05-14-2007, 06:21 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Bodhi+May 14 2007, 05:05 AM-->QUOTE(Bodhi @ May 14 2007, 05:05 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Ashokji, the wonderful novel of Sri Rahul Sanskrityayan, 'Jaya Yaudheya' is available to read online here.
One question to Hauma Hamiddha-ji. Meos in Haryana and west UP, claim to be descendants of Yaudheyas. Despite having converted to Islam, they continue to sing the songs of the valor and victory of Yaudheyas. How historically true could their connection with Yaudheyas be?
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Thank you so much for the link! <!--emo&
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Besides "JohiyAs" (apabhransha of yaudheya) in Pakistan, "meva" in gurgaon and alwar, he mentions few more names as descendent people of yaudheyas. At the end of the introduction Rahul Sankrityayan writes that Agrawal, AgraharI, rohatagI, rastogI, shrImAla, osvAl, varNavAl, gahoI etc castes, currently classified as vaishyas, are descendents of yaudheyas, and were forced to take up business-professions after giving up the sword.
P.S. Just noticed that the IISC site has 6 of his books under his correct name "rahul sankrityayan", but "jay yodheya" (sic), is listed under "rahul sanskrityan". There is another version of his name in the listings "rahul sankratyayan", and one more "rahul sankrityaayan". Best bet is to search under "rahul" only to track all his books. <!--emo&
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One question to Hauma Hamiddha-ji. Meos in Haryana and west UP, claim to be descendants of Yaudheyas. Despite having converted to Islam, they continue to sing the songs of the valor and victory of Yaudheyas. How historically true could their connection with Yaudheyas be?
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Thank you so much for the link! <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->Besides "JohiyAs" (apabhransha of yaudheya) in Pakistan, "meva" in gurgaon and alwar, he mentions few more names as descendent people of yaudheyas. At the end of the introduction Rahul Sankrityayan writes that Agrawal, AgraharI, rohatagI, rastogI, shrImAla, osvAl, varNavAl, gahoI etc castes, currently classified as vaishyas, are descendents of yaudheyas, and were forced to take up business-professions after giving up the sword.
P.S. Just noticed that the IISC site has 6 of his books under his correct name "rahul sankrityayan", but "jay yodheya" (sic), is listed under "rahul sanskrityan". There is another version of his name in the listings "rahul sankratyayan", and one more "rahul sankrityaayan". Best bet is to search under "rahul" only to track all his books. <!--emo&
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