Trivedi Mewada Brahmin also known as Tarvadi Mewada Brahmin or Trivedi Mewada Brahman
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 battle of Haldighati was 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 rishimeaning 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.
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
The quick look of our samaj at a glance
- Ishtadev Eklingji Mahadev, Kailashpuri, Rajasthan.
- Katyanyani Mata, Kailashpuri-Rajasthana
- Origin from Rajasthan :
Migrated from Mewad precisely from Mewad to Narsoli and in which circumstances attend at different places. - The Branches of Shri Trivedi Mewada Brahmins :
(a) Saurashtra (b) Ahmedabad (c) Dakor (d ) Rewa Charotar Chhatri (e) Modasa (f) Bawan (g)jawas (h) Vaghad (i) Daskoshi (j) Dakore (k) Mumbai (l) Virpuro (m) Rahdesh Chovisi (n) malva. From above mentioned branch Rahdesh is our Barishi. - Gotras :
(a) Bhardwaj (b) Agastya (c) Kashyap (d) Shandilya (e) Vasishtha (f) Gautam (g) Garg (h) Hindu(i) Agasht (j) Vishwamitra.
Activities: Agriculture in initiative stage cooking part, Karma Kandi, At the time of writing this we have Scattered widely throughout the world. We have not left any place where we are not active.
Villages Under Trivedi Mewada Brahmin Samaj Under (17 Chokhla's)
- Bhiloda
- Bamna
- Punasan
- Vankaner
- Pedhmala
- Dhuleta
- Rintoda - Most of the people of this village resettled from village called 'Thuravas'.
- Dholvani
- Sunsar
- Bankhor
- Saravna
- Kushalgarh - Only village of the community which is in Rajasthan.
- Malpur located in district Aravalli(Old Sabarkantha)[Gujarat][India]
- Modasa
- Meghraj
- Bayad
- Ahmedabad
- Baroda
- Surat
- Mumbai
- Dhambola - Rajasthan
- Simalvada - Rajasthan
- Pandarvada - Panchmahal GJ
- Bamroda - Panchmahal Gujarat
- Ganeshpur - Rajasthan
- Moti Bassi,Banswara -Rajasthan
- kushalkot,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Ramshore,Dungerpur -Rajasthan
- Pachawara,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Anjana,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Badiya,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Jadesh,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Daduka,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Poreda,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Navagav,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Bhagora,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Rayana,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Bhiluda,Dungerpur -Rajasthan
- Jethana,Dungerpur -Rajasthan
- Thikariya,Banswara -Rajstthan
- Badodiya,Banswara -rajasthan
- Navagav,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Survaniya,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Nogama,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Pindarma,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Chiche,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Bodigama,Banswara -Rajasthan
- Divda,Dungerpur -rajasthan
- Salumbar - Rajasthan
- Nagpur - Maharashtra
- Wani - Maharashtra
- Nanawada - located in district Aravalli(Old Sabarkantha)[Gujarat][India]
- Wardha - Maharashtra
- Pune - Maharashtra
- Mumbai - Maharashtra
- Akola - Maharashtra
- Karanja - 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.
