnarayan—Sui
Bangwal------Gaur--------Madhya-----------  1725------------------------------------Banga
Anathwal-------Sarswat------Punjab----------1612--------------Ramdev---------------Aneth
Dhaulakhandi—Maharashtra—Vilhit --------1700------------Bhrikundkavi---------?
Jugran----------Pande---------Kumaun ----------1700-----------?-------------------------Jugari
Malkoti---Gaur--------------------?---------------1707-----------Balakdas-------------Malkoti
Balodi------Dravid----------South----------------1400--------------?----------------------Balod
Ghansala----Gaur-----------Gujrat ----------------1600-------- Magandev---------------Ghansali
Madwal------Gaur-------------Dwarhat-------------1700-----------Rajdas---------- Mahad
Devrani-------Bhatt----------Gujrat-----------------1500-----------?------------------?
Pokhariyal-----Bilwal--------Bilhit------------------1678---------Gurusen----------- Pokhari
Dabral-----------Maharashtra----South-------------1433-----Raghunath, Vishwanath-Dabar
Sundrayal-------Karnatak---------------------------1711-------------------------------Sundaroli
Kalsi------------Bhatt—Gujrat-----------------------1300-----------------------------------
Kimothi-------Gaur------Bengal---------------------1617---------Rambhajan------Kimotha
Kavi------------Kanyakubj---Kanuaj--------------1736  ---As apoet
Purviya-----------------------Kumaun ---1800
Kothari---------Shukla----Bengal ----------------1791------------Kumardev----------Kothar
Badola---------Gaur--------Ujjain-------------------1798----------Ujjal--------------Badoli
Panthari ------Sarswat------Jalandhar-------------1600------Andhu-Panthram----Panthar
Baloni------------Sarswat----------Jalandhar-----------1776---------Jeevram-------Balonganv
Purohit---------Khajiri--------Jammu---------------------1813----------Purohiti profession
Badoni---------Gaur --------Bengal  ----------------------1500----------------------------Badon ganv
Rudola -------Tailang--------Sindh Hyderbad ---------
Sunyal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Soni
Kotnala----------Gaur -----------Bengal-----------------------1725---------------------------Kotiganv
Kala --------------Gaur-----------Kali Kumaun------------912-------
Kausyal---------Gur------------------------------------------1722-------------------------------Kausyali
Bairagi –--------------------------------Grihasth Bairagi
Malasi--------------Gaur-----------------------------------------------------------------------Malasuganv
Farasi------------Dravid-----------------South------------1791-----------------------------Farasu
Badhani-----------Kanyakubj---------Kanauj------------1722-----------------------------Badhan region
Kotwal--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kotganv
Sailwal---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sailganv
Kudiyal-------------Gaur----------Bengal-----------------1600---------------------------Koodiganv
Bhatt----------------Dravid --------Karnataka------------------------------------------------
Baurai----------Gaur-------------------------------------------1500-----------Baudhar or Baurganv
Maikoti II---------Kanyakubj-------Kanauj------------------1623--------------Maikot
Binjola----------Dravid /Kashyap----------------------------???
Godura --------Bhatt -----Karnataka -----------------------1718-----Godu
Bhadola (Bhardwaj) ----Dravid --------South --------------------------------------Badalpur region
Musra-------------Gaur-------Bengal-------------------------------Bhagdev---------------Musar ganv
Byasudi ----------Bhatt---------South ------------------------1600 ------Byas ----------?
Silwad ---------------Dravid ---------Vanaras -----------------------------------------------Sillaganv
Missar ---------------Missar ------------Kumaon --------? ? ?


 Names Added by Bhishma Kukreti
Gwadi-----------Gaur ------------------------------------------------------------------------Gwad
 Silswal------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Silsu
Diswal -------------------??
Dhuklan ---------------------------??
Parandyal------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Parand
Kadtwal-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kadti
Keshtwal -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Keshta ganv
Kaparwan ---------------------------------?/ ------------------------
Bhatkoti ----------------------------------------------? ?
Dwivedi ---------------------??

