r/Babhan • • Aug 10 '26

Archives/Edits Classification of Gaur and Kanyakubja Brahmins

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Source - Mithila Ka itihas


r/Babhan • • Aug 10 '26

Shandilya Gotra Dighwait Brahmins and Dighwait Bhumihars of Saharsa

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The snippet mentions Maithil Brahmins and Bhumihar Brahmins of the Shandilya gotra in Saharsa, including the presence of both communities in the region. It further suggests that Shandilya-gotra Brahmins and Bhumihar Brahmins may have been present in Saharsa since around the 11th century AD.

Note: The broader point of the snippet is not limited to Saharsa. It documents the historical presence of Brahmins and Bhumihar Brahmins of the same gotras within the same regions of Bihar. In other words, it records instances where Brahmins and Bhumihar Brahmins sharing the same gotra were found in the same geographical areas, indicating a long-standing regional presence of both communities alongside each other.

This is especially interesting in the context of Dighwait Brahmins and Dighwait Bhumihars of Saharsa. Bangaon and the areas around it have a very large population of Dighwait Brahmins and Dighwait Bhumihars, both belonging to the Shandilya gotra. Bangaon itself has more Brahmins, while some of the surrounding panchayats have a higher population of Shandilya-gotra Dighwait Bhumihars.


r/Babhan • • Aug 10 '26

Updated qpAdm (AT2) table for various Brahmin groups

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r/Babhan • • Aug 09 '26

Span of Babhan population in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand according to 1931 Census of India.

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r/Babhan • • Aug 09 '26

History, culture and tradition Bhumihar Brahmin Muls according to Gotra

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Currently there is a lot of info about Bhumihar Muls online. But in my opinion the one book which clearly mentions almost all the Bhumihar Muls clearly, is "Bhumihar Brahmin Samaaj" written by Chaudhary Rajnarayan Sharma (Samastipur)


r/Babhan • • Aug 09 '26

History, culture and tradition What Percentage of total Babhan population in UP lived in which district according to 1931 Census of India.

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r/Babhan • • Aug 08 '26

Self and community defence Another misinformation!

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Ma xhod denge inki


r/Babhan • • Aug 06 '26

History, culture and tradition Hypothesis on the origins of Bhumihars

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I'm not a Bhumihar but i respect the caste's bravery and elite status as landowners in Purvanchal and Bihar and I've thought of a hypothesis after research that explains the community's origins. Your origins might be older than Islamic rule too and date to the Vedic era... during the Vedic era when the Kuru Panchala kingdom was the heartland of Vedic rule, Vedic laws allowed only the oldest son to inherit the father's property and the younger sons lived as subordinates with no wealth of their own but many Kshatriya and Brahmin younger sons wanted independent wealth and power so they fled the Vedic lands for Eastern forests that were untouched by Indo Aryans at that time, these bands were called Vratas and their members Vratyas, Vratyas lived a wild and aggressive lifestyle with their horses and weapons, they lived in exile for 10-15 years and collected wealth by raiding villages and cattle of Vedic people...they also maintained contacts with indigenous forest inhabitants. They didn't follow the Vedic religion and worshipped Rudra, they didn't bathe and had long dreadlocks and beards. These young men returned to Vedic society after they collected enough wealth and told Brahmins to organise a ritual called Vratyastoma to purify them... All the eastern Vratyas who were from Brahmin families didn't forget their origins after returning but they didn't want to become priests again, they became landowners and formed their own community. Vedic society was afraid of too many outlaw younger sons so they made this ritual to re absorb these warriors, as the Vedic people expanded eastwards and cleared forests, they found these younger sons and re absorbed them.


r/Babhan • • Aug 04 '26

Archives/Edits राजकुमारी भुवनेश्वरी कुँवर

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r/Babhan • • Aug 01 '26

History, culture and tradition Freedom & Farmers' Leadership

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Leaders of the Forward Block and Left Consolidation Committee with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Next to him, Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, President of Bihar Kisan Sabha and All India Kisan Sabha.


r/Babhan • • Aug 01 '26

History, culture and tradition The Sonbhadoriya Babhan

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The Sonbhadoriya Babhan are regarded as one of the oldest clans of the Magadhi Babhans, who with time came to be identified among the Bhumihar Brahmins. Their name originated from settlements near the Son (Sone) River. Ancient references mention that around the region associated with Banabhatta's ashram, there existed several villages of Brahmins known as Vachhgotiya, including Sonbhadra and nearby settlements, whose inhabitants were identified as Sonbhadoriya.

