''Maithil Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan'' (''A Survey of the Panji of the Karan Kayasthas of Mithila'') is a book written by

Binod Bihari Verma Binod Bihari Verma (1937–2003) was a Maithili writer and military doctor. He is known for ''Maithili Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan'', his work on ancient genealogical charts known as Panjis, as well as his depiction of rural poor of the ...

in Maithili. It is a research study on the available ancient manuscripts in the Mithila region, called as Panjis, which are genealogical charts of

Maithil Brahmin Maithil Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin community from the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent that comprises Tirhut, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Munger, Bhagalpur; Bokaro in Jharkhand and Santhal Pargana divisions of India and some adjoining ...

and

Kayastha Kayastha (also referred to as Kayasth) denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the C ...

s castes. This study deals with the manuscripts available in respect of Karna Kayasthas.

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The work is based on several manuscripts of Panjis obtained from various panjikars of

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth-largest city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar situated centrally in Mithila region. Darbhanga is the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It was the seat of the erstw ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. The Panjis concerned deals with the

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

of the Karna Kayasthas. The manuscript is written in

Tirhuta The Tirhuta or Maithili script is the primary historical script for the Maithili language, as well as one of the historical scripts for Sanskrit. It is believed to have originated in the 10th century CE. It is very similar to Bengali–Assam ...

script (

Maithili script The Tirhuta or Maithili script is the primary historical script for the Maithili language, as well as one of the historical scripts for Sanskrit. It is believed to have originated in the 10th century CE. It is very similar to Bengali–Assam ...

) on palm leaves and old paper called as ' Basaha' made out of indigenous material. The work deals with ''Mulgrams'' (original village homes) and the transmigration of the Karna Kayasthas to subsequent places of living. The book is important for the geographical and social study of North

of the concerned period. The work also deals with personalities of eminence among the Karna Kayasthas since 12th century. Dr (Prof) Surendra Lal Das along with Panjikars and other eminent Karna kayastha members formed "Akhil Bhartiya Karn kayastha Mahasabha" to protect the original and traditional values of Panji .

Chapters

#''Pustak parichay evam lekhak parichay''(Introduction to the book and its writer) #''Prakkathhan''(Foreword) ##''Nivedan O srot pandulipi'' (Introduction and the sources of the manuscript) ##''Panjik purv aitehaasik prishthbhumi''(Historical background before the usage of Panjis) ##Karan', 'karnik' o 'kayasth (Introduction to the terminologies of 'Karan', 'Karnik' and 'Kayasth') ##''Upadhik spashtikaran'' (Explanatory notes on the surnames) #''Panji prakaran'' (A perspective of Panjis) ##''Panjik uddeshya tatha pratifal'' (Usage of Panjis and their significance) ##''Panjik parampara'' (Tradition of Panjis) ##''Panjik adhyayan evam lekhan vidhi'' (Study of Panjis and the methodology of transcribing them) ##''Panjikarak parampara'' (Traditions of Panjis writers) ##''Panjik kaal'' (Age of panjis) ##''Maithil brahminak panji sa tulna'' (Comparison with Panjis of

s) #''Prathamagaman o prasthan'' (Initial arrivals and departures) ##''Purvabhas''(Concept) ##''Mul gram'' (Original residences or villages in the migration) ##''Dera o baas sthaan'' (Subsequent residences or dwellings in the migration) ##''Mulgram o deraak aitehaasikta'' (Historical importance of the Mulgram and Dera) ##''Derak parichit sthaan'' (Identification of the deras) #''Patra parichay'' (Introduction to protagonists) ##''Vyaktitiva o purush'' (Personalities and persons) ##''Biji purushak pashchaat vanshavali'' (Genealogical charts of the seed persons) ##''Vibhinn mul gramak panjik aarambhik purush gan'' (Panjis of the original people of various mul grams) ##''Kichu biji purush sa adyaparyant vanshaavali'' (Genealogical charts of certain seed persons) #''Prakkathan'' (Afterword)

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* {{cite book , last=Verma , first=Binod Bihari , authorlink=Binod Bihari Verma , title=Maithili Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan , pages=212 , location= Madhepura , publisher=

, year=1973 , oclc=20044508 * Contains 2 black and white plates of the Panjis manuscripts.

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Kinship ritual and visual imagery in Mithila
1973 non-fiction books Books on Mithila Region Culture of Bihar Culture of Mithila Indian genealogy Indian non-fiction books Maithili-language books History of Bihar Manuscripts Social history of India 20th-century Indian books

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