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Origin of Bhumihar, The Clan of Brahmins

Bhumihar Brahmins also known as Bhumihar (भू महार) are an influential Hindu sub-caste who have
traditionally resided in fertile regions of Indo-Gangetic plains of North India, in the states of Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. They were referred to as Baabhans (बाभन) too, an apabhramsha word
for Brahmin.

History of Bhumihar
Bhumihar Brahmins also known as Bhumihar (भू महार) are an influential Hindu sub-caste who have
traditionally resided in fertile regions of Indo-Gangetic plains of North India, in the states of Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh and Jharkhand. They were referred to as Baabhans (बाभन) too, an apabhramsha word for
Brahmin.
Bhumihar is a caste Mainly Found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand , Uttar Pradesh and in the
Bundelkhand area of the Madhya Pradesh . One Story of their origin is that the Bhumihar Brahmins
Parashurama destroyed the Kshatriya Many times and he set up in their Place the descendent's of
Brahmins. Bhumihar Brahmins is known as Karm Kandi Pandit in the sixteenth Century Particularly in
North Bihar. In South Bihar their Most Prestigious King (Gopal Sharan) was the Tekari Family in the
Eighteenth Century. In our Country So many Bhumihar Scholars have been born like Swami Sahajanand
Saraswati , Sir Ganesh Dutt and Siyaram Tiwary the Former Dean of the Vishwa Bharti university
Formerly Known as Shanti Niketan.
Gotra and Pravaras of the Bhumihar
The Gotras of the Bhumihar has been mainly Kept on the name of the Rishis.Initially,there are mainly
nine gotras of the bhumihar. But Pravaras are classified into the name of the Seven Rishis, that is given
below :-
In Rigved author has been written that the Rishi Jamadagni was a descendants of Rishi Bhirgu While
the rishis Gautam and Bhardavaja Were the descendants of rishi Angirasa.
Agastya
Angirasa
Atri
Bhrigu
Kashyapa
Vasishtha
Vishwamitra
Etymology: The word Bhumihar consists of two Sanskrit words, bhoomi (भू म), meaning "land"
and har (हर), meaning 'seizer'. There are a lot of theories about the origin of this caste and there is no
unanimous accord over any of them excepting one which is the authority of Swami Sahajanand
Saraswati who gives the most acceptable account of the origin and history of Bhumihar Brahmins. The
name of his book is "Brahmarshi Vansha Vistar". Some of the other theorists owe the origin of the
Bhumihar to the displacement of Brahmins from Western India following the Muslim invasion or, a
change of religion to Buddhism and reconversion to Hinduism or, a change of profession from
priesthood to farming or, a gradual shift from priestly and academic activities to farming and conquest,
owing to lack of support from the rulers during the reign of ignorant kings. At some point of time the
word 'Bhumi' was also used for some administrative unit or revenue unit or some geographical unit,
just like Bundelkhand or Jharkhand. Singhbhumi, Birbhumi and Manbhumi are or was names of
districts. Dhalbhumi was an adminitrative unit. Thus the word 'Bhumihar' may also mean Talukdar or
Jagirdars etc.
Bhumihar Brahmins is also known for taking the revenge .As for example when Kshatriya King has
stolen the Parashurama's Father wish-granting Cow, Kamdhenu. That time he has killed thousands of
kshatriya army. But in retaliation the King's Son has killed the Parashurama's Father. Then, he has
decided to destroy the Kshatriya and he has fought battles from the Kshatriya 21 times and destroyed
all the Kshatriya . This shows the Power between the kshatriya and Bhumihar Brahmins.
THE CLANS
Suryanarayan Pandey in his book Sainik Brahmin has noted that only in two situation they were
separated from Kanyakubja brahmin the first was, when they were honoured and given land as
AGRAHARAM by the kings of different states and second when they were attacked by muslim ruler.
They wanted to preserve Hindu cultural heritage so they came to Eastern Kashi. 
Usually Bhumihar clans are known by the original place from which they come. For example Bhumihars
from Dighwa nearby DIGHAWA DUBAULI ( Gopalganj , Old SARAN ) went to Barahiya and settled there
and known as Dighwait Bhumihars, similarly, Eksaria Bhumihars belongs to Eksaar village in Balia but
spread over complete Saran district of Bihar. But there are others like Jijhoutiya Bhumihar Brahmins
who reside in Eastern U.P. and the region of Jhansi. Chitponia Bhumihar of Nawada are from
Maharashtra. In fact at times they are considered as a separate Brahmin sub-caste altogether. Swami
Sahajanand Saraswati was from Jijhoutia clan of Bhumihar Brahmins. Then there are others like
Bhriguvansh, claiming lineage from Maharishi Bhrigu as the name suggests. There are around two to
three dozen such clans. Drona Ticar (Domkatar colloquially) is another Bhumihar clan. There were
some famous zamindars and feudal lords like:
★ Kashi Naresh (Varanasi)
★ Maharaja Of Hathwa (also pronounced HATHUA, Gopalganj, Old SARAN)
★ Maharaja of Bettiah (Champaran)
★ Raja of Amawan (old MONGHYR)
★ Raja of Tekari (old GAYA)
★ Zamindar of Chainpur, Sheohar, Pandooi
★ Zamindar of HAKAM-REOTITH in Old SARAN (Now Gopalganj)
★ Bagaura Naresh (Siwan)
★ Udayni Kothi near Bagaura estate (Siwan)
★ Goreya Kothi
The Village Eksar from where the origination of Eksaria started is situated in Ballia. The First clan of
Eksaria Bhumihar Brahmins was Jaganath Dixit, who migrated probably from Indraprasth or from
Hastinapur in the year 1551 A.D. and became mantra guru of Nepal Maharaj. 

