The Nair families from Kerala have always been rewarded with immense respect and a status of elite. The words Kaimal as well as Nair are often used interchangeably. The word was originally taken from Malayalam which means “power in hand”. The most prestigious caste of people of the Nairs, Kaimal were earlier the rulers of Kerala and were part of Royal families. They were active…
The first residents in Tamil Nadu, Karkathar is an Hindu caste that has an interesting story to be noted. They were the first immigrants from Gangetic plains, which eventually spread across the region that comprise Tamil Nadu. They were present during the dynasties…
The Marathi community in India typically employs its Sarode surname. The ancestral ancestors of the caste were mostly musicians who were engaged in playing or creating instruments – Sarod. Today, a lot of people with the surname are using their marks in the field of…
Districts in Baroda, Surat and Saurashtra include Surat and Baroda have the OBC Hindu community, which is known as Sathwara. Members of the community are engaged in the practice of agricultural trade and later became Rajputs. The Gujarat government classified them as the…
Birajdar Caste are a group of people who interchangeably utilize Biradar in lieu of their surname. Most of them belong to Maharashtra, and those who belong to the caste are included in that general grouping of Hindus. They are mostly located in the Udgir region that are…
The Bondil Caste members can interchangeably use members who have the bondili surname. They are a mixture of rajputs as well as the shudras from South India who are known to originate from Bundelkhand. They later adopted the Singh surnames to honour their…
It is believed that the Hindu group of Borasi is also known as Boria. It is the Kshathriya rajput subclan can be dispersed across northern India. The majority of the Borasi Caste members were traditionally engaged in the field of farming and agriculture. They also had…
A Maharashtrian name Gadekar Caste comes by the Gadde village. Gadde. The natives of the area were referred to as Gadekars who were able to speak Marathi and embraced the common regional customs. The people who carry the name are a reflection of their culture and respect…
The original Ghosalkar surname comes from the Ghosali clan that lived in the western region of India. The name of the brahmin reflects migratory patterns as well as trades, social mobility and other aspects that contributed to its existence. It is mostly dependent on its…
The word Gulyani is a fusion of the words gul or Yanni that respectively mean flowers and beautiful nature of the Persian language. The Gulyani Caste members engaged in the horticulture as well as agriculture. They share a strong bond to the landscape as well as its…