 















                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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              Bhekhdhari Communities in Garhwal 
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                     There were many castes in Garhwal and still persist those are called Bheshdhari Jogi. The Jogi or Bhekhdhari communities play great role in Garhwal.
    There ae many castes of such communities as Nath, Kanfata, Binkanfata, Gusain, Giri, Pui , Dashnami, Aghori, Pramhans, Gurudasi, Sadhu, Brahmchari, Sanyasi, Ramanandi and many more.
   Historians and administrators put them into two major classes – Gusain ( Bairagi, Udasi, sadhu etc) and Jogi (priests in Bhairon temples).
 The administration collected the population as follows-
 Year ----------Gusain -----------Jogi ---------Total
1872-------------1125-------------1063-----------2188
1881--------------------------------------------------2670
                  Gusain
 Gusain had ten sub classes or Dasnami . Tirth, Ashram, and Bharti were sub divisions. Dandi was also sub class.
  In past, such  priests (Mahant, Gusain) of Math or temples had to be Brahmchari. Slowly, gusain started having woman keep in temples and lately started marrying too. They had a specific system for making disciples from the society.
  Many families used to put their child into bag of Gusain for making the male child as Gusain. When the child reached at the age of 8, 10 or  12 years, there used to be a rituals for making child as Gusain and from that day the Child used to live with Gusain in Math or temple.  The disciple from other family was called and Nad Putra and if Gusain’s own son used to become Gusain that Gusain was called Bindu Gusain.
    Society had a custom for offering articles , food, grains to Gusain.