SOME MORE COLLECTIONS (BASED ON WIKIPEDIA) ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

VARNA STATUS [EDIT]

The Bhumihars are classified in the Brahmin varna of the Indian caste system and traditionally are landowners.[6][7] Their land
has been acquired at different times through grants by kings or during the rule of Brahmin kings.[6][8][9][10] In ancient times,
the Brahmin Empires like Sunga Empire and Kanva dynasty are believed to be the historical ancestors of present day
Bhumihar Brahmins.[6][8][9][10][11]
The Kanyakubja Mahati Sabha, an association of Kanyakubja Brahmins, determined at its 19th and 20th national conventions
in 1926 and 1927 that the Bhumihar Brahmins are among the Kanyakubja Brahmin communities, which also include
the Sanadhya, Pahadi, Jujhoutia, Saryupareen, Chattisgarhi, and different Bengali Brahmins.[11]
"Kanyakubj Vanshavali" mentions five branches of Kanyakubja Brahmins as Saryupareen, Sanadhya, Bhumihar, Jujhautiya and
Prakrit Kanaujia:
Saryupareen Sanadhyascha Bhumiharo Jijhoutayah
Prakritashcha Iti Panchabhedastasya Prakartitah

[12]

First modern Indologist of Indian origin, and a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance, Rajendralal Mitra writes about the five
branches of Kanyakubja Brahmins as Saryupareen, Sanadhya, Bhumihar, Jujhoutia and Prakrit Kanaujia or Kanyakubj
proper.[13] In Kanyakubj Vanshavalis (360 on record), it is mentioned that Kashyap gotra Bhumihar Brahminsare ancestors of
Kashyap gotra Kanyakubja Brahmins, making Kashyap gotriya Sanadhya Brahmins also as descendents of Kashyap
gotriya Bhumihar Brahmins.[14] Threfore, it is merely a difference in profession between Kanyakubja proper and Bhumihar
Brahmins where they kept converting from Ajachak (Bhumihar) to Jachak(Kanyakubja) and from Jachak(Kanyakubja) to
Ajachak(Bhumihar) depending on the times which shows the jivikartha karma of Brahmins.[15]
Bhumihars have been the traditional priests in Prayag, at Vishnupad Mandir in Gaya as Gayawar Pandas and in the adjoining
districts like Hazaribagh.[2] The Kingdom of Kashibelonged to Bhumihar Brahmins and big zamindari like Bettiah Raj, Hathwa
Raj, Pandooi Raj and Tekari Raj, Sheohar Raj, Ram Nagar belonged to them. Bhumihars were well respected Brahmins in the
courts of Dumraon Maharaj, King of Nepal and Raj Darbhanga.[2] Some Mohyal Brahmins migrated eastward and are believed
to constitute some sub-divisions of Bhumihars.There is also a significant migrant population of Bhumihars
in Mauritius,[16] Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and others.
Bhumihars are commonly called Babhans and also Western Brahmins some times[17][18][19] which is the Pali word for
Brahmins[20][21] and is used to refer to Brahmins in Buddhistsources.[21][22]

ORIGIN AND HISTORY [EDIT]

Mythology [edit]

