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Post by Manvinder Adhana on Sept 17, 2006 17:14:52 GMT -5
Hi guys,
This information is provided us by yatin choudhari who is a maharastian gurjar.They call them "Leva Gurjar".I thank him for providing us such a valuable information.
"Dear sir, I am very thankful to you as you have created this website for our Gurjar community. I use this website frequently. I belongs to the subcaste 'Lewa Gurjar'. The people native of Gujarat same as Lewa Patel in Gujarat. I have found that there is no marital contact between us. Because they are apart from us from many years. Our Gotras are same as Lewa Patel. Our community is spread in East Khandesh and West Khandesh containing districts Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Nandurbar, Dhulia, Shahada-Prakasha, Navapur & Nizar dist. Surat. The other branch of our community is in M.P. The same people spread Burhanpur, Khandwa , Badvah, Sanawat, Indore, Harda, Hoshangabad, Ujjain, Bhopal and upto Jabalpur. Upto Khandwa the people use the term as Lewa, but then in Harda, hoshangabad they may also use the term as Bhuwana gurjar as they live in Bhuwana region. The other people from Indore to Jabalpur using the term as Mundliya Gurjar. But all the people are now getting together and in Indore community marriages ceremony arrange usually for all India gurjar community. So I would like to request you to include the Gotras of our Lewa Gurjar community in this sites database. I know following list of Some of the Gotras which are as follows - Chaudhari, Banke, Patliya(Patle,patil,patel), Mokasia,Band, Unhale, Chaure, Anjaniya, kaleshiya, Bhaidiya (Bhedia), Dhepada, Kanvhe, Khodariya, Budhare, Shaha (Shahiya), Duble, Mangurle, Chachre (Chanchriya), Kakadiya, Malaviya, Morchhale, Tolpiya(Tale), Patware, Chhalotra,(Charotra), Chalotra(Charotra), Ratre,Moraniya,Gaikwad,Bijgavniya, Sankhediya(Sankhere), Khore, Punasiya(punase), sejwan, Malgaya, Dogaya(Dogane), Tokare, Shirsat,Mahant(Mananta), Randwa,Ingle,singavane, karode,bagare,arendeliya, bobadiya(bobade),devda, nandve(nandiya), ambia(ambe), bhaumeriya,muchhala, samediya, lambdadhiya, chhapariya(Chhapre), Phulere,bataniya(batane), raikhere, warange,saad, vishnu, kajawe, mandloi, jirattee, chaowkda,bataniya,khilaire,suryawanshi,
Thanking you,
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Post by KPS Gurjar on Sept 18, 2006 3:01:35 GMT -5
The information furnished about "Leva Gurjars" is very useful. We would like to know more about Gurjarjs of Maharashtra & Gujarat. Is it not possible to make "Rishta of Roti & Beti" with the gurjars of north India? We would also like to know about their (Gurjar's) specific festivals, particular 'Devi/Devta' and their experiences with the Gurjars of northern side, if any. Afterall we were one and it is the need of the hour that we should be one. Thanks
Myself Kanwar Pal Singh Gurjar from District Buland Shahar UP and presently working as Executive in a PSU Headquarters in Delhi. My email ID is kps_gurjar@yahoo.co.in
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Post by AP Singh on Sept 18, 2006 3:21:52 GMT -5
Hi Historians,
Among Gujjars there are two main branches.
1. Leva
2. Khari
Leva are supposed to be children of Love (The younger son of Lord Rama)
Khari are supposed to be the sons of Kusha the elder brother.
In history the children of Lav were prominent and established bigger kingdoms.
All the Partihars, Chauhans, Parmars, Solankis are Leva Gujjars. The Bahinsla ( The gotra of Shivaji) were also Leva Gujjars.
There are historical records available that these two branches of Gujjars were driven out of Punjab (Lahore) to Rajasthan by Huns. Khari left earlier without giving a tough fight but the Leva fought valiantly but defeated by Huns without the support of the Kharis. At this point the bitterness developed between the two groups.
Both the Leva and Kharis claim that they are the descendents of lord Rama. Kavi Rajshekhar also described Gujjar Pratihar King Mahipal as Raghukul Bhushan which is can be used as a proof in this regard.
The BadGujars (Noble Gujjars) also call thenselves as Raghavs ( The sons of Raghu, one of the ancestor of Rama). Probably there are sons of Kharis and hence the sons of elder brother.
This is all mythology and I really dont expect anybody to ask for more proofs.
There are also historical records available that the Lewa Gujjars of Hoshangabad and Bhusawal were settled near Gwalior till 16th. century and moved to these places only after that time.
