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	The '''Nagar Brahmin''' are a Hindu [[caste system in India\|caste]] of India. They are primarily found in [[Gujarat]] but have a history of migration to [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], in the north and central, [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]] further west and into the south, and as far as [[West Bengal]] in the east.		The '''Nagar Brahmin''' are a Hindu Brahmin [[caste system in India\|caste]] of India. They are among the most ancient of all Brahmin communities. They are primarily found in [[Gujarat]] but have a history of migration to [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], in the north and central, [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]] further west and into the south, and as far as [[West Bengal]] in the east. In [[North India]], the [[Bias Brahmin]] community includes Nagar Brahmins and two other Brahmin groups from Gujarat: the [[Audichya Brahmins\|Audichya]] Brahmins and the [[Bardai Brahmins\|Bardai]] Brahmins. Many modern day Nagar families are settled outside of India in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom\|UK]] and [[Australia]].

	In [[~~North India~~]], ~~the~~ [[~~Bias Brahmin~~]] ~~community includes Nagar Brahmins~~ and ~~two other Brahmin groups from Gujarat:~~ the [[~~Audichya Brahmins\|Audichya~~]] ~~Brahmins and~~ the [[~~Bardai Brahmins\|Bardai~~]] ~~Brahmins~~.		Historians claim the origin of Nagars to be purely [[Aryan]], having come to India from [[Southern Europe]] and [[Central Asia]]. They migrated through the [[Hindu Kush]] to the [[Kashmir]] valley and made their way down to Kurukshetra and later to Western India.

	~~One notable member of the community was the educationist~~ [[~~Hansa Jivraj Mehta~~]], ~~whose inter-caste marriage to~~ [[~~Jivraj Narayan Mehta~~]] ~~in the 1920s provoked what historian John R~~. ~~Wood describes as a "mild sensation". Her husband was~~ from ~~the~~ [[~~Bania (caste)~~\|~~Bania~~]] ~~caste~~.~~<ref>{{cite journal \|title=British versus Princely Legacies and the Political Integration~~ of ~~Gujarat \|first=John R~~. ~~\|last=Wood \|journal=The Journal~~ of ~~Asian Studies \|volume=44 \|issue=1 \|date=November 1984 \|pages=65-99 \|doi=10~~.~~2307/2056747 \|jstor=2056747}}</ref>~~		It is also believed that before Nagars first came to [[Gujarat]] in 404 A.D., they lived in [[Sindh]]. Historians assert that Nagar Brahmins originated from [[Greece]], [[North Macedonia\|Macedonia]], [[Syria]] or regions surrounding these places. According to Somerset Pain, they are of Turkish-Syrian descent. According to Sir Herber Ridley, Nagar Brahmins are [[Indo-Scythians]]. Another historian claims that they originated from the ancient Nagar community of [[Iran]].

	~~They are known for travelling and settling across [[the subcontinent]]~~, ~~adopting~~ the ~~local language but writing~~ in ~~their own [[Kaithi script\|Nagari-variant~~ of ~~Kaithi]] instead.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bangla Bishwakosh\|volume=12\|editor=~~[[~~Nagendranath Basu~~]]~~\|language=bn\|page=731\|chapter=Devanagar}}</ref> This is~~ the ~~case in~~ [[~~Sindh~~]], [[~~Multan]], [[Sylhet~~]] and [[~~Varanasi~~]]. ~~Baitali Kaithi was a former script used to write~~ [[~~Hindustani language\|Hindustani~~]] at a ~~similar time, and it was identical to Sylhet Nagri with~~ the ~~exception that the latter had a~~ ''~~matra~~'' ~~(upper horizontal line used in~~ [[~~Brahmic scripts~~]]).~~<ref>{{cite book\|pages=751-779\|title=Report of All Asia Educational Conference (Benares~~, ~~December 26-30~~, ~~1930)\|chapter=The Origin~~ of ~~the Alphabet and Numbers\|author=Saha, RN\|location=~~[[~~Allahabad~~]], [[~~India]]~~\|~~editor=Khattry, DP\|publisher=The Indian Press Ltd\|year=1935\|url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.124177/page/n772/mode/2up}}</ref> Many converted and became [[Nagar Muslims~~]], though retained the practice of the Nagri script (named after them) for poetry.<ref name=brahmin>{{cite book\|title=Proceedings And Transactions Of The Sixth All India Oriental Conference, December 1930\|location=[[~~Patna~~]], [[~~Bihar~~]]~~\|year=1933\|publisher=Bihar~~ and ~~Orissa Research Society\|chapter=Bengali Section: Presidential Address\|author=~~[[~~Nagendranath Basu\|Basu, Nagendranath~~]]~~\|pages=262-264}}</ref>~~		In Gujarat, the Nagar community laid down its roots in the ancient town of [[Vadnagar]] in the [[Mehsana district\|Mehsana]] district of North Gujarat. As time passed, the city of Vadnagar was invaded on more than one occasion. Invasions led to Nagar families seeking refuge in the adjacent areas of [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra]] and [[Rajasthan]].