                  Puri
 The Puris sects from Jogi were the priests of temples as Kamleshwar, Narmdeshwar (Shrinagar), Nageshwar, kalkeshwar, Naleshwar.
    The Giri jogi were the priests of Bridh Kedar, Bhill-Kedar, Dattatreya and sarveshwar temples and many temples of Gurga, Mahadev, Bhawani.
  Bharti were the priests of Rudranath and Narmdeshwar temples.
 Udasi were related to Guru Ram Ray sects.
          Nath /Dalya
   The disciples of Guru Gorakhnath and Machhindar Nath are called Nath . Once, Nath priests had deep influence on Garhwal Kings. There are two types of nath –Kanfara (ear pierced) and Bin Kanfara.
      There were eighteen sub sects under Nath segment-
  Dharmanathi, Satyanathi, Bairagnathi, Kaflani, Daryanathi, Mastnathi, Rawal-Gudar , Khantar, Ramnathi, Aipanthi, Niranjani, Kankai, Bhushai, Mundiya, Mannathi, Paopanthi and Muskani.
           Devalgarh was main centre of Satynathi sect. There is Samadhi of Satyanath priest. The chief priest of Styanath math is called Peer. Satyanathi took many beliefs from Islam. The Peer priest used to put on Tahmad. Peer was always buried. Peer was a married priest. His other family members were burnt as other Garhwalis. T.e Kings offered a few Math , the tax free land (Gunth).
  Before, Garhwal King came, the Nath priests had rights on Shiva temples and that is the reasosn, in many Shiva temples, there are Adinath images on top of Shrine.
             Samadhi
   The Gusain, many Bairagi, nath priest, dalya, jogi were not burnt but were buried. In Jaspur, Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal), there is Nath Math where Nath Dalya are buried.
 The dead body is put as in sitting position and kept some sweets etc. Then salt is put on the ditch and soil and stone are put. On top of the burial a flat and big stone or shrine type of stone is put.
                     Married Jogi
     In old age, the chief priest of bigger and famous temples or math used to be unmarried. However, with time, the Math Mahant started marrying and having families as other citizens. Then, Mahant started making his own son as chief priest of Math or Mandir.
   In Garhwal Settlement Report, Paw wrote that the ownership of math or mandir went to disciples and not to sons of Mahant. That custom was there because in past, the  Priest /Mahant used to be unmarried (Brahmchari).
    When Mahants started marrying, for temple/math ownership reason, Mahant started declaring his son or son in law as disciple. By end of nineteenth century, most of Mahant started marrying and transferring temple /math ownership to their sons by making them chief priest. In many cases, it was difficult to differentiate Jogi family and a Rajput family. In Almora, many such Mahant or Jogi stopped putting on saffron dresses.  (Pannalal, Customary Law in Kumaun).
     In many cases, Mahant or priest started making his son in law as his disciple for disowning temple property to others.
     By 1919, in Kamleshwar temple Shrinagar, the custom was that Mhant would make his son as disciple. however, in case Mahant declared his disciple, the temple income used to go to disciple and son used to get ownership that offered by his father (Mahant) in his life time. In such cases, Mahant started making disciples from nephews or close relatives. Even today, Yogi Adityanath of Gorakhpur is nephew of previous Mahant.
                    Mahants of Kamleshwar Temple Shrinagar
    It is said that Mahant custom in Kamleshwar Mandir started from 1700. Shhringeri math Shankaracharya handed over the charge of temple to his female disciple Shri Krishna Puri mai for various temple administration ( Bhairav datt Shastri, Punyaagari Shrinagar) and later on the mahant list is as follows –
Shri Krishna Puri Mai- Jagannath Puri became Mhanat after Keshav and Uttam.
Jagannath Puri- Deep was his dispel but Deep did not have disciple. Nirml Puri the disciple of Keshav Puri became Mahant of temple.
Nirmal- Prasad, Gambhir, Shivram, Samser, Balbhadra, Hanumant, Hira, Dayal, Lalitanand, Parmanand, Kamlanand
                    Bairagi
 Garhwali Bairagi used to caal them followers of Ramanuj sect. They used to put on Janeu and had Choti, put on tulsi garland and used to paste vertical Tripund on forehead. They used to follow all Hindu rituals, believed on Vishnu incarnations and follow Vaishnava sect strictly. Many Bairagi of Nand Prayag were very rich (Patiram, Garhwal Ancient and Modern). Those rich Bairagi used to arrange food, shelters and medicinal facilities for Sadhus on pilgrim roads.
 Raturi  (Narendra Hindu Law) offered following castes of Bairagi-
        Charandasi, Dadupanthi, Kabirpanthi, Nirala, Tulsidasi, Panapdasi, Garibdasi, Ramdasi, Sainpanthi, Khaki, Rampanthi, Madhvcharypanthi, Swaminarayani,Sampradayi, Harishchandri, Chohadpanthi, Paltudasi, Apapanthi, Satnami, Mayami, Baijampanthi,Chandrapanthi.
   Mostly, they were Mahant of Vaishnava temples. It seems many were from Nath sects as followrs of saint Dadu, Panap etc
              Bhalda /Bhaira
       Raturi (Narendra Hindu Law) stated that Bhalda were  below Gusain in status. They were not Jogi but family community. Bhalda or Bhaira did not put on saffron dress or had choti as compulsion. Many Bhalda started putting on Janueu and counted them as Brahmin. Many started calling them ‘Pujari’.
    In past age, people used to call them at funeral Ghat and people used to offer them dresses and other materils of deceased with Moksha Dan materials as cow. In many cases, people also used to throw stones on them as custom (cruel). People used to offer them spotted cows too. By 1915, Bhalda or Bhaira stopped those activities.
  In Tehri Garhwal, even in 1937, court used to punish Bhalda if they refused taking moksha dan materials. In British Garhwal, there was no compulsion on Bhaira for taking Moksa Dan materials.
               


