The Banaut/Bandawat (Bundela) are a branch of the Bundela Rajput found in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] They trace their origin from Bundelkhand, Orchha Bundelkhand and Jhansi.
History and origin
The Banaut are found mainly in north-eastern Bihar. They have come originally from Orcha in Bundelkhand. The community are said to have left Orcha to escape the Mughals..The Banaut are distributed mainly in ,chouparan , Munger, Bhagalpur, Purnia, Saharsa, Katihar and Arariya. Rajput from Hazaribagh and Chatra in Jharkhand also from the same clan of Rajput.[2]
Present circumstances
The Banaut speak Angika and most of them understand Hindi. They have their particular village deities such as Hanumanji, Ram-Janaki and Radhakrishna.
See also
References
- ↑ https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/78297/1/MPRA_paper_78297.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part One edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 100 to 103 Seagull Books