When Parashurama destroyed the Kshatriya race, and he set up in their place the

descendants of Brahmins, who, after a time, having mostly abandoned their
priestly functions, took to land-owning (Zamindari) or became
kings.[13][23][24] Lord Parashurama was the first Bhumihar.[13][23][24] The ancestor
of Dronwar Bhumihar Brahmins is Guru Dronacharya and that of Kashi
Naresh is Gautama Maharishi.[13][25]

Etymology [edit]

The literal meaning of Bhumihar is Bhumi – "Land", kara or hara – "maker"

in Sanskrit.[25] In the language of the Indian feudal system, Bhum is the name
given to a kind of tenure similar to the Inams and Jagirs of Mohammedan
times.[25] By a Bhum, according to the Rajputana gazetteer, a hereditary, non-
resumable and inalienable property in the soil was inseparably bound up with the
revenue-free title.[25] The meaning of the designation Bhumihar being as stated
above, the Bhumihar Brahmins are evidently those Brahmins who held grants of
land for secular services.[25] Bhum was given as compensation for bloodshed in
order to quell a feud for distinguished services in the field, for protection of
services in the field, for protection of a border, or for the watch and ward of a Parshurama, 6th Avatar of Vishnu
village.[25]

History [edit]

By the 16th century, Bhumihars known as "karm kandi

pandit" controlled vast stretches of territory, particularly
in North Bihar.[26] InSouth Bihar, their most prominent
representative was the Tekari family, whose large estate
in Gaya dates back to the early 18th century.[26] With the
decline of Mughal Empire, in the area of south of Avadh, in
the fertile rive-rain rice growing areas
of Benares,Gorakhpur, Deoria, Ghazipur, Ballia and Bihar a
nd on the fringes of Bengal, it was the 'military' or Left: The Maharaja's Fort (Ramnagar Fort), front view, 1869. Right:
[27] Entrance gate to the fort, 1905.
Bhumihar Brahmins who strengthened their sway.  The
distinctive 'caste' identity of Bhumihar Brahman emerged
largely through military service, and then confirmed by the forms of continuous 'social spending' which defined a man and his
kin as superior and lordly.[28] In 19th century, many of the Bhumihar Brahmins were zamindars. Of the 67000 Hindus in
the Bengal Army in 1842, 28000 were identified as Rajputs and 25000 as Brahmins, a category that included Bhumihar
Brahmins.[29] The Brahmin presence in the Bengal Army was reduced in the late 19th century because of their perceived
primary role as mutineers in the Mutiny of 1857,[29] led by Mangal Pandey.
Some Bhumihars had settled in Chandipur, Murshidabad, Bardhaman during late 19th and early 20th centuries where they are
at the top of the social hierarchy.[30] Pandit Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya in his book Hindu Castes and Sects published in

