Trivedi Mewada Brahmin Barishi

Trivedi Mewada Brahmin also known as Tarvadi Mewada Brahmin or Trivedi Mewada Brahman is a sub caste of Brahmin people from north east Gujarat.

Etymology

this brahman community belong to Pancha Gauda Brahmin.The Name Trivedi Mewada Brahmin stands for Brahmins who migrated from Mewad between the 14th and 15th centuries, due to loss of king against the foreign allied kingdoms.Trivedi Mewada Brahmin, Migrated from Mewad, Rajasthan during time of Great King Rana pratap to Gujarat some 434 years ago.

i.e. 1576 to 1590 (since the Battle of Haldighati happened during June, 1576). But prior to that only as a precautionary steps King  Rana Pratap has requested Brahmin Community to migrate to safe place  (being Akbar was Muslim emperor and may take wrong steps on Brahmin  Community, since Brahmin were doing all Prayers for GOD in those days).  But King Rana Pratap requested that you should be continue worshiping  Eklingji Mahadev only. Which is still continued by all Mewada Brahaman  Community.  Barishi (baar meaning twelve in Gujarati and rishi meaning sage in Sanskrit) refers to the villages in which the twelve Brahmins settled and now these collective of twelve villages are known as Trivedi Mewada Brahmin Barishi. The community lived in south rajasthan is divided in region called "chokhla" . They are Wagad, chappan, Pathok, Chourasi,Tarpot,jawas,Uti,Mewal.

Surnames of Trivedi Mewada Barishi are :

• Shukla
• Paneri
• Gor
• Purohit
• Pandya
• Trivedi
• Bhatt
• Bhattji
• Upadhyay
• Vyas
• Bhardhwaj
• Shashtri
• Mehta
• Pathak
• Purani
• Dave
• Srimali
• Vaidya
• Thakar
• Joshi
• Rakh
• Thakore
• Thakor
• Amrawat
• Jani
• Sakrawat

Villages Under Trivedi Mewada Brahmin

1. Bhiloda
2. Bamna
3. Punasan
4. Vankaner
5. Pedhmala
6. Dhuleta
7. Rintoda - Most of the people of this village resettled from village called 'Thuravas'.
8. Dholvani
9. Sunsar
10. Bankhor
11. Saravna
12. Kushalgarh, banswara, rajasthan
13. Malpur located in district Aravalli(Old Sabarkantha)[Gujarat][India]
14. Modasa
15. Meghraj
16. Bayad
17. Ahmedabad
18. Baroda
19. Surat
20. Mumbai
21. Dhambola - Rajasthan
22. Simalvada - Rajasthan
23. Pandarvada - Panchmahal GJ
24. Bamroda - Panchmahal Gujarat
25. Damdi,Dungarpur - Rajasthan
26. Karakala - Rajasthan
27. Intali Kheda,Udaipur-Rajasthan
28. Ganeshpur - Rajasthan
29. Moti Bassi,Banswara -Rajasthan
30. kushalkot,Banswara -Rajasthan
31. Rammsour,Dungerpur -Rajasthan
32. Pachawara,Banswara -Rajasthan
33. Anjana,Banswara -Rajasthan
34. Badiya,Banswara -Rajasthan
35. Jadesh,Banswara -Rajasthan
36. Daduka,Banswara -Rajasthan
37. Thikariya,banswara, Rajasthan
38. Poreda,Banswara -Rajasthan
39. Navagav,Banswara -Rajasthan
40. Bhagora,Banswara -Rajasthan
41. Rayana,Banswara -Rajasthan
42. Bhiluda,Dungerpur -Rajasthan
43. Jethana,Dungerpur -Rajasthan
44. Thikariya,Banswara -Rajstthan
45. Barodiya,Banswara -rajasthan
46. Navagaon,Banswara -Rajasthan
47. Survaniya,Banswara -Rajasthan
48. Nogama,Banswara -Rajasthan
49. Pindarma,Banswara -Rajasthan
50. Chinch,Banswara -Rajasthan
51. Bodigama,Banswara -Rajasthan
52. Divda,Dungerpur -rajasthan
53. Salumbar - Rajasthan
54. Nagpur - Maharashtra
55. Wani - Maharashtra
56. Nanawada - located in district Aravalli(Old Sabarkantha)[Gujarat][India]
57. Wardha - Maharashtra
58. Pune - Maharashtra
59. Mumbai - Maharashtra
60. Akola - Maharashtra
61. Karanja- Wasim - Maharashtra
62. Murtizapur - Akola Maharashtra
63. Yavatmal- Maharashtra
64. Bhopal-Madhya Pradesh
65. warud dist amravati maharashtra

People of the community originally lived in above twelve villages but due to work and businesses they moved and settled in many places within and outside Gujarat. Many people settled in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and other big cities and towns. There is a considerable amount of community people living in foreign countries.

Notable Peoples

• Late shri Naranlal Bhatt Manbhatt Dhamasana/kalol
• Umashankar Joshi
• Mrs.Sunita W.Pandya
• Hon.Jamubhai BhattEx MLA,Freedum Fighter & Socialist
• [Hon.Dr Chandrakant Ravishankar Pandya][ex vice chairman Gujrat state police housing cor][ex secretory Gujrat state bjp working commity]
• {Tulsiramji Trivedi} Director, Sanskrit
• (Purushotamji Trivedi) High Court, Advocate
• (Late Dr.H.V. Trivedi Ramsour) TRI Director
• (Deepak D Trivedi Ramsour) Chairman TMBS

People

Shmalaji Temple

Brahmins of Trivedi Mewada Brahmin Barishi are devotees of Shiv. Eklingji Mahadev, a form of Shiv is Ishtdevta i.e. Clan God of these peoples & Goddess Amba (in the form goddess Katayani) as there Kuldevi i.e. Clan Goddess.

References

Book

1.Brahmino utpati martand (Hari krishn aodichy) Vaketeshver press Mumbai