Tuesday, October 25, 2011

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF KALCHURIS



HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF KALCHURIS

Kalchuris are one of the major communities of Inida, but divided into many clans and sects due to historical and cultural reasons. The Kalachuris, were also known as   Haihayas.  Kalli means a long moustache and churi a sharp knife, thus  the name Kalchuris. They grow moustache and carrying a knife always as part of tradition or job.
The bloody war between Brahmins lead by Parasurama on one side and the Kshatriyas lead by Sahasrarjuna on the other side which divided the people of vedic origin  into two eternal rivals. Parasurama launched a series of wars for 21 times to carry out mass killing of Kshatriyas to avenge the death of his father Jamadagni at the hands of Sahsrarjuna’s sons. 

The  Kshatriyas who suffered a mass annihilation at the hands of Brahmins established a separate religion for themselves based on the principles of Shiva (Jina) worship to unitedly fight Brahmin domination. They  have associated with with Dravidian warrior kings.

In 2nd century B.C.  the great Kalchuri  emperor Kharval
organised a convention of 3000 Jain monks at Kumari Parvat and Jain Agams were compiled there. Kalachuri kings  ruled from many places like Tripuri, Gorakhpur, Ratnapur, Rajpur etcand  migrated to the south and made   Mangalavedhe or Mangalavada  their capital. Their emblem was Suvarna Vrishabha or the golden bull. 

Kalchuris ruled over a powerful kingdom comprising Gujarat, Northern Maharashtra, and some parts of Malwa.  Kalachuri Empire of  Central India (west Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan) was called Chedi or Haihaya and are supposed to be offshoot of Abhira of Traikutika dynasty. They ruled over northern Maharashtra, Malwa and western Deccan from their  capital   Mahismati situated in the Narmada river valley.

Another famous Kalchuri king was Bijjal  ruled from Annigeri,    Karnataka  in 12th  century. Bijjala established the authority over Karnataka  after  wresting power from the Chalukyas. Bijjala was succeeded by his sons Someshwara and Sangama. Their rule was a short and turbulent and very important from a the socio-religious movement point of view. A new sect called the Lingayat or Virashaiva sect was founded during these timesIt is also believed that there are some sections of Reddies having descendancy from Kalchuris. Kalchuris  are worshipers of Shiv and Shakti and Kalchuri Kings have constructed many Shiv temples as well as temples of Shakti.  

Majority of Kalchuris call themselves as Kalars which is a name given to the people who are engaged in liquor business. There are similar communities in different parts of India involved in same profession and background. Among them are  Ezhavas or Thiyyas of  Kerala, Billavas and Thiyya billavas of South Kannada region, Edigas of Karnataka, Bhandari of Maharastra, Nadars of Tamilnadu, Gouds of Andhra, Durave and Nalaver of Srilanka are from the same roots.

Common Surnames of Kalchuris



Aarya,
Ahake
Aharwal
Ahluwalia
Baranwal
Batham
Bhagat
Bhoyar
Bhoyare
Billava
Bisane
Chauragade
Chaurewar
Choudhary
Chouksey
Dadsena
Dahake
Daharwal
Dhapade
Dhapare
Dhapare Dhapade
Dholakiya
Dhuware
Diyewar
Dohare
Duvadhapar
Duve
Ezhava
Gangbhoj
Gopaliya
Goud
Gulhare
Gupta,
Idiga
Jain Jaiswal
Jain Kalar
Jaisar
Jaiswal  
Jamaiwar
Karnwal
Kawle
Kharidaha
Khubele,
Lanjekar
Lohiya
Mahawar
Malviya
Meshram
Meshram,
Mewada
Nandhediya
Nashine
Neorgade
Niwnaaha
Padiyar
Palewar
Pardesi
Maratha Kalar
Pareta
Pashine
Patel
Patel,
Porwal
Prasad
Purviya
Rai
Sahu
Sewaiwar
Shanicharaha
Shione
Shivhare
Shoundik
Sundhi
Sirmoria
Somvanshi
Sonwani
Sugnadhi
Suwalka
Talwar
Tikkiwal
Verma.
Vyahut
Walia
Zendaha





These people together number an estimated 100 million  worldwide and mostly live in  Western and Northern India, South India, Nepal, Central and Western Pakistan, Eastern Afghanistan, Germany.
 Kalchuris made a great contribution in propagating Jainism and creating Jain architectural monuments in South India. Kalchuris of Tamil Nadu were known as Kalabhras under whom  Jainism and Buddhism became  popular in their territories.
They became anti-Brahmin crusaders in South India  and  snatched away the lands possessed by Brahmins as Brahmadeyas. They ruled over the entire South India for about 300 years and spread Buddhism. They sponsored Buddhist literature of highest moral and ethical values. It is believed that Thirupathi   was a  great Buddhist Centre  during the Kalabhra rule. Other famous and popular pilgrim centres like Sabarimala and Guruvayoor were also Buddhist  centres during the Kalabhra rule.    .
As followers of Jainism and Buddhism they prohibited animal sacrifices in rituals. The Kalabhra rule in the Tamil country had witnessed the growth of education and literature. The Jain Palli had remained important educational centers during the Kalabhra rule. Kalabhras fought against Brahmin supremacy and were abused by Brahmin epigraphists after their rule ended. The Kalchuris of South India seems to have switched over to Buddhism when Ashoka ruled part of South India.  

