Sanadhya Brahmin Explained

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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Saraswati, Baidyanath . Brahmanic Ritual Traditions in the Crucible of Time . 1977 . Indian institutw of Advanced study. 9780896844780 . en.
  2. Book: Singh, K. S. . India's Communities . 1998 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-0-19-563354-2 . en.
  3. Book: Keshavdas

    . Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa . Keshavdas . Keshavdas . Trans. Bahadur, K. P. . Motilal Banarsidass . 1990 . 978-8-12080-734-1 . xxxv.

  4. Book: People of India: Uttar Pradesh . 2005 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-81-7304-114-3 . en.
  5. Book: Zaidi, Hussain . The Class of 83: The Punishers of Mumbai Police . 2019-10-28 . Penguin Random House India Private Limited . 978-93-5305-661-2 . en.
  6. Web site: 2020-01-09 . Totaram Sanadhya, an Indian in Fiji: A life defined by the indentured labour system and the fight against it-India News, Firstpost . 2023-12-30 . Firstpost . en.

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