Mondals who belong to General category are mostly from Mahishya caste, and some from Sanskritized Castes. Mondals of OBC category are from various Sanskritized castes. And those who are SC mostly belong to castes like : Chain caste (chai), Namashudra caste, Jaliya Kaibarta, Pod (Poundra Kshatriya) and so on.
Basically Kundu is a ancient cast of Bharat we found in most of the north region in India as its own origin Hariyana & U.P.,but in few stages of life race it already spread in various place in Nort India & in Bangladesh,mainly kundu ofen popular in professional of land agricultural & various merchant trade.
De or Dey is a surname commonly used by the Bengali community. The surname has been mostly associated with Kayasthas. In 12th–13th century, a Hindu dynasty Deva ruled over eastern Bengal after the Sena dynasty.
The Gotra is a system which associates a person with his most ancient or root ancestor in an unbroken male lineage. For instance if a person says that he belongs to the Bharadwaja Gotra then it means that he traces back his male ancestry to the ancient Rishi (Saint ) Bharadwaja.
Naga (????)/ Nag (???) is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,Haryana and Punjab. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.
Kayastha (also referred to as Kayasth or Kayeth) is a non-uniform social group of Hindus originating in India. In modern times, Kayasthas have attained success in politics, as well as in the arts and various professional fields.
In Bihar, the Bhumihars started using the surname Sharma and the title Pandit in the 20th century. Other common traditional Brahmin surnames used by the Bhumihars include Mishra, Dikshit, Tivan, Patak, Pande and Upadhyaya.
Mahato/Mahto/Mahata surname is used by kurmi kshatriya people in jharkhand,west bengal..they are follow hinduism. kurmi word source is lord vishnu.. kurmi word related to lord vishnu… jharkhand have 20% kurmi and west bengal have nearly 8% kurmi of total population.
Shunri Saha as mentioned as bootlegger in an earlier post, is from West Bengal and part of Scheduled Caste(SC) as identified by Govt of India. Baishya Saha, mainly from East Bengal(now Bangladesh) and a very large percentage migrated to West Bengal, is not identified as SC by Govt of India.
The Varna or class status of the Kayasth has been a matter of controversy and they have been classified as Brahmin (highest Hindu priestly caste), Kshatriya (2nd highest warrior caste of rulers) and even Sudra (4th and lowest class of peasants and serfs).
Though caste is an important factor in marriage it is not the sole factor. There is an interesting custom among the Maithil Brahman, they marry their son to a Bhumihar Brahman girl but not the vice versa. On the other hand few Bhumihar Brahman marry their son to a Maithil Brahman girl but not the vice versa.
The exact varna status of Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas has been a subject of debate. According to some accounts, they are a literate and educated class of Kshatriyas, and they have been referred to as a twice-born caste. In Bengal, Bengali Kayastha, alongside Brahmins, have been described as the "highest Hindu castes".
Kayasth are progressive and cosmopolitan. The Kayasth are more urbanized and westernized. Before independence the Bhumihar Brahman and Kayasth were relatively advanced than Brahman and Rajputs. All the four major caste are known as Savarn as they perform the religious rituals seriously.
After rigourous training you can become qualified to perform yagna so you can do wear it. As a Brahmin I will try to answer this question. The Janeu or White sacred Thread is not just a pair of thread which can be worn just like any other ornaments or clothes. You also can be in order of Brahma or called as Brahmin.
Though Kayasthas were also Warriors, Rulers & Kings like Rajputs but also continued following doing writing works like Brahmins including writing everything and accounts, whereas Rajputs were also Warriors, Rulers & Kings but have not excelled in any other field until Independence.
