Brahmin Sikh history

[asrishi]

Friends,



I am doing a research work on Sikhs who were from a Brahmin background. There is a already one book published but my work is expanding on Haripur Hazara and Kashmir region as well. I will appreciate if knowledable community share some information regarding this area's Sikhs.



Please download and read book in Punjabi on short history book. It will be translated to English soon. The published on Brahmin Sikhs is very interesting and some information you can find from this PDF http://www.banniamrit.com/books/BrahmanB...khiyee.pdf ...



Best Regards,

Ajit Singh Rishi



http://brahminsikh.wordpress.com/

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[quote name='asrishi' date='26 January 2010 - 08:34 AM' timestamp='1264474565' post='103698']

Friends,



I am doing a research work on Sikhs who were from a Brahmin background. There is a already one book published but my work is expanding on Haripur Hazara and Kashmir region as well. I will appreciate if knowledable community share some information regarding this area's Sikhs.



Please download and read book in Punjabi on short history book. It will be translated to English soon. The published on Brahmin Sikhs is very interesting and some information you can find from this PDF http://www.banniamrit.com/books/BrahmanB...khiyee.pdf ...



Best Regards,

Ajit Singh Rishi



http://brahminsikh.wordpress.com/

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Hi Ajit



I know that a section of Mohyal Brahmins converted to Sikhism ages ago. Bhai Mati Dass & Bhai Sati Dass were actually Mohyal Brahmins who were executed along with Guru teg Bahadur by orders of Aurangzeb. Baba Praga, Dwarka Das, Bhai Lakhiya, Bhai Chaupa Singh Chhibber, Bhai Kesar Singh Chhibber are other known figures in Sikh. These people were also known as "Jatt Bahman" because of their valour and ferocity.



There is a book you might want to refer to "The history of the Muhiyals: The militant Brahman race of India (English,1911) by T.P. Russell Stracey"

You may also want to refer to following wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohyal



Hope this helps!



Thanks

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