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== Genetic heredity ==
==NOTE==
It is certainly not commendable to point out that Brahmins, in general that brahmins put forward an opposition on the growth of the dalit community. Present day brahmins trat them as equals and also treat them as equals.Moreover, they also accept the reservations for the dalits.
An acton of a few black sheep cannot be attributed to the whole community of which belong many respectable figures.
I would also like to add that Brahmins treat the Mahatma and his ideals with utmost respect, today.
Vinay Iyer


The article as it stands reads as if there is no basis to the brahmins as an endogamous caste group, which is clearly nonsense. All genetic analyses show that brahmins show significantly more proximity to each other than to regional and other caste groups. The article ought to be revised to reflect this point. If a Tamil brahmin is closer to a Punjabi brahmin than a Punjabi brahmin is to a Punjabi khatri, then this clearly shows that brahmins are a genetic endogamous group and that the history of India reflects that brahmins had a hereditary status and were held separate from people who merely learned or practised some portion of a religious praxis, or held allegiance to a religious corpus. Indeed, genetic tests connnect brahmins together and give the lie to the claim that being a brahmin was merely a vocational choice within the framework of Indian culture. The article is misleading and seems to imply that there is no such thing as an inherited brahmin caste genetic heritage, when this is demonstrably false. ] (]) 00:44, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
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NOTE:THIS ARTICLE IS ONLY MEANT TO EDUCATE THE WORLD ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BRAHMIN COMMUNITY PLEASE ENSURE THAT WHATEVER YOU CONTRIBUTE IS RELEVANT TO THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE, AND THE SPACE IS NOT USED FOR PROPAGATING HATRED AGAINST THE COMMUNITY.HOPE EVERYONE TAKES THIS MESSAGE IN PROPER VEIN.


:Please note that we don't mention genetics in caste articles as per ]! ] (]) 05:51, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
I have to say this because, i believe that the recent changes to article on the main page are not appropriate (particularly the views expressed about the community).
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== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 August 2024 , remove 'of gujrat' because source doesn't mentions it ==
==Profession==


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Traditionally seeking alms in the name of the God has been the profession of Brahmins.] 11:25, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
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'Origin and History'
== expansion ==
I removed the Boston Brahmins because they are not "another meaning" - they are merely a demeaning.


It seems likely that Kannauj and Middle country was the place of origin of majority of migrating Brahmins throughout the medieval centuries. Coming from Kannauj is a frequent claim among Brahmins of Gujrat in areas distant from Madhyadesha or Ganges heartland.
== expansion ==
I'd like to see some of the data from ] added to this page. This discusses the history but none of the tenets and beliefs. ] 01:11, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)


To
It has nothing to do with the Brahmin caste. The omnipresence in that article refers to the concept of Brahman ,'God', Allah, however he/she/it is known. ].


'Origin and history'
==Meaning of the word==
:''The word Brahmin is said to literally mean "One who has realised or attempts to realise Brahman".''


It seems likely that ] and Middle country was the place of origin of majority of migrating Brahmins throughout the medieval centuries. Coming from Kannauj is a frequent claim among Brahmins in areas distant from Madhyadesha or Ganges heartland. ] (]) 13:40, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
Wouldn't this make it like a ]? ] 19:04, 25 August 2005 (UTC)


:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:EEp --> ] redirects to ] anyways, and also please provide a reason for removing ''Brahmins of Gujrat'' ] (]) 09:39, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
No. There is a difference between brahmin and brahman(God)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 October 2024 ==
wat a stupid understanding,there is a definitve difference between brahmin and brahman.


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== Alternate meanings ==
Branhminism has been used to oppress people from other caste group. ] (]) 16:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
I believe this word was used in the 19th century to describe fans/followers of Johannes Brahms and his style of music - the ''Brahmins'' as opposed to the ''Wagnerians''. ] 07:48, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
:{{Not done}}: please provide ] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:EEp --> ] | ] 17:45, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

== "code brahmin" ==
Worth adding that the term "code brahmin" has been applied to the very skilled and numerous programmers originating from india? or that the term has become some sort of sarcastic derogatory term applied to a person of indian descent? See:
] 23:47, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

== Brahmins claim to have realised Brahman ==

''"Brahmin is said to literally mean One who has realised or attempts to realise Brahman".''
I firmly dispute the fact that Brahmins have realised Brahman (pronounced as Brahm or GOD, though both words are similar in pronounciation. They also claim to be the priestly class of Hindus, however, there are numerous examples of other castes who are priests or purohits (mahants)of many temples including the Bhumihar and Rajput commmunity. Several castes have their own priests.

