Saryuparin Brahmin
Regions with significant populations | |
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Uttar Pradesh • Bihar • West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand • Maharashtra • Delhi Fiji • Mauritius • Suriname | |
Languages | |
First languages – Hindi • Bhojpuri • Awadhi Second languages – Hindustani • Maithili Fijian Hindi • Mauritian Bhojpuri • Sarnami • English | |
Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kanyakubja Brahmins • Maithil Brahmin • Bhumihar Jujhautiya Brahmin • Sanadhya Brahmin Indo-Iranians • Indo-Aryans |
Saryupareen Brahmins also known as Sarvarya Brahmins or Saryupariya Brahmins are North Indian Brahmins who reside on the eastern plain of the Saryu River in India. Within the Saryupareen Brahmins, most Brahmin families such as Dikshits, Trivedis etc. were involved solely in the research and analysis of Vedas and other religious texts, performing Yajnas and other religious practices. These families did not perform poojas for benefactors and did not take dakshinas or donations against such prayers. Hence they were considered to be solely devoted to the quest of learning about the vedas and spreading knowledge rather than benefiting in any way through benefactors. Due to this they were seen to be incorruptible and hence superior to other Brahmins. They are one of the most orthodox Brahmins of Northern India. They are generally vegetarian and well educated. Some of them were even learned scholars during Medieval Period. Due to strong affinity with the religion of Hinduism they did not convert to Islam during the Islamic Rule of India for over 500 years.They were champion scholars and mastered in several religious studies. During the Mughal and Islamic rule, when the people were being forcibly converted to Islam, these Brahmins strictly opposed it and even raised arms. The result was the non-corruptance of their faith and religion which was under the sway of Islamic conquest. Hence their contribution in maintaining the Hindu culture and religion cannot be overlooked.They are treated more pure than the another group, that is, the Kanyakubja Brahmins, who also dwell in the same Indo-Gagnetic Plains.
They generally dwell in states of Uttar Pradesh (60%),Bihar (30%) and other areas (10%) which include Madhya Pradesh,Jharkhand,West Bengal,Delhi,Maharashtra and also overseas in the Caribbean and Mauritius.
Therefore, there is a lot of brotherhood among these Brahmin sub-castes and Dr. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi has mentioned it in his writings.[1]
Families & Classification
These Brahmins are divided into three categories—Paitiha also known as Pankti Paavan meaning who sat in a row; Jatiha or Jaati kula also known as Gangaparin; and Tutiha or Truti kula. The Paitihas are classified into 3 plus 13 homes. The home of 3 consists of disciples of three gotras: Gargya, Gautama, and Shandilya; the Garga rishi and his disciples were the first to study the Yajurveda in their ashrams. After that, Gautama rishi and Shandilya rishi also started to study Yajurveda and Samaveda in their ashrams. The home of 3 is the most highly regarded amongst Saryupareen Brahmins. 13 other rishis learnt these and other branches of the Hindu vedas in their ashrams; and they are known as the home of 13. Similarly, Gangaparin are classified into Vashishta, Krishnatraya, Kashyapa and Bharadwaja gotras and the classification of Tutihas are Parashara, Vashishta, Upamanyu, Sankrithi, Agastya, Kaushika, etc. The family tree of Saryupareen Brahmins consists of ten branches Tiwari or Tripathi, Shukla, Mishra, Pandey, Ojha, Dikshit, Dwivedi or Dubey, Pathak, Chaturvedi or Chowbey, and Upadhyaya. The main gotra of Saryupareen Brahmins are 26. Out of these
- Tri (three) gotra
- 1.Garga, 2.Gautama, 3.Sandilya
- Das (ten) gotra
- 1. Kaundinya, 2. Vashista, 3. Udbahu, 4. Upamanyu, 5. Maunas, 6. Kanva, 7. Vartantu, 8. Bhrigu, 9. Agastya, 10. Kaumasya and
- Terah (thirteen) gotra
- 1. Parasara, 2. Galava, 3. Kasyapa, 4. Kaushika, 5. Bhargava, 6. Savarnaya, 7. Atri, 8. Katyayana, 9. Angira, 10. Vatsa, 11. Sankritya, 12. Jamadagni, 13. Punah.
Other than above three gotras 1. Krishanatraya, 2. Ghritakausika, 3. Margeya are called mishrit (combined) gotra. However, 261 gotras are mentioned in some source.[2]
Migration and Profession
Over the years, members of this community have migrated towards other parts of India like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and even overseas like USA, Surinam, Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, Trinidad etc.[citation needed].
The community has influenced in professions related to civil services, medical, technology ,defense and academic fields.