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1896, went on to write about the origin of Bhumihar Brahmins of Bihar and Banaras[23] as: "The clue to the exact status of the
Bhumihar Brahmans is afforded by their very name. The word literally means a landholder. In the language of the Indian
feudal systems, Bhoom is the name given to a kind of tenure similar to the Inams and Jagirs of Mohammedan times. By
a Bhoom, according to the Rajputana Gazeteer, an hereditary, non-resumableand inalienable property in soil was inseparably
bound up with a revenue-free title. Bhoom was given as a compensation for bloodshedin order to quell a feud, for
distinguished services in the field, for protection of a border or for the watch and ward of the village. The meaning of the
designation Bhumihar being as stated above, the Bhumihar Brahmans are evidently these Brahmans who held grants of land
for secular service. Whoever held a secular fief was Bhumihar. Where a Brahman held such a tenure, he was called a
Bhumihar Brahman....Bhumihar Brahmans are sometimes called simply Bhumihars..."
They perform all their religious ceremonies in the same manner as other Brahmins, but as they also practice secular
occupations like the Laukik Brahmans of Southern India, they are not entitled to accept religious gifts or to minister to anyone
as priest. The usual surnames/titles of the Bhumihar Brahmins are same as those of other Brahmins of Northern India. Being
a fighter by caste few of them have Rajputana surnames/titles.[11][25] The general editor of the book "People of India (Bihar
and Jharkhand)", published byAnthropological Survey of India (ASI), and noted academician-bureaucrat, the late Kumar
Suresh Singh, said that the surname Singh, which used to denote connection with power and authority, was used in Bihar by
Brahmin zamindars, like the surname "Khan" in Muslims.[31]
Before independence, it was the custom of the Bhumihar Brahmins to stage an elaborate Kālī puja, during which annual
payments were made to servants and gifts of cloth were distributed to dependents, both Hindu and Muslim.[30]
M. A. Sherring in his book Hindu Tribes and Castes as Reproduced in Benaras[32] published in 1872, mentions, "Great
important distinctions subsist between the various tribes of Brahmins. Some are given to learning, some to agriculture, some
to politics and some to trades. The Maharashtra Brahmin is very different being from the Bengali, while the Kanaujia
(Kanyakubja Brahmins) differs from both. Only those Brahmins who perform all six duties are reckoned perfectly orthodox.
Some perform three of them, namely, the first, third and fifth and omit the other three. Hence Brahmins are divided into two
kinds, the Shat-karmas and the tri-karmas or those who perform only three. The Bhumihar Brahmins for instance are tri-
karmas, and merely pay heed to three duties.
Bhumihars were referred to as "Military Brahmin" by Francis Buchanan and as "Magadh Brahmin" by William Adam in
1883.[33] William Crooke in his book, Tribes and Castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh,[34] has mentioned Bhuinhar
as an important tribe of landowners and agriculturists in eastern districts and that they are also known as
Babhan, Zamindar Brahman, Grihastha Brahman, or Pachchima or 'western' Brahmans.
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, a Bhumihar himself, wrote extensively on Brahmin society and on the origin of Bhumihars. He
stated that the Bhumihars are among the superior Brahmins.[35] Some Bhumihar Brahmins are also known for their secular
and unorthodox practices, where some of them are also descendants of Husseini Brahminss.[36] On the social scale,
although the Bhumihars are known to be Brahmins, on account of the fact that they were cultivators they were not given the
ritual status of Brahmins.[37] Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who came from a Niyogi Brahmin community who are just like the
Bhumihar Brahmins and are called Laukik or Ajachak Brahmins attests in his Hindu View of Lifeto the fact of "The Rishis of
yore were agriculturists and sometimes warriors too".[38]
Siyaram Tiwari, the former dean at Visva Bharati University, stated that the Bhumihars are "landed Brahmins who stopped
taking alms and performing pujas and rituals", These areTyagis of Western UP, Zamindar Bengali Brahmins, Niyogi Brahmins
of Andhra Pradesh, Nambudiri Brahmin and Ezhavathy Brahmins of Kerala, Chitpavans of Maharashtra, AnavilDesais of
Gujarat and Mohyals of Punjab.[1] Bhumihars are classified in the Brahmin varna in Hinduism and hence use the designation
Bhumihar Brahmin.[7]
Acharya Tarineesh Jha, himself a Maithil Brahmin scholar has attested how from ancient times to modern all great Brahmin
scholars like Maithili Manishi Mahamahopadhyay Chitradhar Mishra, Mahamahopadhyay Balkrishna Mishra; Saryupareen
Brahmin scholars Mahamahopadhyay Dwivedi, Mahamahopadhyay Shivkumar Shastri, Hazari Prasad Dwivedi; Kanyakubja
Brahmins scholars Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Pandit Laxminarayan Dixit Shastri, Pandit Venkatesh Narayan Tiwari and others
have mentioned about Bhumihar Brahmins as their fellow Brahmin brothers.[39]
They are also called Ajachak Brahmans, i.e., Brahmans who do not take alms (jachak) in contrast to the ordinary Brahmans
who are Jachaks or almstakers[40] but there are still some who traditionally take alms as in Gaya and Hazaribagh.[41] Like

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fellow Brahmans, they did not use to hold the plough, but employed labourers for the purpose.[40]

SOCIAL ORGANISATION [EDIT]

The census returns give no less than four hundred and fifty-eight sections: but here the territorial sections and the
Brahminical gotras are mixed up together.[34] The most important local sections are the Gautama, and Kolaha in Banaras;
the Gautama in Mirzapur; Bhriguvanshi, Donwar, Gautama, Kinwar, Kistwar, Sakarwar, Sonwar, in Ghazipur; Bhagata, Kinwar,
Benwar, of Ballia; the Baghochhiya, Baksaria, Gautama, Kaushik and Sakarwar (Sankritya) of Gorakhpur; the Barasi, Birhariya
of Basti; and the Barwar, Bharadwaj,Parashar of Siwan, Denwar, Gargbans, Gautama, Purvar, Sakarwar,
and Shandilya of Azamgarh.[34] On the Jijhoutia clan of Bhumihar Brahmins, William Crooke writes, "A branch of the Kanaujia
Brahmins (Kanyakubja Brahmins) who take their name from the country of Jajakshuku, which is mentioned in
the Madanpur inscription."[34]

