WHAT IS A CASTE

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Group Captain Tejwant Singh <singhtejwant@hotmail.com>

Three Sikhs accompanied Guru Teg Bahadur ji from Anandpur Sahib to Delhi and were condemned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to be executed along with Guru Sahib, if they didn't accept Islam as an alternative to being let off. They were all Mohyal Brahmins.
 
They were martyred on 24th November 1675 on the site where a fountain was later made by the British on the road in front of the old Kotwali where now stands Gurdwara Sisganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk.
 
Their names are Bhai Mati Dass --who was sawn into two pieces 
Bhai Sati Dass was burnt alive 
Bhai Dayala was thrown into a cauldron of boiling water
  
You haven't included my community, Mohyal Brahmins.
We are basically from un-devided pre partition Punjab.
We are sword wielding, meat eating brahmins. Influenced by Sikh guru's teachings, we do believe in Hindu and Sikh philosophies. Traditionally the elder son was offered to serve Sikh Gurus and he became a Sikh.
 
Wing Commander RK Bali  9899809930
 

'YR Raghavan' via ......wrote:

What are the names for the different Brahmins in India?

Although Brahmins make up just 5% of the total population, there are way too many categories of Brahmins. Pancha-Gauda and Pancha-Dravida are the two primary Brahmins, as per the śloka from the Rajatarangini of Kalhana:
कर्णाटकाश्च तैलंगा द्राविडा महाराष्ट्रकाः, गुर्जराश्चेति पञ्चैव द्राविडा विन्ध्यदक्षिणे ||
सारस्वताः कान्यकुब्जा गौडा उत्कलमैथिलाः, पञ्चगौडा इति ख्याता विन्ध्स्योत्तरवासिनः ||

(The-) Karnātakas, Tailangas, Dravidas, Mahārāshtrakās and Gurjaras; these five(-types who-) live south of Vindhya (- mountains) are (called-) "five Dravidas" (- Brahmins); (whereas-) Sārasvatas, Kanyakubja Brahmins, Gauḍa Brahmins, Utkala Brahmins, and Maithil Brahmins, who live north of Vindhya (- mountains) mainly in Nepal are known as "five Gaudas" (-Brahmins)

A.  Pancha-Gauda Brahmins can be further classified into the following:

1. Saraswat Brahmins
Kashmiri Pandits
Goud Saraswat Brahmin
Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin
Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahman
Daivajna brahmin

2. Kanyakubja Brahmins
Kulin Brahmins
Sanadya Brahmin
Kamrupi Brahmins
Kanyakubja Brahmin
Sakaldwipiya Brahmins
Pareek Brahmins
Pushkarna Brahmin

3. Utkala Brahmins, also known as Oriya Brahmins, are a caste from the Indian state of Odisha previously known as Utkala Kingdom, Kalinga Kingdom and neighbouring states of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand
4. Maithil Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin community from the Mithila region of Nepal and India. They are one of the five Pancha-Gauda Brahmin communities.
5. Saryupareen Brahmins , also known as Sarvarya Brahmins or Saryupariya Brahmins, are North Indian Brahmins residing on the eastern plain of the Sarayu near Ayodhya.

B.. Pancha-Dravida Brahmins can be further classified into the following:

a. Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are broadly classified into four groups: Vaidiki Brahmins, Niyogi, Dravida Brahmins, and Vaikhānasa. Niyogis are further divided into the following subcategories: Nandavarika Niyogi, Prathama Shakha Niyogi, Aaru Vela Niyogulu.

b. Maharashtra: Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmin, Deshastha Brahmin and Karhade Brahmin. Among the three, Deshastha Brahmins are found in Northern Karnataka and parts of Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu also.

c. Karnataka
l.Smartha Brahmins
ll. Madhwa Brahmins
lll Mysore Iyengars
lV Tuluva Brahmins, which consist of Kandavara Brahmins, Karhade Brahmins, Padia Brahmins, Saklapuri Brahmins, Shivalli Brahmins, Smartha Shivalli Brahmins, Sthanika Brahmins, Padarthi Brahmins.
V. Havyaka Brahmin, Gowda Saraswat Brahmins, Sankethi Brahmins, Daivadnya Brahmins

d. Tamil Nadu
Iyengar (sub-divided into Vadakalai and Thenkalai)
Iyer (sub-divided further into Vadama, Vathima, Brahacharanam, Ashtasahasram, Chozhiya or Sholiyar, Dikshitar, Kaniyalar, Prathamasaki,Gurukkal)

e. Kerala
Nambudiri
Pushpaka Brahmins
Iyer
 

f. Gujarat and Rajasthan
Shrimali Brahmins
Tapodhan Brahmins
Valam Brahmins
Aboti Brahmins
Modh Brahmins
Nagar Brahmins
Audichya Brahmin
Bardai Brahmins
Anavil Brahmin
Nodera Brahmin
Khedaval Brahmins
Valadara Brahmins
Garg Brahmin

So there you go. These many categories of Brahmins do exist. So many categories make up just 5% of India's population with only Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh having more than 10% and with Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, Sikkim, West Bengal, and Arunachal Pradesh having above 5% of their respective population.
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