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Post by AP Singh on Sept 19, 2006 7:25:11 GMT -5
Something more about Maratha Gujjars from the autobiography of famous Social and political worker PK Anna Patil. PK Anna Patil was also born in Lewa Gujjar family.The Lav kush theory is also mentioned in his autobiography. See the link. www.pkannapatil.com/Shri Purushottambhai Kalubhai Patil alias P. K. Anna is now counted as the social and political worker of constructive ideas, a well educated and cultured person from the Gurjar community in the country. He is at present President of the All India Gurjar Community. In different parts of the country Lewa, Lewa Patidar, Kanabi and Kadawa Gujar are the labels given to this community. In Maharashtra, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, we come across this community. In Gujrat, Kanabi or Patidar is the label given to this community Some consider the etymology of the word Lewa as coming from "Luv", the son of Rama from the time of the Ramayana. The wandering poets, as described Bhat, go on narrating the historical pedigree of this Gurjar community all over the states such as Maharashtra, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Whatever such wandering poets have compiled in their records about the Gurjar community is the only historical information available today to us about the Gurjars. This record is the only source - Bakhar - to understand the ancestral information of the community. Such records are very important records to understand this community, its traditions and customs, its progress, its believes and blind believes, its various under currents. This community has two sub-casts such as Lewagujar and Budgujar. In Maharashtra, this community has surnames like Patil, Chaudhari, Patel, Mahajan, etc. It would be worth noting here that the great person who made the independent India one integrated nation and who is rightly known as the Iron Man of India; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel belongs to this community. Rajesh Pilot and Ramchandra Vikal who have made the most important contribution to the field of agriculture in the independent India and who are the noted politicians belong to this community. "What is the origin of this Gurjar community? Where does it originally belong?" are the important questions and let us try to solve them first. In the ancient past on the border of Europe and Asia - which is known as Eurasia - lived a community, which was called as "Khargar". They might have migrated to India with the "Shweta Hunas". Perhaps they might have come to India in the 5th century B.C. via Kabul through the Khaibar pass via North West Province. The noted researcher of the Oriental culture Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar maintains that the Khargars are the Gurjars only. The well-known European historian of the Indian studies Prof. Smith also agrees with this view of Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar. Every one in India accepts Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar's studied views on the Indian history. Bharatacharya Shri C. V. Vaidya, who is the noted researcher of the Mahabharata, states that the Gurjar community is originally closely related with the descendents of the Aryas. Shri Munshi and Shri Oza agree with this view of Shri Vaidya. This historical conclusion reiterates the statement of Dr. Bhandarkar. The historian Goatz says that the people called as Rathis, Ranas, Thakurs from Brahmapur in the Chanda state might be originally of the Gurjar community. The second historian Ibetson maintains that the communities like Ahir, Jaat and Gurjar might have developed from the one and the same race. Shri Dhanaji Jayram Joshi of Jalgaon has a record of the pedigree of the Lewa Gujar community. The caste names of the Gujars recorded in those anal have become later on the surnames in this community. The Lewa Gujars who have come to Maharashtra originally from Gujrat and settled in different places here are known today as the residents - gaokar - of that place. In Maharashtra we find in every community the surnames formed by adding the morpheme "kar" to the name of the village where the community resides. For example . . . Madgul + kar = Madgulkar, Niphad + kar = Niphadkar, Velan + kar = Velankar, etc. In the same way, the Muchhaldevas came from Muchhaldev and settled at the village Nalave. The Punashas came from the village Punasha to Khandesh and settled at Surasamala in Nemad. We come across several names in the Gurjar community like Chhaloga, Botha, Thapkari, Chachnya, Dugaya, Vatsavya, Saurashya, Sakharya, Patalya, Samatsalya, Piladarya, Chalotrya, Ajawya, Bharadya Lewa, Vatogadarya, Salotrya, Chalotra, Rajaveray, Gahedar, Bhatanya, Surajvansha, Kanhava, Kasaba, Chaudharya, Laterya, Bhamorya, Samalya, Unhalya, Ratadya, Khatarya, Tokarya, Shemosarya, Malgaya, Thepadya, Bavedya, Patvarya, Mokati, Lambdadhya, Aavya, Kardava, Malavya. In Gujrat we find several villages today also having such names. Several of the names