			Nagars predominantly worship Lord Shiva in the form of the deity Shree Hatkeshwar Mahadev. The oldest account of the Nagars is given in the [[Nagara Khanda]], a part of the ''[[Skanda Purana]]'' a [[Hindu]] religious text. They are known to have a strong work ethic and are often leaders, whether politically, intellectually, spiritually or socially. Many Nagar families were chieftains of [[Princely state\|princely states]], notably in two in [[Gujarat\|Gujarati]] peninsula [[Kathiawar]]'s Sorath prant : [[Kuba State]] and [[Vasavad]]. Many were awarded titles from Rajput and Muslim rulers.

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The '''Nagar Brahmin''' are a Hindu [[caste system in India|caste]] of India. They are primarily found in [[Gujarat]] but have a history of migration to [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], in the north and central, [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]] further west and into the south, and as far as [[West Bengal]] in the east.

In [[North India]], the [[Bias Brahmin]] community includes Nagar Brahmins and two other Brahmin groups from Gujarat: the [[Audichya Brahmins|Audichya]] Brahmins and the [[Bardai Brahmins|Bardai]] Brahmins.

One notable member of the community was the educationist [[Hansa Jivraj Mehta]], whose inter-caste marriage to [[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]] in the 1920s provoked what historian John R. Wood describes as a "mild sensation". Her husband was from the [[Bania (caste)|Bania]] caste.<ref>{{cite journal |title=British versus Princely Legacies and the Political Integration of Gujarat |first=John R. |last=Wood |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=44 |issue=1 |date=November 1984 |pages=65-99 |doi=10.2307/2056747 |jstor=2056747}}</ref>

They are known for travelling and settling across [[the subcontinent]], adopting the local language but writing in their own [[Kaithi script|Nagari-variant of Kaithi]] instead.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bangla Bishwakosh|volume=12|editor=[[Nagendranath Basu]]|language=bn|page=731|chapter=Devanagar}}</ref> This is the case in [[Sindh]], [[Multan]], [[Sylhet]] and [[Varanasi]]. Baitali Kaithi was a former script used to write [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] at a similar time, and it was identical to Sylhet Nagri with the exception that the latter had a ''matra'' (upper horizontal line used in [[Brahmic scripts]]).<ref>{{cite book|pages=751-779|title=Report of All Asia Educational Conference (Benares, December 26-30, 1930)|chapter=The Origin of the Alphabet and Numbers|author=Saha, RN|location=[[Allahabad]], [[India]]|editor=Khattry, DP|publisher=The Indian Press Ltd|year=1935|url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.124177/page/n772/mode/2up}}</ref> Many converted and became [[Nagar Muslims]], though retained the practice of the Nagri script (named after them) for poetry.<ref name=brahmin>{{cite book|title=Proceedings And Transactions Of The Sixth All India Oriental Conference, December 1930|location=[[Patna]], [[Bihar]]|year=1933|publisher=Bihar and Orissa Research Society|chapter=Bengali Section: Presidential Address|author=[[Nagendranath Basu|Basu, Nagendranath]]|pages=262-264}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Nagar Brahmins}}
*[http://www.nagar.org/ Nagar.org]

[[Category:Brahmin communities of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Haryana]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]