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Castes of India
Bhumihar
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Classification Caste/Brahmin
Subdivisions five main clans
Significant populations in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra and Nepal
Languages Hindi, Bhojpuri and Magahi
Religions Hinduism

Bhumihar Brahmins (भूमिहर ब्राह्मण), also known as Bhumihars (भूमिहार) are an influential Brahmin subcaste who have traditionally resided in fertile regions of Indo-Gangetic plains of North India, in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. They were referred to as Baabhans (बाभन) too, an apabhramsha word for Brahmin.

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[edit] Etymology

The word Bhumihar consists of the Sanskrit word, bhoomi (भूमि), meaning "land" and the Apabhramsha har (हार), meaning 'owner'.

It is generally believed that they are called Bhumihars because they are agriculturists but there may be slight variation in the meaning of the word Bhumi, which generally means land. Take the example of district names as Singhbhum, Manbhum, Birbhum or Dhalbhum. These are all administrative units at present and were also revenue units during the British and Mughal periods.

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Mentions by Historians

[edit] Mr Crook

Mr Crook in his book, The Tribes and castes of UP and Oudh: Part II, page 64, has written: Bhumihar (Sanskrit Bhumi, 'land' and Kara(har), 'maker'): An important tribe and landowners and agriculturists in eastern districts. They are also known as Babhan, Zamindar Brahmin, Grihastha Brahman or Pachchima (Western) Brahmin.

[edit] Sir Elliot

According to Sir Elliot's supplemental glossary, there are five divisions of the Kamkoobj Brahmins. They are Kamkoobj proper, Sunadh, Surwaria, Jijhotia and Bhoinhar.

[edit] Mr William Oldham

Mr William Oldham in his book North Western Provinces Historical And Statical Memoir, has categorically mentioned that Bhoinhars, both by themselves and by ethnologists, are believed to be the descendants of Brahmins, who on becoming cultivators and landholders gave up their priestly functions.

[edit] Pundit Yogendra Bhattacharya

Pundit Yogendra Bhattacharya in his book Hindu Castes and Set, writes that Bhumihar Brahmin literally means landholder. The Bhumihar Brahmins are evidently those Brahmins who held grants of land for secular services. Any Brahmin who held a secular fief was a Bhumihar.

[edit] Mythology

In the context of mythological perspective, Bhumihar Brahmins wrongly identify themselves with Bhagwan Parashurama, who was a Brahmin and who is believed to have killed all those Kshatriyas 21 times from the earth who had failed or forgotten their duties and had become retrograde. The descendants and associates of Parshuram are called Bhumihar brahmins in Eastern U.P. and Bihar, Goud Brahmins in U.P. and Rajasthan, Chitpawan Brahmins in Maharashtra, Anavil Brahmins in Gujarat, Havyak Brahmins in Karnataka, Iyer Brahmins, Namboothiri Brahmins in Kerala and Mohyals in the Punjab region. Their variants are found with different names all across the Indian sub-continent. But one thing more important to note that generation of Brahmins remain Brahmins not changed as Bhumihar Brahmins. Parshuram ji was only Brahmins not Bhumihar Brahmins.

The Namboothiris' own mythology holds that Parashuraaman created the land (of Kerala) and bestowed it upon them. Thus their reverence of Parashuram shows that these two brahmin castes might be sharing the same lineage. The legend of Parasurama also exists amongst Brahmins of all India and he is worshipped in UP. Hence it has to be seen as a myth not exclusive to Namboothiris and Kerala alone. However, this myth also exist in an old Chera lore about King Velkezu Kuttavan. According to this myth, the king flings his spear into the sea to claim land from it. This lore must have modified later in Malayalam language by the Namboothiris as part of their campaign to establish themselves in Kerala. In the Namboothiri version, Parashuraaman uses his Parashu (Axe), to create new land for the Brahmins.

[edit] Present

The Bhumihars are or were predominantly farmers. Some are owners of vast quantities of land but many are small farmers too. Presently, the majority of Bhumihars have been reduced to the status of peasants with the fall of zamindars and elite class.

