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Sanadhya Brahmin

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'''Sanadhya Brahmin''' (also spelled as''' Sanadh, Sanah''' ''', Sanidya''' '''or Sandhya''') is an endogamous sub-caste of [[Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saraswati |first=Baidyanath |author-link = Baidyanath Saraswati|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2VIqAAAAYAAJ |title=Brahmanic Ritual Traditions in the Crucible of Time |date=1977 |publisher=Indian institute of Advanced Study|isbn=9780896844780 |language=en}}</ref> Their main concentration is in western [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Delhi]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] area of India.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&q=sanadhya+gaur+brahmin |title=India's Communities |date=1998 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563354-2 |language=en}}</ref> The Hindi poet [[Keshavdas|Keshabdasa Mishra]] was a Sanadhya, and praised his community in his book "Ramchandra Chandrika".<ref name=":0">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U_kxfYAkewUC&pg=PR35 |title=Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa |author=Keshavdas |authorlink=Keshavdas |others=Trans. Bahadur, K. P. |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=1990 |isbn=978-8-12080-734-1 |page=xxxv}}</ref> Though an endogamous community Though an endogamous community, marriages can take place with [[Kanyakubja Brahmin|Kanyakubjas]] and [[Gaur Brahmins|Gaurs]]. In [[Western Uttar Pradesh]], [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]] takes the daughter of Sanadhyas, but does not give him his own daughter in marriage. The districts of Aligarh and Bulandshahr are situated on the border of Sanadhyas and Gaurs where marriages take place on the basis of equality between Sanadhyas and Gaurs. <ref>{{Cite book|author=K.S. Singh|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OBFUAAAAMAAJ&q=sanadhya+daughter+kanyakubja&dq=sanadhya+daughter+kanyakubja&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTyaHVoviNAXXPZyoJHRMjJ1w4FBDOAXOECAYQAW#Hypogamy|title=People of India:Delhi|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|page=607}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|author=Rabindranath Mikarji, Dr Bharat Agrawal|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=MNIWEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA179&dq=kanojia+brahmin&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwvLbvsemNAxVY8DgGHQLJCRcQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=NEP Sociology of India -I B.A. 2nd Sem(MIC-2/MJC-2/MDC-2)|page=179}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Keshavdas|Keshabdasa Mishra]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Pradeep Sharma|Pardeep Sharma]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zaidi |first=Hussain |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jkC1DwAAQBAJ&q=pradeep+sharma+class+of+83 |title=The Class of 83: The Punishers of Mumbai Police |date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-5305-661-2 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Totaram Sanadhya]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-09 |title=Totaram Sanadhya, an Indian in Fiji: A life defined by the indentured labour system and the fight against it |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/totaram-sanadhya-an-indian-in-fiji-a-life-defined-by-the-indentured-labour-system-and-the-fight-against-it-7872921.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Gaur Brahmins]]

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Belwar

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Belwar, Naik (plains).-Subcaste of Banjara. Naik is the name of one of the sections (five Hindus and two Muslims), into which the caste is divided, whilst Belwar appears to be merely another name for Naik in some districts. They share a common occupation, the carrying trade; but many are now tradesmen or cultivators. A caste of this kind is naturally of mixed composition, but its Hindu branches taken as a whole may be regarded as entirely orthodox. Indeed, the Naik and Belwar claim, apparently with good reason, to be of Brahmanical origin; in the case of the Belwar, the claim was admitted in 1911. The Banjara has a panchayat. They use Nayak as a Surname. <ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PB4oAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA321&dq=belwar+nayak&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO6NS_2JaWAxWGy6ACHWDkCR8Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>

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Belwar

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Belwar

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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
Belwar, Naik (plains).-Subcaste of Banjara. Naik is the name of one of the sections (five Hindus and two Muslims), into which the caste is divided, whilst Belwar appears to be merely another name for Naik in some districts. They share a common occupation, the carrying trade; but many are now tradesmen or cultivators. A caste of this kind is naturally of mixed composition, but its Hindu branches taken as a whole may be regarded as entirely orthodox. All of them eat clean food, though some drink spirits, and all of them are served by Brahman priests. Indeed, the Naik and Belwar claim, apparently with good reason, to be of Brahmanical origin; in the case of the Belwar, the claim was admitted in 1911. The Banjara has a panchayat. They use Nayak as a Surname. <ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PB4oAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA321&dq=belwar+nayak&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO6NS_2JaWAxWGy6ACHWDkCR8Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>

Belwar

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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
Belwar, Naik (plains).-Subcaste of Banjara. Naik is the name of one of the sections (five Hindus and two Muslims), into which the caste is divided, whilst Belwar appears to be merely another name for Naik in some districts. They share a common occupation, the carrying trade; but many are now tradesmen or cultivators. A caste of this kind is naturally of mixed composition, but its Hindu branches taken as a whole may be regarded as entirely orthodox. All of them eat clean food, though some drink spirits, and all of them are served by Brahman priests. Indeed, the Naik and Belwar claim, apparently with good reason, to be of Brahmanical origin; in the case of the Belwar, the claim was admitted in 1911. The Banjara has a panchayat. They belong to group. They use Nayak as a Surname. <ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PB4oAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA321&dq=belwar+nayak&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO6NS_2JaWAxWGy6ACHWDkCR8Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>

Belwar

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Belwar

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Belwar

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Belwar

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== Present circumstances ==
{{Original research|section|date=August 2015}}
The Belwar are strictly [[endogamous]], and practice clan [[exogamy]]. They are [[Hindu]], and [[Shiva|Mahadev]] is their clan deity. Their customs are similar to other [[Awadh]] [[Brahmin]] communities. They are generally [[vegetarian]].

The Belwar are mainly a landowning community, but are now being urbanised. Those in rural Awadh live in multi-caste villages, but occupy distinct quarters. Each of their settlements contains an informal [[caste]] council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as an instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref>''People of India Uttar Pradesh'', Volume XLII Part One, edited by A Hasan & J C Das, pp. 248–251, Manohar Publications</ref>

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Belwar

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== Origin ==

The Belwar are a community of [[Sanadya Brahmin]] from [[Awadh]], they originally belonged to the [[Sanadhya Brahmin]] [[caste]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} According to their origin myth, they descend five brothers, one of whom had a daughter. Because of his poverty, he was unable to marry her off. Finally, he accepted whatever proposal came, and married his daughter to a boy from the other Brahmin community . As a consequence of this action, the community were outcast from the [[Sanadhya Brahmin]] [[caste]]. For a long period, both communities was distinct. Presently, the intermarriage between them are started.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pp. 248 to 251 Manohar Publications</ref>

== Present circumstances ==
{{Original research|section|date=August 2015}}
The Belwar are strictly [[endogamous]], and practice clan [[exogamy]]. They are [[Hindu]], and [[Shiva|Mahadev]] is their clan deity. Their customs are similar to other [[Awadh]] [[Brahmin]] communities. They are generally [[vegetarian]].

The Belwar are mainly a landowning community, but are now being urbanised. Those in rural Awadh live in multi-caste villages, but occupy distinct quarters. Each of their settlements contains an informal [[caste]] council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as an instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref>''People of India Uttar Pradesh'', Volume XLII Part One, edited by A Hasan & J C Das, pp. 248–251, Manohar Publications</ref>

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