Vaidya Explained

Vaidya (Sanskrit: Sanskrit: वैद्य), or vaid is a Sanskrit word meaning "doctor, physician".[1] Vaidyan or Vaidyar is a similar term used in the southern region of India to denote a physician, particularly in Kerala.Today it is used to refer to traditional practitionerers of Ayurveda", an indigenous Indian system of alternative medicine.[2] Senior practitioners or teachers were called Vaidyarāja ("physician-king") as a mark of respect. Some practitioners who had complete knowledge of the texts and were excellent at their practices were known as Pranaacharya. Some royal families in India had a personal vaidya in attendance and these people were referred to as Rāja Vaidya ("the king's physician").[3] [4]

In Maharashtra, like many other last names, the last name "Vaidya" is linked to the profession that the family followed.[5]

Vaidya as a surname

As a last name in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala, Vaidya Vaidyar or Vaidyan are usually found in several communities like the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu, Billava,Ezhava[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] as well as Sonar (goldsmith).[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Online Edition.
  2. Book: Ember, Carol R. . Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the ... . 2 . 31 December 2003 . Springer . 9780306477546 .
  3. Book: Hutchison, Rose . Gazetteer of the Chamba State . 1996 . Indus . 9788173870415 .
  4. Book: Agrawal, S. P. . Development/digression diary of India: 3D companion volume to Information ... . 1993 . Concept Publishing Company . 9788170223054 .
  5. Book: Observations on the Life and Works of Bhavabhūti. It is so in Maharashtra at least . Thus, the surnames Deshmukh, Desai, etc., indicate the title that the family possessed; Joshi, Vaidya, Purohit are derived from the professions.. 2. R. G. Harshé. 1974.
  6. Book: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume I of VII . 9781465582362 . Thurston . Edgar . 28 September 2020 . Library of Alexandria .
  7. Book: Histories of Health and Materiality in the Indian Ocean World: Medicine, Material Culture and Trade, 1600-2000 . 9781350195905 . Gerritsen . Anne . Cleetus . Burton . 12 January 2023 . Bloomsbury .
  8. Book: Sanshodhak . Historian V.K.Rajwade Research center(mandal), Dhule, India. 2015. Mrudula Verma. Sarjerao Bhamare. Shripad Nandedkar. Mokashi. 1–14. quote on page 1; Not much information is available about the early life of Narayan Jagannatha Vaidya. Narayan Jagannatha Vaidya belonged to the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu(CKP) community of Maharashtra. His brother was the Diwan of Baroda state.
  9. News: Like the Thackerays, Vaidya also belonged to the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community. The CKPs are a small but literate and influential caste, with a high occupational status that equals the Brahmins.. DNA India. Book on Thackerays traces ghar vapasi, rivalry between brothers. Sep 17, 2019.
  10. News: DnaIndia mumbai report (Dec 2013).
  11. Book: Organiser, Volume 32. Bharat Prakashan. 1980. 6.
  12. Book: Ganesh Ramrao Bhatkal . 1998 . Contemporary India: G.R. Bhatkal Memorial Lectures, 1975-1995 . Popular Prakashan . 186– . 9788171545599 .

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