Marriage of people in this community, like most of other social groups of India, is restricted to their own subcaste. In fact, it is one of the five most endogamous castes of India (Allele frequencies for STR loci of the Powerplex 16 multiplex system in five endogamous populations of India). English education was adopted very late by Bhumihar Brahmins because they have been very orthodox Brahmins alongwith being well off from the rest. There had been some exceptions to this but nowadays they are doing very well in all walks of life.

[edit] Bhumihar Brahmin clans

Usually Bhumihar clans are known by the original place from which they come. For example Bhumihars from Dighwa went to Barahiya and settled there and known as Dighwait Bhumihars, similarly, Eksaria Bhumihars belongs to Eksaar village in Balia but spresed over complete Saran district of Bihar. But there are others like Jijhoutiya Bhumihar Brahmins who reside in Eastern U.P. and the region of Jhansi. Chitponia Bhumihar of Nawada are form Maharastra. In fact at times they are considered as a separate Brahmin sub-caste altogether. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was from this clan of Bhumihar Brahmins. Then there are others like Bhriguvansh, claiming lineage from Maharishi Bhrigu as the name suggests. There are around two to three dozen such clans. Drona Ticar (Domkatar colloquially) is another Bhumihar clan.And the other idea is that this caste is a mixture of brahmans and khastriya

  • Kashi Naresh
  • Maharaja Of Hathwa
  • Maharaja of Bettiah
  • Raja of Amawan
  • Raja of Tekari
  • Zamindar of Chainpur, Sheohar, Pandooi
  • Zamindar of REOTITH-HAKAM in Old SARAN

The Village Eksar from where the origination of Eksaria started is situated in Ballia. The First clan of Eksaria Bhumihar Brahmins was Jaganath Dixit, who mirated probably from Indraprasth or from Hastinapur in the year 1551A.D. and became mantra guru of Nepal Mahraj. The eksaria migrated to Parsa garh and subsequently to Chainpur, Bagaura, Chittauli etc and famous "REOTITH-HAKAM" villages Zamindaars are Eksaria Bhumihars.

[edit] Bhumihar Brahmin Surnames

As Bhumihar Brahmin adopted Surnames from Brahmins,Muslman,Rajput and so many others community. Some are given below.

[edit] Notable Bhumihars

Freedom Fighters , Politicians and Philanthropists(Pre Independence )

  • Shri Basawon Singh (Sinha), Great Nationalist, Trade Unionist and First Leader of Opposition in Bihar; earlier active with HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Army) and later joined Congress Socialist Party. He had spent more than 16 years in prison fighting for India's independence. He was among the foremost proponants of Democratic Socialism in India. The government of India issued a commemorative stamp on him on 23/03/2000.

Basawon Singh (Sinha) has been among the greatest nationalists who joined into the freedom struggle at a tender age of 13 and kept on his struggle for the independence of the country from the colonial yoke and fighting for the rights of the underprivileged, industrial labours and agricultural workers all throughout his life. He had spent more than 16 years in prisons in British India fighting for India's independence. He lived uptill the ripe age of 80 years and died on April 7, 1989. His commitment to Democratic Socialism remained unflinching till the last day of his life.

Basawon Singh (Sinha) was born in a poor Bhumihar Brahmin family in Jamalpur (Subhai), Vaishali on March 23, 1909. He used to walk eight miles to go to the nearest school to get education. His formal education came to an abrupt end when he was rusticated from college in Matriculate because of joining the Nationalist Movement.

He first participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement after Gandhi's visit to Hajipur in 1920-21 when he was only 13 years old.

He joined the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army headed by Yogendra Shukla in 1925. He absconded in 1929 after the famous Lahore Conspiracy Case. He was co-accused in many conspiracy cases namely Bhusawal, Kakori, Tirhut and Deluaha cases. He carried on the movement along with Chandrashekhar Azad and Keshav Chandra Chakravarty. He was arrested and thrown in Bankipore Central jail (June, 1930) from where he escaped on the third day, but was rearrested. He was served a seven -year sentence when he undertook a 57-day hunger-strike against the imposition of cross-bar fetters in jails. He was released in June, 1936 due to frail health due to his fasting.

