Modh
Modh communities comprise people who use the name and originate from Modhera in Gujarat, India. In that state and in Rajasthan, Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh created Brahmins who were master in Vedas. So that they can turn Dharmaranya in a centre of veda sanshkriti. The lords asked to Vishwakarma to build houses forts and temples reside for the Brahmins. Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh created six thousand Brahmins each. They also gave them gotras and gotrasdevi. According to historians the people created by vishnu were sober and honest nature, the people created by Brahma were of rajas nature and people created by Shiva were of angry nature. Brahmin could consented on their work, Brahma created Kamdhenu caw and on order of Brahma Kamdhenu created 36000 people by digging earth by her nails. Those were known as Gobhuja or Gobhva. They settled in nearest Modhera so that village known by Gabhu. Adhalja, Mandaliya, Madhukara, Modh Modi, Teli Modi, Champaneri Modi, Prema Modi all were parts of Modh Vaniks and Modh famers were known Modh Patel.
there are many examples of Hindu communities who take their name from a town and thus there exist Modh Brahmin,Modh Patel,ModhModi and Modh Bania. Where Four groups share a similar toponym,the patel group often Farmers, the Brahmin group often traditionally acted as priests for the other, .[1] In the case of Modhera, there is at least one other group - the Modh Modi- and some journalists have suggested that they are prosperous and mainly in textiles, grocery, finance and diamond trades.[2]
People
- Mahatma Gandhi, the sole icon of the Indian independence movement, belonged to Modh-Bania caste.[3][4]
- Hemachandra the Indian Jain scholar, poet, mathematician and polymath was a Modh.
- Narendra Modi, 14th and the current Prime Minister of India, belongs to Modh-Ghanchi-Teli caste.[5]
References
- ^ Shah, A. M. (1998). The Family in India: Critical Essays. Orient Blackswan. pp. 134–136. ISBN 978-8-12501-306-8.
- ^ Cong says Modi born to prosperous caste, added it to OBC list, Indian Express, New Delhi, 9 May 2014
- ^ Guha, Ramachandra (15 October 2014). Gandhi before India. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-322-8.
- ^ Renard, John (1999). Responses to 101 questions on Hinduism. Internet Archive. New York : Paulist Press. ISBN 978-0-8091-3845-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Correspondent, dna (9 May 2014). "Narendra Modi belongs to Modh-Ghanchi caste, which was added to OBCs categories in 1994, says Gujarat government". DNA India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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