 
 

         
                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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              Bhotiya Communities in British Garhwal 
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  By 1925, Government counted Bhotiya as separate entity . Administration classified them into Marchha, Tolchha and Johari. Bhotantik of Garhwal used to call them Rajput and had their Dom caste too. Their customs were mixture of Tibet and Garhwalis of north Garhwal.
 Marchha were settled in Mana, Niti, Gamsali, Malari region.
 Johari Bhotiya came from Johari Kumaon and settled in Garhwal. Johari used to perceive them upper than Garhwal Bhotiyas in caste status. Johri used to marry with Joharis of Kumaon. Johari used to take roti sabji cooked by Tolchha marachha but not rice-dal
  Tolchha Bhotiya used to marry girls from K.has of Painkhanda. There were 470 Bhotiyas in Garhwal in 1910
   
         
                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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              Shilpkar (Dom) and other Communities in British Garhwal 
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          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
     British administration used Dom word for craftsmen and non-touchable castes .In this chapter and ahead this writer will use Shilpkar word for Dom word.
      The Hindu population of British Garhwal in 1872 and  1881 was as under –
Total – 308398
Brahmins -81038
Rajput—152095
Baniya – 3007
 Others (72258)
Goldsmith -3349
Mekhdhari Jogi-2500
Bhotiya-419
Prostitutes -3183
Shilpkar- 47807
 The 1881 census offered following data-
Cobblers -1478
Shilpkar- 52000
Sweeper -292
Total- 54300
 Administration included goldsmith prostitutes and Jogi into higher class.
  In census of 1872 and 84 too, administration divided Shilpkar into following classes  (Atkinson) –
First class
Koli
Ironsmith /Lohar
Metal smith /Tamta
Johar
Od  (building construction)
Dhari
 Second class Shilpkar
Bhul or Teli (Oil extractor0
Rudiya (Wood vessels makers)
Agriya /miners
Chunar, Phariya etc
Third Class Shilpkar
Boat men and Dhunar
Cobbler
Dalya
Fourth Shilpkar class
Beggars included Auji, Hudkya, Missar, Badi, bhat, Darji etc
   
             Bogsa, Boksa  or Bhuksa

     Boksa communities were living in Bhabhar. In old age, Boksa were in Shrinagar too. The perception about Boksa was that that (still is there) Boksa are black magicians. It was perceived that they were partners with looters on pilgrim roads.
     It was said that Tehri King destroyed their literature and destroyed them too.
    They had Brahmin , Rajput and Shilpkar sub caste communities. Boksa used to marry with Tharu communities nearby Bhabhar. However, Tharu from Bijnor did not like Boksa (Atkinson).
   Boksa used to sieve gold from Ramganga sands too.
                                 Sikh in Garhwal

    In old age, Sikhs were included in Hindu community. Lately in British rule, administration started counting them separately. By 1910, there was scanty Sikh  population in Langur, Mawalsyun, Gum village of Ajmer, Binjoli and Holyuni  Gurarsyun pattis.
                   Jain
  In 1911 census, there were 55 Jains and all were businessmen.
    The 1952 census indicates that 92 percent Hindus were there and around less than 8 percent were non  Hindus. Most of non-Hindus were staying in cities.





         
                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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              Muslims Communities in British Garhwal 
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          By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)   
      Various censuses offered following data about Muslim population-
1872-1000
1881-2077
1901-4411, males-3493, females -918
               Most of Muslims came from Bijnor for business, labor jobs or services. Many Shekh, Banjara and Jhojha communities took profitable job of transporting goods from Bijnor to Kotdwara and then transporting goods through mules from Nazibabad to hill villages of British Garhwal. Mule transportation from Nazibabad to villages was continued till 1980. Many Muslims settled permanently in Kotdwara, Lansdowne, Dogdda, Shrinagar 
 Garhwal kings also settled a few Muslims in Shrinagar for cooking for Muslim guests and hunting jobs. Those Muslims did not have any culture of daily Namaz. There were a few Muslim families in villages as Ajmer , Langur Pattis. Garhwali villagers counted them in Shilpkar community. They were having families. The most Muslims in towns were not having women with them. AMuslims built Maszid in Kotdwara , Lansdowne around 1911. The temporary settled Muslims used to keep Shilpkar women with them and when they used to return they used to take such women and children with them to Bijnor etc. Many Muslims used to play khaja musical instruments with Nayak prostitutes. Many prostitutes were converted into Islam.  Many Muslims and prostitutes were busy in taking Garhwali girls and women to plains for making them prostitutes.  Many Muslims used to sell Gud, Churi, Chunti Clothing materials, etc visiting village to village. Muslims businessmen from Bijnor side used to come to fears for selling various items as toys, sweets, wheel in Garhwal too.
     Islamic Maulavis never acted for Islam promotion as Christian missionaries did in Garhwal. British government appointed Maulavis for teaching Urdu in Islamiya schools and they were from Bijnor district. Those Maulvis made ware Garhwali Muslims about Islam principles. The Muslim cooks in Circuit houses, Muslim government employees started awakening Garhwali Muslims for taking Islamic principles seriously. Before, first world war, the priest of Garhwali Muslims used to Hindu Brahmins. Must of rural Muslims used to had same rituals as Hindus had .


