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Gopal Pur Gazi
Gopal may refer to: * Gopal (caste), a social community of Odisha in India * Gopal (Krishna), the infant/child form of Lord Krishna * Gopal Bansa, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The Gopalas, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisation for Peace and Liberty (GOPAL), an organization founded by Jayatirtha Dasa People with the given name * Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856–1895), Indian social reformer * Gopal Balakrishnan (born 1966), American philosopher * Gopal Baratham (1935–2002), Singaporean author and neurosurgeon * Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895–1981), Indian entomologist and naturalist * Gopal Bose (1947–2018), Indian cricketer * Gopal Gurunath Bewoor (1916–1989), Indian military officer and diplomat * Gopal Bhar, Medieval Bengali jester * Gopal Bhargava (born 1952), Indian politician * Gopal Bhatnagar, Canadian surgeon * Gopal Chakraborty (born 1936), Indian cricketer * Gopal Singh Chauhan, Indian politician * Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003), Indian playwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopal (caste)
Gopal or Gauda is an Indian caste, which is a synonym of Ahir from Odisha State in East India. Their traditional occupation include dairy farming, cattle herding, cultivation and carrying palanquins of deities. They also worked as Paikas (soldiers) under the kings. They claim Kshatriya status and in hierarchy, they occupy the rank next to Khandayats. They also owned Zamindaris in Ranapura, Nayagarh and Khandapara regions of Odisha. They find mention in Mahabharata as soldiers of Narayani Sena. As per the census of India, they are the second largest caste in Odisha and comprise more than 16% of population. as well. Etymology The word Gopal derived from vedic "Gopala", which "''Go''" refers to cow and "''Pala''" refers to protector or herder. Hence "Gopala" literally means "cow herder" According to Bhagavata Purana, the earth takes the form of a cow and asks Vishnu to protect her. That was why Vishnu (Krishna), her guardian is called Go-Pala, protector of mother earth in the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
