Bharbhunja (Hindu)
The Bharbhunja are a largely Hindu caste found in North India and Maharashtra. They are also known as Kalenra in Maharashtra, Mehra in Punjab and in Uttar Pradesh. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 73 to 75 ManoharPeople of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 280-286 Origin The Bharbhunja derive their name from the Hindi word ''bhunja'', which means gram, and the community was involved with roasting gram. They were said to have originally belonged to the Jhinwar The Jhinwar is a Caste system in India, caste found in the states of Punjab (India), Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. Traditionally, the Jhinwar community found in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, Communities that are related to the Jhinwar by oc ... caste, but split off from them when they took to roasting gram. There is no intermar ...
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