         
                    References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -8 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -2, page- .
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts, Vol. 3
3-Garhwal Gazetteer
4- Paw, Garhwal settlement reports
5- Census hand book 1951
6- Adams, Reports on pilgrims rout

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              Openings Schools in British Garhwal   
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  There was no formal education system in Garhwal Kingdom and Gorkha rules. The upper class Brahmins engaged in Karmkand and medical /Ayurveda profession used to educate their sons for Sanskrit, Astrology and Ayurveda.
 There were afew temples especially in Shringar whre scholars usded to educate students for Sanskrit, Braj and Ayurveda. The scholars of Bahuguna of Pokhari used to teach their sons Sanskrit Grammar and poetry too and same a Nautiyals of Shrinagar offered knowledge to their sons.
 In British rule in Trail and Bouton period , there was no formal education system. However, the government offering education started from becket period. Government increased levy for education too. 
    In 1843, Central government handed over the education to the state government. In 1843, Province lieutenant general submitted education system in mother tongue. He advocated that in every 200 families there should be one school.  However, government asked him to follow new planning. According to that planning there should be one Tahsildari or Middle school as example for private schools. The salary for principle was fixed Rs. 10-20. The plan was 6 school teachers and three inspectors for each district. The government fixed budget for each district for  Rs. 4000- 4500. The state government passed a project for education in 1850.
                It took 10 years for schools opening in Garhwal. Becket increased levy by additional 3 % as education tax to land owners. Becket selected places for each school and by 1860 and  there were following lower primary schools (Madrse)-
    Number of Schools in British Garhwal in 1860
Pargana ----Number of Schools --------------- Pargana ----Number of Schools
Barasyun-------------6 ----------------------------- Devalgarh--4
Badhan  ------        2---------------------------------Dashauli ------3
Chandpur ------------4 -------------------------------Nagpur -------6
Chaundkot -----4----------------------------------- Painkhanda ---1
Gangasalan -------5 -------------------------------------Mallasalan--- 4
Tallasalan-----------6
Total 43
 There were 43 Government lower primary or basic schools in 1860 in British Garhwal.   
     In Halkabandi school, there was education upto lower primary and in Tahseeli school,s , the education was up to 7th.
  The schools of Kedarkhand,  Gamsali  and Badrinath used shift in summer to north and in winter to south ( Ukhimath, Chamoli and Joshimath)
 There used to be one master in each school called Pundit. Becket selected himself from Karmkandi Brahmin community. There was no formal syllabus but teacher used to teach Hindi and math. Script was devnagari for education. The monthly salary was for Rs. 5.
 Deputy inspector used to inspect and control the schools.
  District magistrate Becket used to distribute salary for teachers and used to interact with them directly.
  Becket encouraged teachers to be in teaching profession as low educated person desired for becoming Patwari as there was immense power and extra income in Patwari profession.
   Since, there were less numbers of schools, students used to come from miles. Student used to stay in hostels built by grass as hut. Students used to cook their own food. Average student age was more than sixteen and many married students also took admission in schools for new education. Initially, only boys took admission as there was no custom of educating girls.

       
   References 
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -7 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -1, page- 343-456
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts Vol.2,
2 A- Trail Sketch of Kumaon, Asiatic Researches
3-Pau, Garhwal settlement
4- Becket, Garhwal Settlement Report
5-English Pre Mutiny Records 1824, Part - 1 , vol. 24
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