He Joined CSP in December,1936 and was appointed its labour secretary. He established trade unions in the coal fields, sugar mills, mica mines and railways of Bihar. He formed Japla labour union in 1937, Baulia Labour union in 1937, organized the workers of Jamalpur Workshop along with Shivnath Bannerjee, formed the Gaya cotton and Jute Mill Labour Union, formed the Tata Collieries Labour Association along with Subhash Chandra Bose, went on to become its president when Bose left India in 1941. He organized coal workers of Talcher, Rajgangpur (Orissa) and Satna (MP); established Mica Workers Union, Gomia Labour Union (Explosives), later these unions affiliated to HMS. He was active in AIRF since 1936, president of OT Railway Union from Agra to Nefa and NE Railway Mazdoor Union.

He was rearrested in April, 1937 along with Jayaprakash Narayan, Benipuri and others in Patna for "unconstitutional" works for six months. During the Second World War he was the first man in Bihar to be arrested under Defence of India Ordinance on 26th January, 1940 in Husainabad, Palamu and released after eighteen months. During the Quit India Movement, after the interception of Jayaprakash Narayan's Deoli letter addressed to him, he went underground in 1941 and went to Afghanistan to collect firearms and ammunition. He attended the Bombay AICC session (9th August, 1942) and conducted the movement from the underground. He was held in Delhi on January 8, 1943 to be freed only on 3rd April,1946 after which he continued his nationalist and Trade Union work.

One of the architects of the Socialist Party after its break with the Congress. He was a member of the National Executive of the Socialist Party. He is the founder of HMS (Hind Mazdoor Sabha), one of the six national federations affiliated to the Socialists. He was held for Gomia strike in 1965 fighting for the rights of workers.

He won from Dehri-on-Sone in the first General Elections of 1952 and becomes the first leader of the opposition from 1952 uptill 1962. He became a Member of the Legislative Council from 1962-68. He became one of the most powerful Cabinet Miniters (Cabinet Minister of Labour, Planning and Industry) in the 1967 Coalition Government. During the Emergency of 1975 he stayed underground for 19 months conducting the movement and his wife was jailed under MISA as a potential "threat" to the Government.

In 1977 he wins from Dehri-on-Sone and again becomes the Cabinet Minister for Labour, Planning and Industry in the Janata Party government in the state. He kept on guiding the Trade Union Movement and kept on fighting to keep the Janata Party intact till the last day of his life. He died on 7th April, 1989.

He lived within very frugal means and was respected for his honesty and forthrightness. He was committed to the country for whose independence he was also instrumental. He kept guiding and working for the underprivileged, working class and agricultural labourers till the last day of his life.

He did not believe in the existence of God, much like the rest of his socialist comrades. He did not wear the sacred thread because he did not believe in segregation from the rest. Even his widowed mother supported the ideas of his only son. When he used to take his fellow revolutionaries to his mud house to have food, his mother never enquired about their caste even after being an orthodox Brahmin and used to serve them food. And after his son alongwith other nationalists was gone she used to wash the place with gangajal so that their feelings were not hurt.

The room of his house where he was born has fallen down and the whole house was in a dilapidated condition till recently when it was renovated to some extent by his descendants rather than the Government.

Basawon Singh (Sinha) was an extremely handsome personality with six feet five inches in height and extremely sharp featured with weatish complexion.