That is your opinion. Note that the word is derived from Sanskrit and the word mainly referred to the Rishis of the Vedas who HAD realized Brahman and his power. From there the word is derived. Brahmins today continue to try to realize Brahmin, as do other people of other castes.]

== Problematic fifth paragraph ==

The fifth paragraph is in serious need of editing. It is certainly not written with a NPOV; at the least, the claims about "many Brahmins" need to be elaborated and substantiated. What does "many" mean? What evidence is there for these claims, or at least, who is making the claims? I'm not saying that the claims are untrue, just that I don't think an encyclopedia article can include them without further substantiation or citations. The claim about "an increasing percentage of Brahmins" needs similar substantiation. And, the point about the media in the end, as written, seems utterly tangential to the subject of the article.

Again, I'm not taking a stand on the truth of any of these claims. But, as written, the paragraph does not seem to meet Misplaced Pages standards.


== Famous Brahmins==

Need to organize this section to make it more interesting. Perhaps add 2-3 words for each individual to mention the contributions. Spellings need to confirm with existing articles, most people already have articles.--] 06:12, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

== First paragraph badly written ==

I am not aware of the accuracy of the content of the first paragraph, but it seems to be filled with grammatical and spelling errors. Would someone who knows the topic well enough make an attempt to clean it up, please?

The first para is now accurate, I have removed the questionable word "transient". --] 02:52, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

== ] ==

This article contains the following text:

:'''Gautam''' is caste of ]s in ]. They are also known as ''gurjar gaur''.

Leaving aside the mismatch between text and title, if this information is accurate, should it be merged with this article, or elsewhere? --] (]) 21:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

The information is correct. I have checked. --] 02:48, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

== Non Brahmin Names ==

In some categories (like: others), non-brahmin names (singh), mentioned. If this page describes brahmin categiry, these names of castes other than brahmin should be removed.

Basawon Singh was indeed a Bhumihar Brahmin.--] 02:58, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

==Proposal for list of brahmins==
Propose to move the list of brahmins to a new list article ] 14:24, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

==Suggestions==

* Panchagauda and Panchdravida should be ordered from West to East.
* Brief (1-3 words) description for each prominent brahmin.
--] 02:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


==Brahmins in poverty==
I strongly dispute the statement that "In the modern democratic India, the Brahmins are still not only poverty stricken, but also shunted out of every opportunity". This seems deliberately an anti-Brahmin statement without any factual basis. Why would there be any need for reservations for OBCs if this was true.
R

== From the contents of the Brahmins redirect ==

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==Classification of Brahmins==

The first classification of Brahmins might have felt during the Vedic age itself. Consequently, the concept of ] came into existence. The gotra concept was probably propounded during the later Vedic period. It’s a system of classification and identification of various families and indicating common descent mainly from eight ‘root’ ]s.

Then as the 'Aryanization' and “Sanskritization’ of the ‘Indian sub-continent’ procedded, it might have felt that the whole Brahmin community (by then spread almost over the whole sub-continent) should be further subdivided. Thus the Brahmins were divided into two main regional sub-groups. Brahmins residing north of Vindhyachal- Satpura mountain range (this mountain range roughly divides the north-south expansion of Indian sub-continent) were called as ‘Gaur’ Brahmins whereas the inhabitants of south of the range were known as ‘Dravida’ Brahmins. Sanskrit was still considered as the main language of literary and administrative activities during those times. It was the main language of the courts of the kings and the primary mode of communication among the literates throughout the sub-continent. Most of the literary works in astronomy, astrology, mathematics, economics, political science, literature and general used to be written in this language. However, a few other languages like Prakrit. Pali etc., in the north and Tamil (old) in the south existed side-by-side. Yet those languages seemed to be considered as the languages of masses.

