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The Vyas (or Bias) are a Brahmin community found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. They trace their origin to Gujarat.[1] OriginThe word Vyas means a preacher in Sanskrit. The Vyas is an umbrella term for the members of the three Gujarati Brahmin communities named Nagar, Audichya and Bardai who migrated from Gujarat centuries ago and got settled in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan.[2] These three sub-communities of the group intermarry.[2] They speak Haryanvi, Punjabi, Hindi or other local dialects.[1] In Haryana, the community is found mainly in the districts of Bhiwani, Hisar, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Karnal. Present circumstancesThe Vyas are strictly endogamous and practice clan exogamy. Their clans are referred to as gotras, and theoretically all gotra claim descent from a respected saint or rishi. Among the larger gotras are the Gautam, Kaushik, Angira, Vashishta, Gargas, Bhargav, Bhardwaj, Parashar, Koshish, Monish, Sandal etc. that are further divided into sub-clans known as shashans.[1] In some respects, they are regarded as the highest class of Brahmins.[2] The traditional occupation of the Vyas is that of village priests. A small number were large landowners, but most of the community are petty landowners. Like other Brahmin groupings, they have been more successful in taking up higher education, and generally are economically well off. Nowadays, their intermarriage with Gaurs is quite common. SurnamesThe Vyas use various surnames including their respective clan-names, Sharma, Pandit and Vyas.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 People of India Haryana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 92 to 96 Manohar 2. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=E5J6bO8qQ7YC&pg=PA77&dq=gujarati+bias+brahmin&hl=en&sa=X&ei=orShUfTMG86HrgfhrIH4Cg&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false History, Religion and Culture of India, Volume 1 by S. Gajrani] 5 : Brahmin communities of Haryana|Social groups of Punjab, India|Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh|Brahmin communities of Rajasthan|Brahmin communities of Delhi |
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