in the above have the ending as "rya". It needs further research to ascertain whether this "rya" in the Gurjari language is identical with the Marathi suffix "kar". As this ancestral record of the Gurjar community is the only available record today, the Marathi book "Lewapuran" is the only written work available on this Gurjar community. This book was printed in 1918 in the press Induprakash at Bombay and it has 236 pages. Shri Vithhal Keshav Kanhave, Utrankar Maharaj has translated it in to Marathi with the prior permission of the Dunkeshwar Merchants' Union of Dakor. This "Lewapuran" has been further modified by adding to it the information about the Gurjar community as its last part. The Vaidik Pandit Govind Parshuram Shastri Raverkar has rectified the original "Lewapuran" and has made it up-to-date. There are four sections in this "Lewapuran". As per the information available in this work, the Lewa Gurjar Community seems to be originally belonging to Gujrat state. It might have migrated to the East Khandesh and Nemad before thousands of years from Gujrat. We come across the following lines in the book "Shrigovindmaharaj" compiled by Totarammaharaj in 1860: "Brahmins have become modest The Somavansha bhatas have praised them, Blessings have been given, All have been glorified by that!" From the phrase "Somavansha wakhanile", it can be easily inferred that the Lewa Gurjars might be the descendents of the "Chandravanshis". According to the Mahabharata, even Kauravas and Pandavas reciding in the valley of the Ganga and Yamuna i.e. Brahmavarta are also the "Chandravanshiyas". As far as the standard reference works are concerned, the 'Puranas' are treated as the reference books of secondary importance. Most of the 'Puranas' are full of religious rituals and imaginary Hindu sanskaras. As such, this "Lewapuran" should also be taken with maximum care as the reference book to understand the origin of the Gurjar community, especially to write and understand the biography of Shri P. K. Anna. As this "Lewapuran" mentions, the Gurjar community has the gotras like Parashar, Prag, Bharadwaj, Gautam, Vasishtha, Mandavya, Harita, Aatreya, Kashyapa, etc. |
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Post by Manvinder Adhana on Oct 2, 2006 18:51:04 GMT -5
Dear sir, i am sending some Gotras of Badgujar Tribe. living in North Maharashtra and on the border of Madhya pradesh. They are nearabout 1 lakh in population. There are no marital contacts among them. there are also two branches of Gurjar community in North Maharashtra, i.e Dode gurjar(population- 2 Lacks) and Suryawanshi gurjar (population- 17 Thousands) There are no marital contacts among them in whole india. They also don't know their origin. Gotras of Badgujar community- Suryawanshi,Raghuwanshi, Chavhan, Pawar, Khutade pawar, Chitode pawar, Sapate pawar,KUno pawar, Padihar(Chhote pawar)Dhar pawar,Girnar, bhavariya(bhaware), Kamalja, Bhilmal, mahale, Bherde, Dange,Dahicha,SHinde, Ajastragola, patisa gola, Alagola, Marumrdane, Karodpati, Nandve(Nandwalkar), Salunkhe, Palatshah, Kotwal, Shukla,MOhkar,Mandewal,Devraye, Salesa, Ramsay, Morade,Panchlaund, Alone,Jadhav,More,Warule, Nevad, Charole,KUthare, Gohil, dode etc. If i will know any more gotras of our community, i shall send you all.
Thanking you,
Dr. Yatin Chaudhari.
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Post by nilesh on Dec 22, 2006 6:49:52 GMT -5
 DEAR FRIENDS I AM A LEVA PATIL FROM BHUSAWAL IN JALGAON DISTRICT . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT GOTRAS OF LEVA PATIL IN BHUSAWAL I AM IN DUBAI KNOW . DO THEY ARE ALSO GUJJARS MAY BE A FOOLISH QUESTION BUT I NEED THE ANSWER
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Post by Pravesh parashar on May 12, 2007 14:06:48 GMT -5
DEAR FRIENDS
I AM A Pravesh parashar FROM Delhi I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT GOTRAS OF Parashar. MAY BE A FOOLISH QUESTION BUT I NEED THE ANSWER
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Post by chandrika on May 20, 2007 10:24:04 GMT -5
hi, can u please tell me the kuldevta of anjaniya gothra
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Post by nilesh on May 20, 2007 15:47:05 GMT -5
i have made one post on 5th of December but still i haven't received any reply or answer to my question which i asked u .so please if you send reply or answer to it
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chaudhari yogesh babulal
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Post by chaudhari yogesh babulal on May 24, 2007 7:08:26 GMT -5
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GR8 to know that manymore vir gujjars r working for the community,being a gujar, i am ready to meet any gujjar brother at any point of time, intrested in meeting, and developing relation to grow the community as good possible...working as a software engineer in Pune as SAP consultant in L&T infotech ...my contact details r 09326871972/ 02565 224409 ..........Great work.. keep it up n always ask for any kind of help...will do our best .....