As the devlopment of languages (and / or dialects) in different regions of the sub-continent shaped, Sanskit started being replaced as the language of courts and literary activities. That further prompted the classification of Brahmins. Thus another division among Brahmin communties on geographical and linguistic basis took place.

(1) ‘Pancha-Gaur’, i.e., five main sub-groups of Brahmins stemming from the erstwhile “Gaur’ sub-group. Considering west, north-west to east, these were:
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The ‘Gaur Brahmins’ group mentioned here appears to be the remnants after other groups parted away from the primary ‘Gaur’ group. It is to be noted that 'Gaur' not 'Gauda' was the first parent sub-group of Brahmins in the north and still many Brahmin families continue to be identified under 'Gaur' group.

(2) ‘Pancha-Dravida’, i.e., five main sub-groups of Brahmins originating from the earlier mentioned “Dravida’ sub-group. These sub-groups seem to be reckon with regional languages.
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But the parting away of Brahmin families from their parent sub-group (Sub-groups under Pancha-Gaur and Panch-Dravida) continued and the process generated scores of sub-castes mainly on the possible grounds:

(1) Since Vedic times, most Brahmins had been leading simple and ascetic lives. Thus their sustenance of livelihood and intellectual pursuits depended mainly on contributions or help provided by the kings, big landlords etc. That’s why, they had much mobility also. But some Brahmin families remained confined to smaller geographical locations because they might have availed the financial assistance for long time at those places. In some cases, their locational existence confined to even a couple of districts. Such Brahmins, however, originally belonging to a particular parent sub-group, might have thought of identifying themselves separately from the other members of the parent sub-group.

(2) Some Brahmin families moved to totally different geographical area from the bounds of their parent sub-group and accordingly might have classified themselves separately from the other members of the parent sub-group.

(3) Many lines of descent from the root rishis were grouped separately. Accordingly, the root gotras were divided into ganas (subdivisions) and each gana was further divided into group of some families, known as sub-gana. Since then the term gotra have frequently been applied to the ganas and sub-ganas.. Some Brahmin families, having ganas and sub-ganas as their gotras stemming only from one root rishi, might have classified themselves separately from the other members of the parent sub-group.

(4) Some Brahmins families paid their adherence mainly to only one God, say, Shiva or Vishnu. So such families might have thought of identifying themselves separately from the other members of the parent sub-group.
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--] 07:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

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Genetic heredity

The article as it stands reads as if there is no basis to the brahmins as an endogamous caste group, which is clearly nonsense. All genetic analyses show that brahmins show significantly more proximity to each other than to regional and other caste groups. The article ought to be revised to reflect this point. If a Tamil brahmin is closer to a Punjabi brahmin than a Punjabi brahmin is to a Punjabi khatri, then this clearly shows that brahmins are a genetic endogamous group and that the history of India reflects that brahmins had a hereditary status and were held separate from people who merely learned or practised some portion of a religious praxis, or held allegiance to a religious corpus. Indeed, genetic tests connnect brahmins together and give the lie to the claim that being a brahmin was merely a vocational choice within the framework of Indian culture. The article is misleading and seems to imply that there is no such thing as an inherited brahmin caste genetic heritage, when this is demonstrably false. Zubedar (talk) 00:44, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Please note that we don't mention genetics in caste articles as per WP:CONSENSUS! Ekdalian (talk) 05:51, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 August 2024 , remove 'of gujrat' because source doesn't mentions it

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'Origin and History'

It seems likely that Kannauj and Middle country was the place of origin of majority of migrating Brahmins throughout the medieval centuries. Coming from Kannauj is a frequent claim among Brahmins of Gujrat in areas distant from Madhyadesha or Ganges heartland.

To

'Origin and history'

It seems likely that Kanyakubja and Middle country was the place of origin of majority of migrating Brahmins throughout the medieval centuries. Coming from Kannauj is a frequent claim among Brahmins in areas distant from Madhyadesha or Ganges heartland. 2409:4089:BE4D:50A2:0:0:2D4B:6C00 (talk) 13:40, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: Kanyakubja redirects to Kannauj anyways, and also please provide a reason for removing Brahmins of Gujrat Bunnypranav (talk) 09:39, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

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Branhminism has been used to oppress people from other caste group. 116.75.98.65 (talk) 16:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Bowler the Carmine | talk 17:45, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
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