  • Yogendra Shukla: among the greatest nationalist the country has produced and who also served in the Cellular Jail, Andamans(Kalapani), among the founders of HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Army)Yogendra Shukla (1896-1966) as well as his nephew Baikunth Shukla (1907-1934) hailed from village Jalalpur in Muzaffarpur (now Vaishali), district of Bihar and were torch bearers of the revolutionary spirit of freedom struggle. Young Yogendra made his greatest contribution to the cause of Indian freedom between 1930 and 1942, as one of the leaders of the revolutionary movement in Bihar and U.P. becoming "Almost a legendary figure for his many exploits". He was a close associate of Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Datta. He had to serve prison terms for a total of more than sixteen and a half years for his revolutionary activities. During imprisonment in different jails of India, he was subjected to extreme torture, which corroded his iron constitution.[1]
  • Baikuntha Shukla: great nationalist who was hanged for murdering Phanindrananth Ghosh who had become a government approver which led to hanging of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru. He was a nephew of Yogendra Shukla.Baikunth Shukla was also initiated into the freedom struggle at a young age taking active part in the 'Salt Satyagraha' of 1930. He was associated with revolutionary organisations like the Hindustan Seva Dal and Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. The execution of the great Indian revolutionaries, Bhagat Singh,Rajguru and Sukhdev in 1931 as a result of their trial in the 'Lahore conspiracy case' was an event that shook the entire country. Phanindra Nath Ghosh hitherto a key member of the Revolutionary Party had treacherously betrayed the cause by turning an approver, giving evidence, which led to the execution. Baikunth was commissioned to plan the execution of Ghosh as an act of ideological vendetta which he carried out successfully on 9th November 1932. He was arrested and tried for the killing. Baikunth was convicted and hanged in Gaya Central Jail on May 14th, 1934. He was only 28 years old.
  • Ram Nandan Mishra: Nationalist and Socialist leader who spent years in jail in British India.A close associate of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, Ramnandan Mishra shot into fame when he, along with JP, scaled the walls of the Hazaribagh central jail during the Quit India movement to lead the underground movement against the British. After Independence he become SAINT . Lohiya always regarded him as his GURU .

In India’s struggle for Independence the "Champaran Satyagraha", marks a very important stage. Raj Kumar Shukla drew the attention of Mahatma Gandhi, who had just returned from South Africa, to the plight of the peasants suffering under an oppressive system established by European indigo planters. Besides other excesses they were forced to cultivate indigo on 3/20 part of their holding and sell it to the planters at prices fixed by the planters. This marked Gandhiji’s entry into the India’s Struggle for Freedom. On his arrival at Motihari, the district headquarters, accompanied by Raj Kumar Shukla, Gandhiji was ordered to leave by the next available train which he refused to do and was arrested. He was released and the ban order was withdrawn in the face of a, "Satyagraha" threat. Gandhiji conducted an open enquiry into the peasant’s grievances. The Government had to appoint an enquiry committee with Gandhiji as a member. This led to the abolition of the system. Raj Kumar Shukla has been described by Gandhiji in his "Atmakatha", as a man whose suffering gave him the strength to rise against the odds. In his letter to Gandhiji he wrote "Respected Mahatma, You hear the stories of others everyday. Today please listen to my story….. I want to draw your attention to the promise made by you in the Lucknow Congress that you would come to Champaran. The time has come for you to fulfil your promise. 19 lakhs suffering people of Champaran are waiting to see you." Gandhiji reached Patna on 10 April, 1917 and on 16 April he reached Motihari accompanied by Raj Kumar Shukla. Under Gandhiji’s leadership the historic "Champaran Satyagraha" began. The contribution of Raj Kumar Shukla is reflected in the writings of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, Acharya Kriplani and of course, Mahatma Gandhi himself. Raj Kumar Shukla maintained a diary in which he has given an account of struggle against the atrocities of the indigo planters, atrocities so movingly depicted by Deen Bandhu Mitra in "Neel Darpan", a play that was translated by Michael Madhusudan Dutt. This movement by Mahatma Gandhi received the spontaneous support of a cross section of people, including Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who ultimately became the first President of India.

  • Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh  : Only minister in the province of Bihar from 1923 to 1937 and great philanthropist who initiated World famous Prince of Wales Medical College , Patna University , Darbhanga Medical School etc.[2]
  • Ram Dayalu Singh : First Speaker of Bihar Assembly. He was from GANGAWA village of Muzaffarpur and strong ADVOCATE of SRI BABU candidature of premiership of the province of Bihar in 1937 assembly election (first). There is a famous college in muzaffarpur which is named after him .
  • Langet Singh : Rags to Riches and Philanthropist who started his career as simple Labour then created huge wealth and donated huge amount to then Bhumihar Brahmin College ( Now L S College ). His native was DHARHARA , Vaishali . His grandson Sri Digvijay Narain Singh represented MUZAFFARPUR Loksabha constituencies many times .
  • Sheel Bhadra Yajee[Sheel Bhadra Yajee](1906-1996) the fiery freedom fighter from Bihar was associated with the non-violent and the violent form of freedom struggle. Yajee's participation in the freedom movement began in 1928 when, as a student, he attended the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. He joined the Congress Socialist Party four years later and became involved in the Kisan movement. Later, he came in close touch with Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as Mahatma Gandhi. In 1939 he joined Subhas Chandra Bose to found the All India Forward Bloc. He was actively associated with the INA movement. Yajee raised his voice against caste prejudices and other social evils. He was a firm believer in the active participation of the peasants, workers and the middle classes in the struggle for the transformation of society. He authored several books like' A Glimpse of the Indian Labour Movement', 'Forward Bloc and Its Stand', 'Is Socialism a Necessity to India', and 'True Face of Monopolistic American Democracy'.The government of India issued a commemorative stamp on him on 28/01/2001.[]
  • Rai Hriday Narayan Singh: Native of Muzaffarpur. He was actively associated with development work during english rule.He was in the good book of Britons and enjoyed their support for his work.It was no one other than Mr. Narayan who made many roads and small bridges for the convenience of the local people.
  • Jagannath Singh: He was a freedom fighter and great grandson of Rai Hriday Narayan. His all the wealth was seized by the british government for his active participation in Indian freedom movement.
  • Sri Vishun Deo Narain Singh : A 1927 law graduate from a Zamindaar family who used to run a free Hostel for meritorious and talented BHUMIHAR BRAHMINs of SARAN district but at MITHANPURA in Muzaffarpur . Smt Krishna Sahi father Mahesh Pd Sinha were close associate of him. he become a GANDHIAN at very young but died in 1943 .


Arts, Culture and Intelligentsia



  • Ram Sharan Sharma is Professor Emeritus of History at Patna University. He has earlier taught at Delhi (1973-85) and Toronto Universities. He was also the founding chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research.

He has been among the most renowned historians of ancient India. He belongs to the Marxist school of thought. His works include: Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India (ISBN : 8120808983, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers), Perspectives in Social and Economic History of Early India (ISBN : 8121506727), Urban Decay in India c. 300-c. 1000 (ISBN : 8121500451), Sudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order Down to Circa A D 600 (ISBN : 8120808738), Higher Education (ISBN : 8171693202), Looking for the Aryans (ISBN : 8125006311)and many other scholastic works.

  • Prof G R Sharma: Native of Ghazipur and archeologist at Kausambi excavation.
  • Chandrashekhar Prasad: AISA’s most successful leader at JNU was Chandrashekhar Prasad, a Bihar native who quit the National Defence Academy to study at JNU and became the students union vice president in 1993 and a two-term president in the following years. Chandrashekhar-led unions took on important fights at JNU, leading universities across India against the concerted privatisation push in 1995, partially reversing a 1983 JNU policy limiting reservations, and leading protests against the rape of dalit women in Rajasthan and Orissa. Chandrashekhar left JNU in January 1997 to pursue CPI-ML party work back home in Siwan, a town midway between Patna and Gorakhpur, but his post-university party service was brief. At four in the afternoon on 31 March 1997, according to AISA, goons of the Rashtriya Janata Dal parliamentarian Shahabuddin assassinated him and another ML leader as they spoke from a three-wheeler at a Siwan intersection. No one has ever been convicted of the murders.