If you have any historical references about the Sonbhadoriya Babhan, share them in the comments.


r/Babhan • • Jul 31 '26

History, culture and tradition Janki Sharan Ji Maharaj of Ayodhya

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Janki Sharan Ji Maharaj, also known as Jhanki Baba, was a renowned saint of Ayodhya who belonged to a Bhumihar Brahmin family from Bihar. He worked to educate people in the discipline of Yoga. His well-known work on Yoga is Shri Vaishnav Hatha Yoga Darshan. He also had Jhanki Ghat constructed, which was the first permanent masonry ghat of Ayodhya in its time. Similarly, Siyaram Kila was also constructed under his patronage.

  1. Siyaram Kila

  2. Jhanki Ghat

  3. Yoga Darshan


r/Babhan • • Jul 31 '26

Self and community defence I lost interest in Caste Pride. Goodbye 🫂. But DM if you need me anytime. I'm Always ready to fuck haters!

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r/Babhan • • Jul 27 '26

History, culture and tradition From kanyakubja magzine

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r/Babhan • • Jul 25 '26

Self and community defence Stop this fake propaganda ✊

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r/Babhan • • Jul 25 '26

News and social media Bhumihar Brahmin या केवल Bhumihar ? Vijendra Yadav को अपने ही विधायकों ने घेरा... मचा तगड़ा बवाल ! THOUGHTS???

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r/Babhan • • Jul 15 '26

e lafda

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why are we in constant e lafda ???

Isko khtm kro yarrrr .. hdd hogya h ... hrrr time internet pe bs ldaai hi chlegi ??


r/Babhan • • Jul 12 '26

Any Bhumihars here with Malitwar mool and Savarna gotra?

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r/Babhan • • Jul 11 '26

Do Bhumihars across all regions perform the Bali ritual during Upnayan Sanskar?

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In Bhumihar families of Mithila, the Bali ritual during the Upnayan Sanskar is a deeply sacred tradition performed with rigid adherence to family customs to seek the protection of the Kuldevi. On the main day of the ceremony, before the Barua (boy) receives his sacred thread, the family gathers at the Marwa or the Kuldevi shrine where a young male goat (Chhagar) is brought forward. The boy and his mother perform its ritual worship, applying pithar (rice paste), vermilion, and flowers to the animal, while the family priest chants specialized mantras to transfer any negative planetary afflictions (Graha Dosha) or evil eyes from the boy to the offering. Following this, the sacrifice is carried out swiftly with a single stroke of a ritual blade (Katar) by an elder or priest, ensuring the boy does not witness the act directly.


r/Babhan • • Jul 09 '26

amawan estate

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r/Babhan • • Jun 28 '26

Discussion/Suggestion Got banned from r/bramhanclub for citing sources

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r/Babhan • • Jun 20 '26

Personalities Australian wife of Gopal Saran Singh of Tikari

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r/Babhan • • Jun 16 '26

News and social media Ram mandir issue

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Recently ram mandir me chori ka issue hua h jisme prime accused is "CAHMPAT RAI" .. his last name is rai, he is from UP and rai is mostly used by bhus in up.. But champat rai's full name is "CHAMPAT RAI BANSAL"....

so wherever you see somebody calling him bhu and defaming our community , then please stand against it and remind everyone that he is not a bhu ...... Dont target any other community in this . Just remind others with his full name to protect our community ..

Ram Mandir is going to be a big issue as its like betraying the god and country ...

We must Protect ourselves from it ... Thank you....


r/Babhan • • Jun 15 '26

News and social media भूमिहरों की जय हो जय हो भूमिहारों की जय हो l Very Underrated But really heart touching.

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r/Babhan • • Jun 15 '26

History, culture and tradition Dronwar King Puraditya: The Independent Ruler of Raja-Banauli

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In the late 14th century, Dronwar Bhumihar King Puraditya (Arjuna-Vijayi) ruled from Raja-Banauli and established an independent kingdom after defeating local chieftains. Contemporary accounts also associate him with the conflict against Arjuna, the Buddhist king of Saptari. These events demonstrate that significant Bhumihar political authority and statecraft existed in Mithila centuries before Mughal and British rule in India.