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information about brahmin life in Marathi​

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Marathi Brahmins are communities native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are classified into five sub-divisions based on their places of origin, "Desh", "Karad" and "Konkan". Together, these divisions comprise members of various gotras, being the Deshastha, Kokanastha, Saraswat, Karhade, Daivadnya, Devrukhe. The Kokanastha are also known by the alternative name, Chitpavan. The Deshastha Brahmins are considered the original Brahmins of Maharashtra, with communities such as the Chitpavan being thought of as migrants fGeographical distribution

The location of state of Maharashtra in India. Majority of Maharashtrian brahmins live in Maharashtra (left).

Divisions of Maharashtra.

Maharashtrian Brahmins are native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. However, their training as priests, expertise in Hindu laws and scriptures, and administrative skills have historically led them to find employment in all corners of India. For example, in the 1700s, the court of Jaipur had Maharashtrian Brahmins recruited from Benares. This community had in turn migrated to Benares after the fall of Vijayanagar empire in southern India.[2] The greatest movement of the community took place when the Maratha Empire expanded across India. Peshwa, Holkars, Scindia, and Gaekwad dynastic leaders took with them a considerable population of priests, clerks, and army men when they established new seats of power. Most of these migrants were from the literate classes such as various Brahmin sub-castes and CKP. These groups formed the backbone of administration in the new Maratha Empire states in many places such as Baroda, Indore, Gwalior, Bundelkhand, and Tanjore.[3] The community in Tanjure in modern day Tamil Nadu state in southern india dates back to early 1700s.[4] In modern times the Maharashtrian brahmin and CKP communities of Indore dominated the RSS and Bharatiya Janasangh (the forerunner of the BJP).[5]

In present-day Maharashtra, the community is now mostly urban based.[6] Brahmins were landlords in many regions of Maharashtra, however, land reform measures undertaken after Indian independence drove them out of the villagesrom other areas.[1]