The Chitpavan Brahmins are a Brahmin community of the Konkan region of the Indian State of Maharasthra. The community had historically been very important to local Maharasthrian politics, and Indian politics as a whole, as it provided the Peshwas, i.e. The Prime ministers of the Maratha Empire that was the most dominant state in the subcontinent in the pre-colonial period and had come to rule most of the region. Despite even composing such an important community as a whole, they were still considered lower than the Deshastha Brahmins, i.e. The Brahmins of the interior Maharathra region, as opposed to Chitpavans who were a Konkanastha community meaning from the coastal Konkan region.Konkan region of Maharasthra/Goa/KarnatakaWhat I find interesting about the community however, is the rather light features of the community, which is atypical for Maharasthra as a whole (as the region is in Southwestern India). The community is said to have a substantial amount of fair-skinned individuals (which isn't really that unusual for a Brahmin community), but they also apparently possess 10-15% pure light eyes (grey/green/blue) as well as a lot of hazel (mixed) eyed individuals as well.
Download hawx 2 pc full crack. Although I can't find the Asiatic Society article that I had seen this before, I have found these sources, the first of which of sites the Asiatic Society of Bengal as well but are amateurish articles.It would be interesting to see any genetic samples of an individual from such community, and get an idea of their origins.
Kulin System Of Bengal Was Meant For Supremacy Of BrahminsKulin System Of Bengal Was Meant For Supremacy Of BrahminsDr. Bandeya baalina belakaagi lyrics in kannada version. JamanadasThe idea of this Kulin System was only to create the populationwho accepts the domination of brahmins and observe strict casterules. What this has led to can be seen by the accounts ofstruggle that was launched by the leaders of Bengal in the lastcentury.
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Raja Ram Mohun Roy was busy with problem of Sati andcould not devote much time for other reforms. It fell uponIshwarchandra Vidyasagar to 'struggle for abolition of polygamy'.The English word polygamy, which is used to describe kulinsystem, does not give clear idea to the readers unacquainted withthis kulin system, which is described below. Most of us areacquainted with 'harem' of kings. We also know among hindus inIndia, till 1956, there was no law against marrying any number ofgirls, unlike muslims, who could marry only four wives.Vidyasagar, being himself a kulin, was well conversant with theabuses of the kulin polygamy of Bengal, with increasing numbersof child widows and its attendant problems. Excerpts from apetition to the Company Government in 1855, make interestingreading.: p. Benoy Ghose: 'Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar',1965, Publication Division, Govt.
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Of India.' The Kulins marry solely for money and with no intention tofulfill any of the duties which marriage involves. Thewomen, who are thus nominally married without the hope ofever enjoying the happiness which marriage is calculated toconfer particularly on them, either pine away for want ofobjects on which to place the affections which spontaneouslyarise in the heart, or are betrayed by the violence of theirpassions and their defective education into immorality.' There is a vast literature in Bengal, called 'kulaji' or'kulasastra' dealing with history and genealogy of Brahmins andother important castes. The kulaji of 'Radhiya' brahmins holdthem descendants of five families brought in 8th or 9th centuryby an unidentified king Adisura. The kulaji of 'Varendra' holdking Ballalsen (1158-79 A.D.) responsible for founding kulinsystem.
Why this system started? We are told:'. After the reign of the Pala kings of Bengal, who werepatrons of Buddhism, a revival of Hinduism followed duringthe reign of Sena kings from the 12th century onwards. Therewas need for reorganizing the social structure of Hinduismbased on the caste system, and some rigid rules wereformulated to maintain the purity of the higher castes,particularly the brahmins.' Benoy Ghose, Ibid.
P.111This system, if it deserves such a term of 'system', led tohypergamy where bridegroom must be from a higher caste orsubcaste resulting in surplus of unmarried girls. As sastrasordained that the daughters must be married off before pubertyand pronounced curses on defaulters, one man married a largenumber of brides, who were never supported economically by thehusband.' Thus marriage itself became a gainful occupation. Amongthe kulin brahmins, even septuagenarians and octogenarians,with two or three dozens of wives, were considered goodmatches by the helpless parents of kulin brahmin girls. Akind of marriage fees, ranging from Rs. 500/- wasusually charged by the kulin brahmins for marrying a kulingirl.
Even teenagers were married to dying octogenarianhusbands. The old man's gain, before his death, was a fewrupees.' Benoy Ghose, Ibid. 112Rashbehari Mukhopadhya, a leader of East Bengal, who workedagainst the system, wrote in 1881, about himself.
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He wascompelled to marry in quick succession to eight girls for'economic relief of family'. If he was wiling, he would have beenforced to marry 'at least one hundred girls within a few years'.As he was unwilling, he was compelled to break away from jointfamily forcibly with a burden of loan. As a result of this, hehad to marry six more girls 'to meet immediate economic needs.'
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Benoy Ghose, Ibid. P.113 ff.A committee of leading Bengalis, was appointed by the BritishLieutenant Governor of Bengal to study the problems of kulinsystem. Some of the observations of the committee were asfollows.Bridegroom extracts heavy consideration, in addition tousual gifts, from family of bride, at the time of marriage.On the occasion of any visit, presents are given, makingmarriage a lucrative profession. A kulin brahmin having,say, thirty wives may find it immensely profitable to pay amonthly visit to each father-in-law's house and spend thewhole year enjoying good food and presents, without doinganything for earning his livelihood. This system was makingbrahmins a class of 'unproductive parasites'.Marriage in old age and husband often never sees his wife,or at best visits her once in every three four years or so.As many as three or four marriages are known to have beencontracted by one brahmin on a single day. Sometimes, allthe daughters and unmarried sisters are married to samebrahmin.These married girls, and many who are compelled to remainunmarried, live a very miserable life.
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