Famous Politicians

  • Krishna Kant Singh: Founder of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), Patna and Minister in Sri Krishna Sinha ministry and DE-facto CM in Bhola Paswan Ministry , he was main Initiator to establish Bhagalpur & Ranchi University as Education Minister in Bihar .He has served as PRESIDENT "Gandhi Museum" , patna for many years and also BSFC chairman. He was famous for his OPEN WORDs in favour of BHUMIHARs . He was single son of Karm Yogi and RajRishi NARAYAN BABU from Goreakothi .
  • Chandrashekhar Singh was deputy leader of the C.P.I. group in the State Legislature of Bihar and a Member of the National Council of CPI, and its Bihar State Secretariat He passed away on the 20th July, 1976 at the age of 61.He was born in December 1915. Shri Chandrashekhar Singh, graduated from Banaras Hindu University in 1937, and obtained his Master's Degree from Patna University in 1939.Shri Chandrashekhar Singh came to politics through the National Liberation movement against the British imperialism in 1934. At that time he was in the Congress Socialist party. He was elected first General Secretary of the Bihar Students Federation in 1938. In 1940 he joined the CPI and was arrested by the British Government.In 1949 he was arrested in connection with All India Railway strike. He worked in the Kisan Sabha from 1949 to 1956. In 1956 by-election, he was elected on a Communist ticket to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was continuously a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1962.In 1967 he became Minister for Power and Irrigation in the SVD, Government. He was also Deputy leader of the CPI, Legislative Party. He was the son of Sri Ram Charitra Pd Singh .
  • Sham Nandan Mishra: Famous Congress Leader who was also in the ministry of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He was native of "PIPARA" , Nepal but worked hard as Politician in BEGUSARAI and in 1977 he was in the ministry of MORARJEE DESAI as State External Affairs Minister .
  • Mahesh Pd Sinha : A Native of Vaishali District and very close Lieutenant of SRI BABU . He did a lot for Muzaffarpur in every field of Philanthropy after opening various Schools & Colleges . There is a SCIENCE COLLEGE named after him in Muzaffarpur "M P Sinha Schience College".
  • L P Shahi : He joined Sri Babu ministry at very young age and served almost all CONGRESS Ministries in BIHAR . Later on Sri Rajiv Gandhi included L P Shahi in Central ministry in 1985 as HRD minister.
  • Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan': Presently Lok Sabha Member from Begusarai Bihar And State Chief of Janta Dal-U.Actively participated in 1974 Andolan as Student leader in Bhagalpur.He was prisoned under MISA in 1975 $ shifted to Hazaribagh Jail.A close associate of JanNayak Late Karpoori Thakur actively participated in Bihar politics. A Founder member of Samata Party in Bihar struggled against corruption of Lalu yadav after becoming a petioner in fodder scam. Become a member of Rajya Sabha in 2000 when party leadership unanimously agreed on him.In 2004 election elected for Lok sabha. A resident of Vill- Gilanichak in Nalanda Dist$ son of Late Jwala Prasad Singh [BAS] still fighting against Lalu Yadav. Now trying his best for the development of Bihar.

Doctors , Engineers & Lawyers "


Date of birth : February 12, 1928 Place of Birth : Gaya (Bihar) Passed B.A. Hons. (Patna University ) in 1946. Passed B.L. (Patna University) in 1948. Enrolled as articled clerk in High Court, Patna in 1949. Started practice in High Court, Patna as an Advocate - Feb. 6, 1950. Enrolled as Supreme Court Advocate - March 6, 1957. Later nominated as Senior Advocate. Took charge (oath) as Judge, Patna High Court on April 12, 1973. Took charge (oath) as Judge, Supreme Court of India on October 5, 1987. Appointed Chief Justice of India on November 18, 1992. Retired on Feb. 11, 1993.

  • Padmashri [Dr.C.P.Thakur] Dr. C.P. Thakur, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Patna Medical College, Patna, has also received the Ranbaxy Research Awards award in the field of Medical Sciences (Clinical Research) by the Hon'ble President of India , Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam, presented the for his significant contribution towards the understanding of drug response in treatment of kala-azar. His new knowledge may soon lead in developing a drug from Ayurvedic medicine , for treatment of kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis. He is the former Union Cabinet minister for Health and Family Planning and three time member of Lok Sabha from Patna constituency.
  • Vikas Singh is presently the Additional Solicitor-General of India in the Supreme Court.

Mr. Singh started working as an advocate in the Supreme Court since 1990 and was designated as Senior Advocate in December 2004. He has handled constitutional, administrative, corporate, criminal and arbitration matters in the apex court and Delhi and Bombay High Courts.

  • P.K.Shahi: Present Advocate General of the Government of Bihar.


