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{{Short description|Brahmin sub-caste in India}}
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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 but in some cases they intermarry with [[Gaur Brahmins|Gaurs]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkkK6SZOo_gC&dq=sanadhya+gaur+brahmin+subcaste&pg=PA1256 |title=People of India: Uttar Pradesh |date=2005 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7304-114-3 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Sanadya Brahmin''' or '''Sanadh Brahmin''', or '''Sanah Brahmin''' or '''Sanidya Brahmin''' or ''' Gour Sanadhya''' are a community of [[Brahmins]]. Their main concentration is in western [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Delhi]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] area of India.<ref>[http://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-OTH-MAT-latest-shivpuri-news-035510-2278476-NOR.html  सर्व सनाढ्य ब्राह्मण सभा के सम्मेलन में सैकड़ों विप्र बंधु हुए शामिल, Bhaskar News Network, Mar 28, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.pradeshtoday.com/newsdetails.php?news=Snady-Brahmin-community-website-launched&nid=150875 सनाढ्य ब्राह्मण समाज की वेबसाइट लोकार्पित, Pradesh Today  22 August, 2016]</ref><ref>[http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh-city-10420238.html  ब्राह्मणों से हक मांगेंगे सनाढ्य ब्राह्मण,Jagran  24 May 2013]</ref> The Hindi poet [[Keshavdas|Keshabdasa Mishra]] was a Sanadhya, and praised his community in his ''Ramachandrika''.<ref>{{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>
 
== 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]]


==References==
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Madhya Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Delhi]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Delhi]]

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Sanadhya Brahmin (also spelled as Sanadh, Sanah , Sanidya or Sandhya) is an endogamous sub-caste of Brahmins.[1] Their main concentration is in western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh area of India.[2] The Hindi poet Keshabdasa Mishra was a Sanadhya, and praised his community in his book "Ramchandra Chandrika".[3] Though an endogamous community but in some cases they intermarry with Gaurs.[2][4]

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  1. Saraswati, Baidyanath (1977). Brahmanic Ritual Traditions in the Crucible of Time. Indian institute of Advanced Study. ISBN 9780896844780.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Singh, K. S. (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Keshavdas (1990). Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa. Trans. Bahadur, K. P. Motilal Banarsidass. p. xxxv. ISBN 978-8-12080-734-1.
  4. People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.
  5. Zaidi, Hussain (28 October 2019). The Class of 83: The Punishers of Mumbai Police. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-661-2.
  6. "Totaram Sanadhya, an Indian in Fiji: A life defined by the indentured labour system and the fight against it". Firstpost. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.