Notable members
Business
- K K Tiwari- renowned Corporate Personality
- Abhishek Shukla- Company Secretary
Education and Research
- Dr Ram Niwas Tiwari,Ex-Professor IIT Kharagpur,Social Worker.
- Dr Saligram Tiwari-Professor,IIT Madras.
- Prem Chand Pandey
- Suresh Kumar Shukla"IIT GURU" ROORKEE
Entertainment
- Chunky Pandey-Actor
- Manoj Tiwari-Bhojpuri Superstar Actor,Singer,Director
- Shweta Tiwari-Big Boss-4 Winner,Bhojpuri,Bollywood-Actor
- Vinay Shukla- Indian film director
- Jhanak Shukla- Indian actress
- Shilpa Shukla- Indian actress
- Saurabh Shukla- Indian actor
Freedom Struggle
- Chandrashekhar Azad(Chandrashekhar Sitaram Tiwari)-Freedom Fighter
- Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil-Pandit Ram Prasad Upadhyay-Freedom Fighter
- Bhagwati Charan Shukla- Versatile Orator,Indian Freedom Fighter and Member Lok Sabha
- Dr. Ishwari Charan Shukla- Otolaryngologist, Professor of Ear Nose & Throat , Freedom Fighter
Literature and Art
- Vidya Niwas Mishra
- Hazari Prasad Dwivedi-Writer,Poet
- Ram Chandra Shukla- Indian painter
Politics
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay
- Kamalapati Tripathi- Former Minister
- Dwarika Prasad Mishra Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
- Brajesh Mishra-former national security advisor of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,son of Dwarika Prasad Mishra
- Narayan Dutt Tiwari-3 times Chief Minister of UP,Politician.
- Keshari Nath Tripathi- Ex speaker of UP and BJP Leader from Allahabad.
- Manish Tewari-Politician
- Hari Shankar Tiwari-Former Minsiter and Politician of Uttar Pradesh.
- Ambica Charan Shukla- Prominent Lawyer, Yogi, Naturalist and Member Rajya Sabha
- Sriniwas Tiwari - Former Speaker and minister of Madhya Pradesh.
- Ramapati Ram Tripathi
- Sanjay Pathak -Congress MLA and Mining King of Madhya Pradesh.
- Ravindranath Tewari
Religion, Sanskrit and and Spirituality
- Parshurama - The sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu
- Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya - Vaishnava philosopher, commentator, poet and Guru
- Gosvāmī Tulsīdās-Composer of Rāmacaritamānasa
- Swaminarayan
- Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj
- Oumprakash Trigunait- Corporate Leader, Vedic Scholar,
- Akhandānanda Sarasvatī - renowned scholar of Bhagavata Purana, Vedanta and Bhakti.
- Svāmī Karapātrī
Social Service
- Awadh Narayan Tiwari,Social Worker,Religious Guru.
- Vindhyawasini Prasad Tiwari,RE,Social Worker,Owner of YILI India(NGO).
- Lata Tiwari-Social Worker,Owner of YILI India(NGO) for E2P2.
- Pt. Ramkewal Trigunait- Socialist
- Dr S K Tiwari- Social Activist
- K K Tiwari- philanthropist & Educationalist
- S D Tiwari-Social Worker
Sports
- Saurabh Tiwary-International Cricketer
- Manoj Tiwary-International Cricketer
- Amit Mishra-National Cricketer
- Laxmi Ratan Shukla- Indian cricketer
Miscellaneous
- Sameer Mishra-National Spelling Bee Champion 2008
- Pankaj Mishra,an Indian essayist and novelist
- Praveen Tiwari notable person in Jamnagar
- Ramkishor Tripathi"Prime minister's shram awardee", BHEL Bhopal
- Narendra Shivram Pandey"Notable person of Ahmedabad
- Devansh Narendra Pandey"Won Election of Gujarat University welfare
- Satyendranath Tripathi
- Dr.Harbansh Dixit
- Ramkishor Tripathi(Urmalia)
- Shilnidhi Tiwari
- Jayanti Prasad Tiwari
- Girija Charan Shukla-Plastic Technologist and Central Indian Miner
- Rajeev Shukla- Indian journalist
References
- ^ Saraswati, Swami Sahajanand (2003). Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali in Six volumes(Brahmarshi Vansha Vistar in Volume 1). Delhi: Prakashan Sansthan. pp. 153–519 at pg. 515–19(Volume 1) Parishisht by Acharya Tarineesh Jha. ISBN 81-7714-097-3.
- ^ Vansavali compiled by Ahitagni Shri Yamuna Prasad Ram Tripathi Chaturmasyaji