Sanadhya Brahmin (also spelled as Sanadh , Sanah , Sanidya or Sandhya) is an endogamous sub caste of Gaur Brahmins.[1][2][3] Their main concentration is in western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh area of India.[1] The Hindi poet Keshabdasa Mishra was a Sanadhya, and praised his community in his book " Ramchandra Chandrika ".[4] Though an endogamous community but in some cases they intermarry with Gaurs.[1][5]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Singh, K. S. (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
  2. ↑ Russell, Robert Vane (28 September 2020). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Volumes I and II). Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-8294-2.
  3. ↑ Bahadur, K. P. (1976). Selection From Ramachndrika Of Keshv. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-2789-9.
  4. 1 2 Keshavdas (1990). Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa. Trans. Bahadur, K. P. Motilal Banarsidass. p. xxxv. ISBN 978-8-12080-734-1.
  5. ↑ People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Totaram Sanadhya, an Indian in Fiji: A life defined by the indentured labour system and the fight against it-India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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