| Gangari\Gangadi | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Brahmin |
| Religions |  Hinduism |
| Languages | Garhwali |
| Populated states | Uttarakhand, India |
| Related groups | Garhwali people |
Gangari Brahmin is a Brahmin subcaste originating from the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. They were settled in the villages surrounding the Ganges valley hence known as "Gangari" Brahmins. [1] [2]
Kumaon is a revenue and administrative division in the Indian State of Uttarakhand. It spans over the eastern half of the state and is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Nepal, on the south by the state of Uttar Pradesh, and on the west by Garhwal. Kumaon comprises six districts of the state: Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar.
Dewan designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A dewan was the head of a state institution of the same name. Diwans belonged to the elite families in the history of Mughal and post-Mughal India and held high posts within the government.
Bushahir, also spelt as Bashahr, BussahirBor Bushair was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet region.
Garhwal District is a former district in Kumaon of British India of the United Provinces, and had an area of 5,629 sq mi (14,580 km2). It later became a part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, today it is part of the Indian state Uttarakhand.
The Punjab States Agency was an agency of the British Raj. The agency was created in 1921, on the model of the Central India Agency and Rajputana Agency, and dealt with forty princely states in northwest India formerly dealt with by the Province of Punjab.
Uniyal is a Garhwali Gangari Brahmin surname mostly used in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Chandola is a Brahmin surname of Garhwali and Kumaoni origin mostly used in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
The Sudhanoti District, meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" or "Sudhan heartland"),
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh.
Bahuguna is a Gangari Brahmin found in Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Sirmur was an independent kingdom in India, founded in 1616, located in the region that is now the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The state was also known as Nahan, after its main city, Nahan. The state ranked predominant amongst the Punjab hill States. It had an area of 4,039 km2 and a revenue of 300,000 rupees in 1891.
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state in North India, nestled between the Tibetan Plateau and the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The name, which means "northern land" or "section" or "northern part" in Sanskrit was made popular in the 80s as part of the wider statehood struggle within the region.
Garhwal Kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in the current north-western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India, founded in 823 CE by Kanak Pal the progenitor of the Panwar dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted until 1803 CE.
Hatwal is one of the 36 sub-castes of Sarola Brahmins and their toponymic surname from Hat, a village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India.
Sarola Brahmin, also called Saryul and Serul are Garhwali Brahmins from Uttarakhand, India. Sarola Brahmins were the earliest authenticated and ritually most prestigious Brahmin baronial families in the then small Garhwal Kingdom 1400 years ago and among the highest and oldest noble lineages from across North India. The capital of this kingdom was Chandpur Garhi and twelve castes of Brahmins settled in twelve fiefs surrounding the capital. Their twelve ancestral lands were collectively known as "Bara Than" meaning "Barah Sthan", and the Brahmins who owned these estates were known as "Sarola" Brahmins. Over time, the High Brahmins spread their holdings and came to hold vast swathes of the Himalayan Kingdoms as the major landowning class.
Jalaun State was a Maratha princely state in the Bundelkhand region. It was centered on Jalaun, in present-day Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The town was the capital of the state from 1806 to 1840. The last Raja died without issue and Jalaun State was subsequently annexed by the East India Company.
Dabral, is a surname found in Hindu community of Garhwali Gangari Brahmins primarily living in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand state of India. Member of this community are also found in Kumaon region.
Semwal is one of the thirty-six subcastes of Sarola Brahmin from Uttarakhand. They are the sole custodians and pandits of the Gangotri temple.
Thapliyal is a Sarola Brahmin toponymic surname from Thapli, a village in the Chamoli District of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In around 980 CE, people of Thapliyal Sarola Gaur Brahmin caste settled in a village named Thapli in Chandpur. Their Kuladevi is Jwalpa Devi.