Kaushal

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For Ancient Indian kingdom, see Kosala Kingdom.

Kaushal/Koshal is a Hindu Gotra in India and Muslim clan in Pakistan. Kaushal is also used as a first name (male) in many parts of India. In the Devnagri thesaurus (Hindi language) Kaushal means clever, perfect or skillful. The Muslim clan lives in Pakistan while Hindu gotra in India.


Brahmin Kaushal

Kaushal Brahmins lived in Haryana and Punjab Gaur. These Brahmins are the direct descendants of Hiranyabha Kaushalya Rishi, a teacher of the Indian Sage Yagnavalkya. References to Kaushalya Rishi can be found upon research in Shrimad Bhagwat Maha Puran. The Gaur Brahmins of Haryana are indigenous. It is said that they originally came from Bengal a long time ago. Kaushals were traditionally known for their knowledge of astrology and spiritual healing.

Vaishya Kaushal

This community inhabits Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, M.P., Gujarat – and some parts of Nepal. Awadh Baniyan, also known as Kaushal, is a sub-cast of Vaisya. The origin of this caste is from Awadh, now known as Ayodhya. Kaushal and Gupta are common surnames in this community. The main profession of this community includes agriculture and business.

Khatri Kaushal

Khatris also use Kaushal as their Gotra.Dhai Ghar (meaning two and a half houses)(Kakkar)'s,Malhotra's, Kapoors, Khanna (name) and Gulla, Chopra,Kesar, Sehgal , Kundra and Dhussas, BHASIN have the gotra Kaushal. They are part of the

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Sources

  • Gazetteer of the Hoshiarpur District (1883–4), Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1884 (Reprint: Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2001)
  • Gazetteer of the Jullundur District (Part A) (1904), Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1908 (Reprint: Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2000)
  • Ibbetson, Denzil; Maclagan, Edward D.; and Rose, H.A., A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette Press, 1911 (3 Volumes) (Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1893, by the late Sir Denzil Ibbetson and the Census Report for the Punjab, 1892, by Sir Edward D. Maclagan and compiled by H.A. Rose), pp. 292, 295–296 (Reprint: Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2007)
  • Patti, Naseeruddin Khan, History of Kaushal (Ghorewaha) Rajputs, Lahore: 1976 (Urdu).
  • Ibbetson, Denzil, Punjab Castes, Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2001 (Reprint), p. 161 (338 pp.) (This book reproduces the chapter titled "The Races, Castes and Tribes of the People" from the original 1883 Census Report for the Punjab by Sir Denzil Ibbetson)
  • Chapter V, Marriage, Divorce and Dower, Civil Law for the Punjab chiefly based on the Customary Law as at Present Ascretained by the Late Sir W.H. Rattigan, K.C., LLD. Thirteenth Edition by Om Parkash Aggarwala, Formerly of the Punjab Civil Service.
  • What is Gotra? Detailed Explanation By Sri Gopalkrishna Ramaiyer

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References

  1. ↑ "Sanatha Dharma, Religion, Gotra, Rishis, Lineage Root, Sages & Saints of Vedic Era". Trsiyengar.com. Retrieved 2013-05-31. 
  2. ↑ "Chapter V". Punjabrevenue.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-05-31. 
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