Civil Servants

  • T P Singh (Junior): First Bhumihar ICS officers from very simple family of GHATARO , vaishali .
  • Sri Shiva Jee Sinha : First Bhumihar IPS officer of batch 1948 . His son Sri Shakti Sinha is also a Civil Servant and one of the son in law of ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpae .
  • Sri B P N Shahi : 1950 , UPSC third batch IPS officer and Husband of famous Politician Smt Krishna Shahi . He died at vey young age . His son is also an IPS officer and had served as Security Officer of RAJIV GANDHI "SPG" .
  • Sri Jagadanand : 1951 , UPSC fourth Batch IPS officer , native of SHER GHATI , Gaya . He got Scholarship in 1949 from USA university but he select IPS to serve INDIA . He has served as Bihar POLICE highest Position "DGP" in 1985-86 for 13 Months . His Eleder son Abhayanand is also 1977 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer who run famous SUPER-30 in Patna.
  • Lalit Vijay Singh  : A Bihar Cadre IPS officer , Native of World fame BARAHIYA , Monghyr district of BIHAR . He was State Defence Minister in CHANDRASHEKHAR ministry in 1990 . He retired as DG ( Police).
  • Nitya Nand Singh  : His always known for his HEIGHT and his native RAHIMPUR , Khagaria ( begusarai) . He was very close to Sri Babu and retired as IG ( Bihar Police) . His son Sri Sanjay Singh is VP - TATA group.
  • B.P. Singh was Culture Secretary and Home Secretary in the Government of India and served as Executive Director and Ambassador at the World Bank, representing India and several of its neighboring countries. Currently he is Chancellor of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, India.
  • D.P.Ojha : Native of SARAN district and excellent student of Nuclear Physics from RAJENDRA COLLEGE & PATNA SCIENCE COLLEGE who joined Govt as IPS officer and end his POLICE career with Top Position DGP ( Bihar Police) . He became MEDIA Highlighted when he initiated curbing CRIME in his own NATIVE .
  • Acharya Kishore Kunal  : Native of famous BARURAJ village of Muzaffarpur has served controversial SSP of PATNA when he Launched his agenda against POLITICIANs using weapon of BOBBY MURDER CASE . later on he resigned and took the control of MAHAVEER TEMPLE , patna . Re innovated it . Started a School GYAN NIKETAN which become one of the BEST School in PATNA . Later on Started MAHAVEER AAROGYA SANSTHAN and CANCER HOSPITAL in PATNA . recently He dedicated INDIA Best Children Hospital in Patna . He is going to start a Medical College in Begusarai . Presently he is Administrator of Bihar Religious Board . Earlier He has served as VC , Sanskrit University , DARBHANGA .In his younger days as an IPS officer working in the Union home ministry, he acted as the Centre's negotiator for the Ayodhya dispute.Acharya Kunal was behind the renovation of the Hanuman temple at Patna just adjacent to the Railway Station.
  • Abhayanand: One of the youngest ADG rank IPS officer who cleared UPSC at very young age of 21 only . He was Gold Medalist of Patna University in Graduation and Post Graduation in PHYSICs . He has served as ASP , ranchi ; SP Madhepura , SP Nalanda and SP West Champaran . Presently he is ADG (HQ) with Bihar Govt . In 2004 , he became darling of national MEDIA when his SUPER 30 cracked the IIT JEE . He coaches financial Poor IIT JEE aspirants free of cost and last year success ratio was more than 90 % . As ADG (HQ) Bihar , he initiated many Projects including Speedy trials and SAP ( special auxiliary Police ) . He is known for his HONESTY and is a very hard working officer.
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" Others"

  • Sir C P N Sinha : Governor of UP and first Ambassdor to NEPAL and later to Japan.*


Former States and Big Zamindars

  • Hathua Raj : HATHUAA or HATHWA is in SARAN District of Bihar , They are close kin of DEORIA situated TAMKUHI RAAJ , Presently its Maharaja is Maharaja Bahadur Sri Mrighendra Pratap Shahi and an INDUSTRIALIST . This Family was also one of the leading ZAMINDAARs of BIHAR.


INDUSTRIALISTS

Mahendra Prasad [4]

[edit] See Also

[edit] Further reading

  • A blog with information about Bhumihars
  • The Bhumihars: Caste of eastern India (ISBN 81-86208-37-2), published 2005 by Raj Publishing House, Jaipur, India.
  • "Brahmarshi Vansha Vistar" by Dandi Sanyasi Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (published in 1915)
  • Allele frequencies for STR loci of the Powerplex 16 multiplex system in five endogamous populations of India. Forensic Sci Int. 126:178-186. Kashyap VK, Sarkar N, Trivedi R. (2002) Online citation.
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