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British Historian C.A. Bayly in page no. 207 of his book, "Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire" Part 2, Volume 1, published by the "Cambridge University Press" United Kingdom, describes the Bhumihars. | British Historian C.A. Bayly in page no. 207 of his book, "Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire" Part 2, Volume 1, published by the "Cambridge University Press" United Kingdom, describes the Bhumihars. | ||
[[File:C. A. Bayly book.jpg|thumb|preview of the book. ]] | [[File:C. A. Bayly book.jpg|thumb|preview of the book. ]] | ||
He writes, Bhumihar Brahmin - 'landholding' brahmin caste which had adopted the agrarian life style of the Rajput (q.v.); common in the Benares region.<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fX2zMfWqIzMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gb_mobile_entity&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&hl=en&gl=IN&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Bhumihar&f=false Bayly, C. A. (1987). Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. page no.207]</ref> | He writes, Bhumihar Brahmin - 'landholding' brahmin caste which had adopted the agrarian life style of the Rajput (q.v.); common in the Benares region.<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fX2zMfWqIzMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gb_mobile_entity&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&hl=en&gl=IN&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Bhumihar&f=false Bayly, C. A. (1987). Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. page no.207]</ref> | ||
== Audrey Truschke == | |||
Historian Audrey Truschke, who specializes in South Asian History, in her book Truschke, A. (2025). India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent. United States: Princeton University Press, terms the Bhumihars as Brahmins. | |||
She writes in the page no. 320 of her book<blockquote></blockquote> | |||
Revision as of 11:23, 28 August 2026
The following historians and researchers have offered their opinions on Bhumihars.
C.A. Bayly
British Historian C.A. Bayly in page no. 207 of his book, "Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire" Part 2, Volume 1, published by the "Cambridge University Press" United Kingdom, describes the Bhumihars.
He writes, Bhumihar Brahmin - 'landholding' brahmin caste which had adopted the agrarian life style of the Rajput (q.v.); common in the Benares region.[1]
Audrey Truschke
Historian Audrey Truschke, who specializes in South Asian History, in her book Truschke, A. (2025). India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent. United States: Princeton University Press, terms the Bhumihars as Brahmins.
She writes in the page no. 320 of her book