Due to suppression by the followers of ideology these sect of people were compelled to  go with Jainism and Buddhism because of the unjustifiable casteism and untouchability which was enforced by the upper community. It has reached its peak during 19th century  and  the life of this sect was almost worst than animals.

During this time Sree Narayana Guru took birth .  He was born as a divine child and from the age of 6 itself he has been showing many miracles. At the age of 30 he learned all Vedas and Upanishads and also completed his reverence and he has became spiritual guru respected by all people in the southern part of India.

The  Kalchuri sect in Kerala was known as Ezhavas who lined up with Sree Narayana Guru who preached against the existing system of humiliation to this sector of people who were termed as lower caste and brought in revolutionary changes.

He advised  our people to ‘get educated  and liberated, and get united and be strong’.  All of us know Kerala is the only state having 100% literacy and the World Health Organisation recognized Kerala as the model for healthcare and cleanliness. All this is the result of Sree Narayana Guru’s vision and work.

Conclusion: From the above it is evident that under pressure these communities were deprived of power. Their  common living rights were denied for  generations by the upper communities.  The history reveals that this sect of people was physically strong rulers and had a  very rich heritage. Even though in every state of India people of this  sect is living they are not together. In the present democratic system unless there is unity, one cannot get into the decision making ministry.

A  common  platform is the demand of the time to propagate the  message of equality and peace among humanity.  Hence it is essential to focus at unity. We will also find a large number of poor people among the group. Only way to uplift them is to provide education. Hence our focus should be on unity and education.    

Posted by Dr.K.Rajendran


            

50 comments:

  1. this information is totly wrong,,,,,if u wanna knw,,,come to me i will show u original history of kalchuris

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    1. I am ready to know from you, please contact me on (vipinpratap.kalchuri@gmail.com)

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    2. please send to my email id
      shreyas62@hotmail.com

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    3. Could u pleas tell me gotra of Diyewar Surname

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    5. Sir
      I would also like to know more fact about kalchuri
      Contact mi on chauragadesaurabh@gmail.com

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    6. Jo bhi history pata h
      Sumomahi123@gmail.com pe mail ke

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    7. Totally agreed, this seems like mixture of Fact and a bit fiction as common surnames are totally diff stuff

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    8. I need real n correct history too, as i m karchuli...mail-id - mafiaatmba@gmail.com

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    9. Please send also me tru history of kalchuri and join us for the real thing because I want to be creat to all sub cast with a flag

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    10. जी बताइए my instagram id - kalchuri_kshtriya_history

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  2. true ,,,


    they where , gouds from ap , and ezhavas , from kerala ,


    why because gouds preach renuka yellama (mother of parushurama),,

    still coz , parushuram attcked all kshatriyas, they workshipped to save them ,,



    mainly they where involved in liquor business (kalchuri)

    still gouds and ezhavaas of kerala are invovled in liquor .

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    1. Ezhavas of Kerala are Chandravanshi Kshatriyas and hence they were rulers of Pandya kingdom. Less than 1% of this community was engaged in liquor trade as they have to provide liquor to the rulers and fighters of their community. (Information as received from a Hindu Ezhava historian & priest)

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    1. Also if there is any existence in odisha. Because sundhi/soundhik are mainly from odisha.

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  5. Such a large community with such a tough and shining back ground must come together to contribute to the human welfare and world peace. we have to promote higher education particularly sciences among our people.
    I propose a conference at my place HOSHANGABAD in M.P. INDIA.

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  6. Such a large community with such a tough and shining back ground must come together to contribute to the human welfare and world peace. we have to promote higher education particularly sciences among our people.
    I propose a conference at my place HOSHANGABAD in M.P. INDIA.

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  7. Dear friends
    I am planning to publish some thing to boost moral of my people .Kindly suggest.

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    1. Very good indeed. I am too posting on facebook since no website in odisha is run by our community. Visit my page on facebook

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  8. Agni Mahapuran both in Sanskrit and Hindi, Vaishyakhondo Saha And Soundika A commentary By Narayan Chandra Saha (Vaqil, Calcutta High Court ; 1902 AD give vivid details on Shoundik Caste of Haihay Kalachuri origin. Available online. ..Mr Seshadeba Behera, Boudh,Odisha

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  9. Could anyone tell me gotra of Diyewar Surname

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  10. I wants to know the details of evidence of kalchuri origin & background. I think its not possible that all the surname mentioned here are having same origin.

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  11. I don't think all the surnames mentioned here are belongs to same origin. Is there any evidence in support of this history.

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  12. I don't think all the surnames mentioned here are belongs to same origin. Is there any evidence in support of this history.

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    1. You must understand the meaning of surname first, then the caste and next the historical group to find what you ask for.Otherwise , From Nagavanshis>Kalchuris>Dynasties>Migration>Caste Definition
      >Surnames. Most of the surnames are meaningless and by no means
      related to caste because they simply mean the place,occupation,
      designation and so on.

