Paliwal

Paliwal is a surname in India deriving from a place of origin: Pali. Pali was for many years a center of trade and commerce and is located in the current state of Rajasthan. Although the inhabitants practiced many religions and belonged to different Hindu castes, most of them were Rajputs and Brahmins. A number of inhabitants practiced Jainism, and called themselves Digamber Paliwal Jains. Typical surnames for them included Lodaya, and Khedikar.

Etymology and use

The origin of the surname Paliwal is Pali wal (a person from Pali). Most of the inhabitants of Pali were called Paliwals. As well as Brahmins, some other groups from Uttarakhand and Malwa use this surname.

Origins

The exact origins of the surname are unknown, but there are two major theories:

The first theory suggests that Pali was a small kingdom in the Thar desert of India, which the inhabitants turned into an oasis. At some point in the 13th century, in response to what they viewed as tyrannical behaviour by the King of Pali, they migrated to the area of Kuldhara in the then state of Jaisalmer. Their origin was identified by the appellation Paliwal. It is said that each new Paliwal family was welcomed into the 84 villages around Kuldhara with a brick and a gold coin from every other family in the village. The brick was used in building of a house and the gold to start a business or farm. As the community's prosperity was rebuilt, it became the target of Mughal invasions. Apparently in the 18th century, there was a raid which resulted in the poisoning of their wells from animal carcasses, resulting in this Brahmin migration of community from the Kuldhara area.

Some Paliwal clans are also Rajput. The Rajput community of Paliwals migrated to eastern and western UP. In the Azamgarh district of eastern UP, Palival Rajput villages are spread in an area of 42 kosi(unit of distance eg.five kosi parikrama). There are hundreds of villages situated in this area belonging to Paliwal Rajputs. Some of the families migrated to north Bihar.

Paliwal rajputs have a stronghold in politics in northern Bihar. Paliwal Rajputs are the descendants of pandavas. Paliwal Rajputs belong to Vyagrapath gotra (gotra meaning clan)

Paliwal is only the surname in Rajputs they belong to the Palwal Rajput from chandrawansh and being the ancestor of the King Bharat and pandwas some rajputs mentioned themselves as Bharatvanshi. Palwal Rajputs are the great fighters in their own times and they were not associated directly for any of the war. They were traders and love to carry gold, that is the only fact they migrated time to time from one place to another.

They belong to Vyaghra gotra with honest prayer of the Devata Nag. There is so many rare information about the Kuldevi and Kuldevata of Palwar rajputs but shri Krishna is from the same vansh and forwarded it to yadavas. In seemed they belong to Lord Shiva and spiritual in terms of Brahmin Seva and the faith in Nag.

There are some historical texts about the history of Paliwal housed in the royal library of Mewar (a private library belonging to the royal family of Udaipur) at Udaipur.

The second theory related to the origins is as follows: in Pali Rajasthan that Palwal rajputs are basically solanki Rajputs, some say that they belongs to Pandavas and they are Tomar Rajputs, some Paliwal Rajputs in UP pray Goddess Kali Mata and Elephant before every good and bad situations.

Where some believe that Kuldevi of the Palwal Rajputs is Kshemkari (Khimji) mata in Janore, Pali, and Rajasthan.

As Solanki Rajputs dynasty vanish after 1100 BC and Wadhelas of Gujrat carry the same in the future this Rajputs are known by the Raja Pal (last King of Solanki Dynasty) Whose 4th Grand father was Raja Vyahgradeo. further they started writing the Vyhaghra Gotra as their dynasty.

There is no so-called written history about the community, their family culture, values and also the Kuldevi and Kuldevtas of Palwal which will help them to provide right prayer and blessing of their origin and kuldevi and devtas, will lead to go ahead. Paliwal rajputs have five villages in Gopalganj District(North Bihar). The Paliwal rajputs belonging from these five villages known for their royal life, bravery, and political and social power. Five villages comprises SASAMUSA, RAMPUR MADHO, DAUDA, RAMPUR UCHKAGAON and PAHARPUR.

Late Yamuna Prasad Singh was the landlord who developed the SASAMUSA town by constructing a market for farmers and helped an industrialist to establish a sugar mill in SASAMUSA. He is a role model for PALIWAL Rajputs.

The Paliwal caste people migrated nearly in 1825 and situated in some part of Rajasthan, Gujrat, Madhyapradesh, Maharashtra. The Paliwal samaj is divided in sub-caste such as Paliwal, Brahmin, (Dasa paliwal Brahmin and Visa Paliwal Brahmin), Paliwal Wani, Paliwal Jains etc. In Madhyapradesh the Paliwal samaj is mostly found in Khandwa, Badwani and Indore. In Gujrat the Paliwal samaj is mostly situated in Rajkot and Bhavnagar. In Maharashtra the Paliwal Samaj is mostly situated in Jalgaon, Nagpur and Bhandara.

The Paliwal Brahmins are a prosperous side in comparisons to other communities, in the later 19th century they were amongst the major trading community of rajasthan and uttar pradesh. One such Garg gotra descendants moved to badli(now in Delhi) under Dalchand paliwal, and were under a holding of 15 villages.

Now these villages are underRaj kumar paliwal<kavyavichran.blogspot.com/> Now there descendents are in major land control in rajasthan. They are a major trading unit now also. The Paliwal Jains are mostly situated in Nagpur, Nashik,and Bhandara in Maharashtra. In Rajasthan the Paliwal people are having well developed in business and in industrial sector.

External links

• Kuldhara - An abandoned village of Paliwal Brahmins