DOMESTIC CEREMONIES AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS [EDIT]

The Bhumihar Brahmins follow in every respect the standard Brahminical rules.[34] They are
usually Shaivas and Shaktas.[34] There are also Vaishnavas, following the Tatvavada school of Madhavacharya.[42] Bhumihar
Brahmins, like all other Brahmins are endogamous, but marital relations are known to exist since ancient times between
Bhumihar Brahmins and Maithil Brahmins in Tirhut and Mithila and between Bhumihar Brahmins and Kanyakubja
Brahmins in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh where Kanchanwar and Jihoutia clan of Bhumihar Brahmins
live.[41] Bhumihar Brahmin men of Purnea took to Maithil Brahmin wives in Purnea and married their daughters to Bhumihar
Brahmin/Babhan men.[43][44]

COMMON TITLES AND LAST NAMES [EDIT]

Common titles of Bhumihar Brahmins

are Pandey, Shukla, Mishra, Ojha, Yajee, Karjee, Dwivedi, Sharma, Tiwari, Tripathi, Upadhyay but Awasthi, Dixit, Malviya and Jh
a are known to exist.[41] However, due to their profession of kings and landholders a lot of Bhumihar Brahmins use Rai, Singh,
and Shahi in Uttar Pradesh and Kunwar, Thakur, Chaudhary, andSingh in Bihar, and Pradhan in Jharkhand.[41] Some Singh
converted and anglicised their surnames to Sinha[41][45]

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS [EDIT]

Bhumihars are considered a politically volatile community.[46][47] Bhumihar Brahmins in Champaran had revolted

against indigo cultivation in 1914 (at Pipra) and 1916 (Turkaulia) and Pandit Raj Kumar Shukla took Mahatma
Gandhi to Champaran and the Champaran Satyagraha began.[48] Sri Krishna Sinha, born into a Bhumihar Brahmin family is
considered the architect of modern Bihar.[49] Barring the war years, Shri Babu (Sri Krishna Sinha was Chief Minister of
Bihar from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1961.[50] He led Dalit’s entry into the Baidyanath
Dham temple (Vaidyanath Temple, Deoghar), reflecting his commitment to the upliftment and social empowerment
of dalits.[1] He was the first Chief Minister in the country to abolish the zamindari system.[51]
The community has produced stalwarts like Sir Ganesh Dutt, lone minister representing pre-independence interim
government from the then united Bihar and Orissa province, andRam Dayalu Singh, the first Speaker of Bihar legislative
assembly.[1]
Bhumihars had made their presence felt in the politics right from freedom movement with patriots like Yogendra
Shukla and Kishori Prasanna Sinha, both aides of martyr Bhagat Singh.[1]
Nationalist, trade unionist, and the first leader of opposition in Bihar Basawon Singh (Sinha), the
stalwart Communist leader Pandit Karyanand Sharma and the biggest Jan Sanghleader from the state Kailashpati
Mishra were all Bhumihar Brahmins.

SOME NOTABLE BHUMIHAR BRAHMIN PERSONALITIES [EDIT]

Scholars, writers and government agency [edit]

Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma- was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and
academic, apart from being an indologist and historianRajendra Prasad, the
first President of India and a favourite student of Pandit Sharma
Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan- who is called the Father of Hindi Travel literature,was
one of the most widely-traveled scholars of India, spending forty-five years of his life on
travels away from his home.He is referred to as the 'Greatest Scholar' (Mahapandit) for
his scholarship.He got Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 and later Padma Bhushan in
1963.
Nalin Vilochan Sharma-was a professor of Hindi Literature in University of Patna.
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati-Writer,Freedom Fighter
Vagish Shastri- Sanskrit Grammarian
Ram Karan Sharma- Sanskrit poet and scholar Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
Kapil Muni Tiwary- is a former professor and head of the department of Linguistics and
Literature at Patna University and currently a professor of English in Yemen.
Siyaram Tiwari -Littrateur, He served Nalanda Open University, Patna as Chief Co-
Ramvriksh Benipuri
ordinator in the Faculty of Languages for three years.
Shashindra Pal Tyagi - Air Chief Marshal and former IAF Chief
Acharya Kishore Kunal -Hindu philosopher and Bihar Religious Trusts Board chairman, is a retired IPS Officer.
Pandit Devendranath Sharma- was a writer and scholar of Hindi Literature. He was also a playwright, and the Vice
Chancellor of the universities ofPatna and Bhagalpur.
Vinod Rai is the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Ram Sharan Sharma-was an eminent historian of Ancient and early Medieval India.He taught at Patna
University, Delhi University (1973–85) and the University of Toronto and was a senior fellow at School of Oriental
and African Studies, University of London; University Grants CommissionNational Fellow (1958–81) and President
of Indian History Congress in 1975. It was during the tenure of Professor R. S. Sharma as the Dean of Delhi
University's History Department in the 1970s that major expansion of the department took place. The creation of
most of the positions in the Department owes to Professor Sharma's efforts. He is the founding Chairman of
the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and a historian of international repute.He is from
Barauni, Begusarai, British India.
Professor G. R. Sharma archaeologist and historian.
Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Member of Parliament,Poet, Essayist, Literary critic, Journalist, Satirist, Rashtrakavi
("National poet")
V.S.Naipaul-Novelist, travel writer, essayist.He got Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001, Booker Prize in 1971
numerous other literary prizes.
Rambriksh Benipuri-Writer, Dramatist, Essayist, Novelist
Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi Buddhist scholar
Professor Ramjee Singh Philosopher, Gandhian activist
Balmiki Prasad Singh writer, scholar, administrator, Governor of Sikkim
R. K. Sinha scholar of English
Vibhuti Narain Rai Indian Police Service officer and an eminent writer
Acharya Kuber Nath Rai Scholar of Hindi and Sanskrit
Viveki Rai famous writer in Hindi and Bhojpuri
Abhayanand Present Director General of Police, Government of Bihar
Sri Krishna Rai Hridyesh,Prominent literary figure of Hindi.
Mridula Sinha - female writer in Hindi Literature
Pankaj Rag - Poet, writer, Historian, Archaeologist, and Indian Administrative Service officer
Dushyant Kumar - Great Hindi Writer
 J. K. Sinha former Director General of Police of Central Reserve Police Force
Vijendra Narayan Singh Hindi writer and critic
Dr. Madhusudan Mishra Sanskrit scholar and professor of Linguistics; http://www.indusscript.com/author.html
Acharya Shiv Balak Rai Sanskrit scholar, Ramayana scholar, Hindi Literature
Baleshwar Rai Indian Administrative Service official
Dhananjay Singh Executive Director, National HRD Network
Air Marshal(Retd) Bejoy Kumar Pandey, Former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command,Indian Air
Force.A living legend , a scholar of his service and a staunch Indian.
Avinash Rai From Nallasopara

Freedom fighters [edit]

Yogendra Shukla
Shaheed Baikuntha Shukla
Basawon Singh (Sinha)
Raj Kumar Shukla
Pandit Yadunandan (Jadunandan) Sharma
Pandit Yamuna Karjee
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar-Freedom Fighter
Gauri Shankar Rai-Freedom Fighter, participated in Quit India Movement.
Indradeep Sinha- Freedom Fighter
Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)-nationalist, freedom fighter and litterateur,MP
Pandit Karyanand Sharma- nationalist and peasant leader who led movements against zamindars and British.
Sri Krishna Sinha - First Chief Minister of Bihar.
Mangal Pandey

Administrators [edit]

Sir Ganesh Dutt
Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
Lalit Mohan Sharma- 24th Chief Justice of India,S/O-L.N. Sinha..
L.N. Sinha- former Attorney General of India and He was also the Solicitor General of India from 17 July 1972 until
5 April 1977
Arvind Kumar Sharma-Current Principal Secretary To Chief Minister Gujarat

Monarchs and zamindars [edit]

Maharajadhiraj- Prabhu Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur,Maharaja of Benaras & Moving force behind Benaras Hindu
Vishwavidyalaya(BHU).He donated 1,300 acres (5.3 km2)of land in the heart of Benaras.
Vibhuti Narayan Singh,Maharaja of Benaras,Custodian of Kashi Viswanath Temple-Most Important Hindu Shrine
in the world.
Maharaja Sir Harendra Kishore Singh-was the last ruler of Bettiah Raj.
Tekari Raj-Gaya-Bihar

Music [edit]

Girija Devi - Indian Classical Musician

Sharda Sinha - folk singer, film music, Padma Shri awardee

Entertainment, sports and films [edit]

Sandali Sinha- Bollywood actress
Gurmeet Chaudhary-TV Actor,A native of Jairampur (Bhagalpur)