Yogesh Chaudhari(shahada city)Nandurbar district
yog_chaudhari@rediffmail.com
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Post by Rajesh Jindher on May 24, 2007 7:42:01 GMT -5
dear yogesh
nice to meet u dear. Plz. keep intouch in future, I am very impressed with your views.
regards
rajesh Choudhary
99157-81790
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Post by Virendra Singh on Oct 9, 2007 1:13:02 GMT -5
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Post by avinash1 on Oct 10, 2007 2:05:07 GMT -5
Hi Virendra,
I agree with you. In fact Leva Gujjar's, Leva Patil's, & Leva Patidar's all three are quite distinct. Kunbi means farmer and are dominant community in Vidarbha. While leva Gujjar,s are truly gujjars, the others dont consider themselves and were never the part of Gujjar community. They treat themselves differently.
Unfortunately some influential people or political leaders take the adventage of the suffix word Leva. It actual hurts to see some influential Gujjars leader attending meetings and community get together of these communities claiming themeseves to be leav patidars or patils or whatever while really ignoring their own Gujjar community. At the same time these communities also very conveniently accepts them for their own gains and advantage. These differences really dont crop up in such situations.
I guess you are getting my point.
The answer to your seconf question that why people include these communities in Gujjar community is that becuase of geographical spread of our community people have very little knowledge of the community brethren in other parts.
I am aware on this since I belong to this part of Maharashtra and cannot expect that my community members from Delhi or Rajasthan should also know on this. Gujjars in Maharashtra never consider themselves to be Kurmis or Leva Patidars or Kunbis or whatever. In short we are not at all interested or try to include ourselves in YOUR comminty or caste.
We Gujjars truly believe that we are hardcore Shatriyas and are very proud of it.
Though staying in Maharsahtra since many centuries, our language is quite different (Gujjar Language: a mix of gujarathi/rajasthani and marathi); our dress is different (mix of rajasthani/gujrathi) and even the jwelleries are different (rajasthani). Even our villages are quite different and relate more to rajasthani type of village structure.
regards,
Avinash
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Post by AP Singh on Oct 10, 2007 4:23:14 GMT -5
Dear Avinash, During the Expansion of Gujjars empire in 6th. and 7th. Century the Gujjars moved their capital from Ujjain to Rajor and Rajor to Kannauj. It is written as highest caste in 9th. century by many Arab historians placed above than Brahmins and many valiant brave Gujjars were posted in Pamer region of Afghanistan to Check the invaders which they valiantly did for three centuries. That is the reason that you will find lot Gujjars in present day Pakistan and Afghanistan sharing the same gotras as we have and speaking the same language Gojari. In Afghanistan The Gujjars are written as Guzars and present Police Chief of Kabul is a Gujjar. It si reported by many newpapers that the fastest bowler of the world Shoaib Akhtar is a Kasana Gujjar. Hence the information provided by you about the Maharashtra Gujars is not read in DElhi and rajasthan only but in Pakistan and Afghanistan as well. Lewa and Kharis said to be originated from Lava and Kushas are said to be the original gotras of Gujjars and many gotras are generated from these two, some of them named by the name of place they were rulers, others were named by some legendry warriors of this tribe. See the following link: www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=147002 Police to begin night patrol in Kabul KABUL: The newly-appointed police chief of Kabul Brigadier General Mir Amanullah Guzar has said that security in the central capital would be boosted by starting night patrol. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the police chief said for this purpose, the whole city would be divided into five zones. The patrol would be conducted in two shifts and would be started next week, he added. Guzar said the ministry would provide communication tools and vehicles to the patrolling police parties. Regarding corruption and maltreatment of people in the police department, Guzar said the problems existed but would be controlled with the passage of time. He said plans were underway to impart professional training to police. He said the United States had assured of providing tear gas and firefighting vehicles to police to prevent violent demonstrations. He said less number of policemen was one of the main causes of insecurity in the city. Around 10,000 police force was required to maintain security in the central capital while the existing number was 5,752. Ruling out involvement of political parties or groups in the violent riots, Guzar said the main cause was lack of organisation. He said those responsible for the riots were vandals and opportunists. He said police had little skills in controlling riots but at the same time, they were not allowed to shot at those involved in the hooliganism. He appreciated the services of former police chief Jamil Junbish. |
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Post by ARVIND PATIL on Nov 22, 2007 10:28:12 GMT -5
I am Arvind Patil from Lonkheda Tal - Shahda Dist- Nandurbar, let'w know the kuldvta & place for leva gujars
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DEAR FRIENDS