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The chaurasia are a Hindu caste found in India..

CHAURASIA word originated from ancient INDIAN Vedas which basically refers a Brahmin community in INDIA, CHAURASIA word inherits from a vedic word 'chaturashiitah' which refers eighty four in sansakrita . Since ancient INDIA, according to the Hindu mythology it is believed there are eighty four thousands Yonis(breeds, Types) of Gods existing in this universe. Every species which exist on Earth belong to a particular Yoni . At later stage and for easy pronunciation it transformed as 'Chaurasia' (A Hindi equivalent also refers eighty four)

A famous story behind the birth of this word states that once all dev gans (Devtas, Gods) assembled on Earth at a place called 'Naumi Sharayan' to perform some auspicious ceremony, and while they were approaching back to 'Bakunthya Dham' (Heaven) they all started feeling thirsty due to extreme heat on earth when a particular community came forward and quenched their thirst by serving them Beatle leaves .Impressed by their hospitality, the Devtas not only blessed them but also honoured them by gifting the title chaturashiitah i.e. 'CHAURASIA' . According to the Baudhâyanas'rauta-sûtra CHAURASIA's belong to Kashyapa, Some believe that they belong to ,So there are many beliefs about Gotras .

In recent days people of this community are employed in a variety of occupations (some also refers themselves as 'Vaishya' i.e. traders,since becoming followers of Vallabhacharya ji, adopting Vaishanavism nearly 300 years ago.) and their religious traditions and culture are becoming less of a factor in daily life. They are further divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Chaurasia, Katiyar, Jaiswar,nagvanshi and Nag .

Present circumstances

Most families possess small holdings, with a smaller number renting land from other communities. A significant number are also involved in selling paan, especially in Awadh. In western Uttar Pradesh, they sell their produce to the Tamboli community. They tend to live in their own settlements, which are often located near the outskirts of towns.

Famous persons

Gangaprasad chaurasia Governor of Meghalaya - gangaprasad chaurasia (Bihar) belong to bjp party

Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian classical instrumentalist. He is a player of the bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute. Chaurasia is a classicist who has made a conscious effort to reach out and expand the audience for classical music.

S.S.P. Chaurasia

Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (born 15 May 1978), also known as "Chipputtsia", is an Indian professional golfer. After he turned professional in 1997, he went on to win eight titles on the Indian Tour and finished second twice in the Indian Open.

Dr B D Chaurasia

Late Dr. Bhagwan Din Chaurasia (01.10.1937-05.05.1985) Reader Department of Anatomy G.R. Medical Collage Gwlior (M.P.) Address : 27 – Shri Ram colony, Jhansi RoadGwalior & Village-Barigarh, (Chhatarpur) Intermediate from Allahabad MBBS from Indore, 1960 MS (Anatomy) Bhopal, 1965 Served in Gwalior from 1968-85 Author of many books on Anatomy read all over the world Great academician Satyajit Chaurasia

Satyajit Chourasia (Satya) is the physical trainer of several celebrities including Aamir Khan. He is also the founder of Barbarian Gym at Mumbai, New Delhi, and Nagpur.

Satyajit and brother Devashish Chourasia are professional trainers and have worked with many actors, including Esha Deol, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Hrithik Roshan.

Deepak Chaurasia

Deepak Chaurasia, the 30-year-old political editor of Aaj Tak, was announced the consulting editor of Prasar Bharati's news channel DD News, critics speculated if the decision was unwise. They opined, it is one thing to be on camera and report/cover events from different parts of the world and entirely another to head a news channel. Chaurasia, who had ample experience in a private channel, nevertheless needed a certain perspective to join the pubcaster. For starters, he had to bear in mind that DD News is a far cry from private satellite channels (like Aaj Tak), where not just performance but accountability counts too. The shift would be dramatic - from a result-oriented company to what most people believed was a government organisastion, with a 'sub kucch chalta hai' (everything goes) attitude. A former senior colleague of Chaurasia in Aaj Tak put it aptly while wishing him luck, "One hopes he understands what he is getting into!" Currntly Deepak Chaurasia is workin with Sta

Sanjay Chaudhary Engineering Head, Mawana Sugars Shiv Chourasia (System Administrator) Pavan Chourasia (Bank Manager) Dr.B.D. Chaurasia (Author) Late. Hiralal Ramsumer Chourasia (Kandivali West) - President - Chaurasia Yuva Sangh - Mumbai Vijay Chaurasia (Golfer)/ SSP Chaurasia (International Golfer) Satyajit Chaurasia (trainer for Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Isha Deol, Ajay Devegan, Vivek Oberoi etc) Omprakash Chaurasia (Vice President of EcoWasteOverseas) Naldlal Chaurasia (Panwala in Mumbai Mob.09324757121) Kailash Chaurasia (Minister of State UP, Samajwadi Party) Sanjay Chaurasia editor (Sahara One) Deepak Chaurasia ( News reporter ) Vijay Chaurasia (Motion Graphic Artist, VOI) Rakesh Chaurasia (Bansuri Player) Mohit Chaurasia (Chartered Accountant) Uday Kant Chaurasiya (Chartered Accountant) Colonel Jitendra Kumar Chaurasia a Kargil War Wounded serving soldier who graduated from National Defence Academy. The Officer is married to Lavina Chaurasia with two kids who are studying at DPS R K Puram New Delhi. The Officer is presently posted at Delhi. Pankaj Modi (Divisional Accounts Officer) Ashutosh Modi (Marine Engineer) Paritosh Modi (Software Engineer) Jai Prakash Chaurasia (proprietor Madhulika Pvt. Ltd. www.madhulikaonline.com) Chandan prasad chaurasia <chandan.chaurasia23@gmail.com>. Ritu pragya chaurasia GeologistNew Delhi. Vinod Kumar Chaurasia, Vice President, Akhil Bhartiya Chaurasia Mahasabha, kolkata. President, Adarsh Chaurasia Samaj Delhi Chief EditorAnnually published Smarika by Adarsh samaj Delhi Executive Member, Chaurasia Welfare Charitable Trust, Sitaram bazar Delhi Executive Member,All India Vaish Federation Delhi Pradesh Retired Govt. Servant from Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Address: DUJ Apartment: A-14, Plot No.B-5, Sector-14 Extn. Rohini New Delhi-110085 011=7865020/9968301948 Ashish Kumar Shashi-Human Resources in Bharti Airtel Limited you can contact him in 9818666082 Akash Chourasia, Marine Engineer, Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune, you can Contact on 9823489946 Abhinav Chourasia, U B ENGINEERING, Pune, 9158420560 Virendra Kumar Chaurasia, Personal Seceretary North Central Railway,Allahabad Mob:09451054295 Manorama Chaurasia, Personal Secretary North Central Railway,Allahabad Ramchandra Chaursia, Chaursia Medical Store, Kareli,Allahabad Mob: 08081054417 Ramesh Chaurasia, Vsat Hub Manager Pankaj Modi, Divisional Accounts Officer Ranchi Jharkhand Mob 09334176535 Kamala Kant Chaurasia, President Chaurasia Samaj 70 gandhi gram kanpur. 0512- 2403901 The Barai are strictly endogamous, and practice clan exogamy. Like other Hindu castes, they have set up a caste association, the Chaurasia Samiti. This acts both as an instrument of social control, as well the controlling the sale of betel nuts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Barai are Hindu, and their tribal deity is shiv, lord shiv and Nag(snake).

References

1. ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 177 to 182 Manohar Publications

• Social groups of Uttar Pradesh
• Hindu communities