Bora Rajput
Bora Rajput Bora Suraname found in kumoun divison in uttrakhand,asam and nepal as well.Bora rajput are chandravanshi Khas people.[1]
Bora are basically from kumoun division of uttarakhand who later migrated to nepal.Bora are Khas rajput and its clear from the name khashah means lord of the moutains. Bora Rajputs of uttarakhand have nothing to do with rajputs of rajasthan and up except for few clans like panwar. otherwise all are khas people.In asam Bora surname was used as a military position/title in the Sadiya kingdom held by individuals from the Buruk clan who is commanding officer of 20 such paiks.[1]
Originally the bora Khasas or Khas_people are the mountain dwellers living in the south shadow of the Himalayan range from Kashmir to Bhutan, but mostly in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nepal,Sikkim and Bhutan, (especially the parts of then Greater Nepal)[1]. This Indo-European Aryan tribe is believed to have settled a vast expanse of the western, central, and eastern Himalayas as early as the 2nd millennium B.C. They are supposed to be descendants of Kashi, an ikshvaku clan which rose to prominence following the rise of Buddhism.Atkinson described them as the groups holding small principalities in Kumaon at the end Katyuri rule and the advent of the Chand dynasty in Kumaon. After a brief stint with the Chands they were pacified by the grant of the patti of Attigaon and Kamsyar i.e. the area from Ganaigangoli to Banspatan.
Bora rajput clan are principal diety is Sem devta who is always invoked along with his brother Haru dev i.e. the divine spirit of Raja Harish of the Chands. The Dhuri Pathanis one of the five raaths of the Pathani people also worship Ma Haatkalika of Gangolihaat as their family dieties along with Haru-Sem.
Their principal festivals are Harela - harvest festival,Bijay dashmi i.e. dusshera, rakhi here signifies the day for changing the saced thread yagnopavit and aanthoo. They participate in the annual Baurani fair commemorating the adventures of Sem devta with his brother Haru Dev and their nephew Golu dev all of whom are worshipped in the Kumaon region as gods.
In Kumaon and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand in India, too, the term Khas has become obsolete. The Khas (or Khasia) people of Kumaon adopted the self-designation Kumaoni Jiagahari Rajput, after being elevated to the Rajput status by the Chand kings. The term Khas is almost obsolete[2]
Some common suranme of kumouni khas rajputs are-:
* Adhikari * Aeiry * Bhandari * Bisht * Bhaurial * Bora * Bankoti * Borathoki * Bhakuni * Dangi * Dangwal * Daramwal * Dasila * Dhaila * Dhami * Chand * Chamiyal * Chauhan * Kanwal * Karki * Kunwar * Malwaal * Mehra * Mehta * Mer * Negi * Pathani * Pokhariya * Patwal
References[edit]
- ↑ William Brook Northey & C. J. Morris 1928, p. 123.
- ↑ K. S. Singh 2005, p. 851.
- ↑ "Drawing caste lines".
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 882 to 888 Manohar Publications
Bibliography[edit]
- K. S. Singh (2005). People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3. Search this book on
- William Brook Northey; C. J. Morris (1928). The Gurkhas: Their Manners, Customs, and Country. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-1577-9. Search this book on
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