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    2. 1st of all kalchuris arent Nagvanshi as sugegsted here, totaly wrong, Karchuli / kalchuri / karchuulli all belong to HaiHay who were chandravanshi, as i still am.

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  13. We are holding a workshop on 16 Apr 2017 Sunday at 1000 hrs at Hotel Tajmahal Narayanguda Hyderabad on Unification and Empowerment of Kalchuri community.
    Please confirm if your participation is possible.
    My contact: vkrai46@rediffmail.com; Mobile: 9826723722

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  14. the only thing i know about it is their are only 17 varna(surname) of kalchuri's. please if any one have a research paper or history review send me at keshavsinha@live.com

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  15. Ayya Vaigundar was born in Nadar community in Kanyakumari,Tamilnadu .He fought against the attrocities of Brahmins against nadars.He established Ayyavazhi.He preached Ayyavazhi a new way of social life and worship.His period is 19th century.

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  16. The surnname Nadar is left in the list.Why?

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  17. I am from odisha nayak surname is not mentioned above. Some kalar people are also living in odisha

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  18. Please tell me. My surname is Suryawanshi & Neorgade gotra. I want know who is my kuldevi & kuldevta. Please tell me as soon as possible. My email id . suryawanshi.rahul22@gmail.com

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  19. I'm from Madhya Pradesh . Chhindwada district

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  20. This is very much true. Even the Sahastrabahu arjun was the founder of Mahishmati kingdom near Ujjain and were the 1st worshippers of Dataatray God who is the incarnation of lord Bhrama, Vishnu and Mahesh. Even they were Dravidian who were true hindus in sense.

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  21. Not all of this is true............specially Common Surnames of Kalchuris



    Aarya,
    Ahake
    Aharwal
    Ahluwalia
    Baranwal
    Batham
    Bhagat
    Bhoyar
    Bhoyare
    Billava
    Bisane
    Chauragade
    Chaurewar
    Choudhary
    Chouksey
    Dadsena
    Dahake
    Daharwal
    Dhapade
    Dhapare
    Dhapare Dhapade
    Dholakiya
    Dhuware
    Diyewar
    Dohare
    Duvadhapar
    Duve
    Ezhava
    Gangbhoj
    Gopaliya
    Goud
    Gulhare
    Gupta,
    Idiga
    Jain Jaiswal
    Jain Kalar
    Jaisar
    Jaiswal
    Jamaiwar
    Karnwal
    Kawle
    Kharidaha
    Khubele,
    Lanjekar
    Lohiya
    Mahawar
    Malviya
    Meshram
    Meshram,
    Mewada
    Nandhediya
    Nashine
    Neorgade
    Niwnaaha
    Padiyar
    Palewar
    Pardesi
    Maratha Kalar
    Pareta
    Pashine
    Patel
    Patel,
    Porwal
    Prasad
    Purviya
    Rai
    Sahu
    Sewaiwar
    Shanicharaha
    Shione
    Shivhare
    Shoundik
    Sundhi
    Sirmoria
    Somvanshi
    Sonwani
    Sugnadhi
    Suwalka
    Talwar
    Tikkiwal
    Verma.
    Vyahut
    Walia
    Zendaha

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  22. Most of the surnames are misguiding for want of reasonable documents in their support or common acceptance based on historical/ geographical/mythological base.Research needed.

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    1. Please add Thiyya community in Kerala kalari trainers and warriors...and liquor treders...
      Bhandari,Goud kalal in Maharashtra...

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  23. Born in Balliya UP, Present Address Dehradoon. I want to know about Kalchuri History @nishantenfj.singh@gmail.com AnyOne Here Can Help.

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  24. It will serve no puepose tillva quest committee is formed to compose state wise list of surnes . For this we can collect Rs. 1/- as contribution to meet out the travel expences of committee members.No one will question the collection of this amount and every Oni contribute happily.
    M

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  25. Sir i want some attitude status of kalar samaj contact me on my watsapp no.6265688517 please send

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  26. Sir, please provide me the complete details of kalchuris. I am from odisha. My full name is s s parida. In this blog there is no where mentioned parida as kalchuri or sundhi. My e mail I'd is- suman.parida1415@gmail.com.

    Regards

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    1. Parida is a title for people who accompanied the royal hunt.It originates from Paridhia . It does not mean Caste but occupation.

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  27. Plz tell me Gotra of Diyewar surname.

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  28. The Shoundikeyas ' is a Facebook page
    managed by Seshadeba Behera, Boudh, Odisha. Two important places have preserved rare Historical documents of the Kalchuries,viz. Aniruddh Vizzul,Hyderabad, 2. Bhopal Kalchruri Bhavan,M.P. Wing Commander Vinod Rai is the President.
    Two important books one must go through
    1.A Commentary on Vaishya Khondasaha And The Shaundika By Narayan Chandra Saha ,Calcutta published in 1906 2 Tripuri Ka Kalchuri Vansh by Chintamani Singh Hatela'Mani' ,published in 1906 from Prayag. Both are available on net and downloadable.. Mr Seshadeba Behera,
    @ 7077011166

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