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Krishnaut or Kishnaut Ahir[1][2] is a clan of the Yadav (Ahir) caste found in Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal.[3][4][5] The term Krishnaut which to them denotes their descent from Lord Krishna.[6]

With landholdings in the Northern and Central parts of India, a small segment of the community had taken over land in the newly reclaimed portion of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) to become big landowners.[7]

Origin and history[edit]

The Krishnaut subcaste of Yadav's a name which to them denotes their descent from Lord Krishna.[8][9] The Kishnaut Ahir clan of Saran is said to have been migrated from North-Western Provinces.[10]

List of Kingdom and Estate[edit]

In Bihar, Nepal and Jharkhand there were many rulers and zamindars belonging to Ahir (Yadav) caste.[11] The Ahir zamindars were predominantly found in northern and eastern parts of Bihar. Most of them belonged to Krishnaut and Majhraut clans of Ahir.[12][13]

Culture[edit]

Krishnaut people worship Bir Kuar, Bakhtaur Baba as their deity. They sing Lorikayan in Bihar.[16][17][18] Krishnaut Yadavs never sell milk, ghee, or butter and to a large extent, they became cultivators.[citation needed]

Distribution and titles[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Krishnaut numerically exceed other sub-caste in the diara land of Patna, Saran and Vaishali district of Bihar.[19]

Title[edit]

The titles generally used by Krishnaut and other sub-caste of Ahirs in Bihar are Yadav, Raut, Gope, Ray/Rai/Roy, Mandal, Prasad, pratap, Singh, Thakur, etc.[20][21][22]

Notable persons[edit]

  • Bir Kuar, a god of Krishnaut Ahir.[23]
  • Karu Khirhar, a folk god.[24]
  • Bakhtaur Baba, a folk god.
  • Ranjit Singh Ahir, commander of rebel army in Bihar during Indian Rebellion of 1857.[25]
  • Bishu Raut, a folk God of Kosi division and Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
  • Badri Ahir, a freedom fighter.[26]
  • Akshyatwat Rai, a freedom fighter.
  • Jiriyawati Devi, a brave women freedom fighter who killed 16 english soldiers.[27]
  • Narsingh Gope, a freedom revolutionary and Zamindar of Govindpur.[27]
  • Jiyalal Mandal, a freedom fighter and politician.
  • Daroga Prasad Rai, Ex-Cm of Bihar.
  • Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, a politician.[28]
  • Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav, a freedom fighter and 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
  • Uday Narayan Rai, a politician.
  • Hukumdev Narayan Yadav, a Former Union Minister of Cabinet Textile and food processing and recipient of Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award
  • Nand Kishore Yadav, Currently MLA of Patna Sahib Assembly consecutive seven time former Leader of opposition Bihar Assembly.
  • Nityanand Rai, a leader of BJP, Currently Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[29]
  • Dinesh Chandra Yadav, currently Member of Parliament from Madhepura and former minister of Bihar Government.
  • Surendra Prasad Yadav, a popular Politician of Bihar.
  • Dr. Ramanand Yadav, currently Minister in Bihar Government.
  • Jitendra Kumar Rai, currently Minister Of Bihar Government.
  • Kunal Singh, first superstar of Bhojpuri cinema.
  • Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration in January 2018
  • Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav, Veer chakra, kargil war 1999.
  • Captain Ashutosh Kumar, posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra[30]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 21. National Geographical Society of India., 1975. 1975. pp. 189–191.
  2. ^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
  3. ^ Bihar (India); Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1957). Bihar District Gazetteers: Bhagalpur. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar.
  4. ^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
  5. ^ Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes: Hindu tribes and castes as represented in Benares. Thacker, Spink & Company.
  6. ^ Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
  7. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's Communities: H - M. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. While most Yadavs were small scale peasants in North and Central India, a small number of them acquired land in newly reclaimed area of Eastern Bihar (Purnea and Saharsa) and became big land holders.
  8. ^ Swartzberg, Leon (1979). The North Indian Peasant Goes to Market. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-3039-4.
  9. ^ O'malley, L. S. S. (2007). Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers : Saran. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7268-136-4.
  10. ^ Mandal, R. B. (1981). Frontiers in Migration Analysis. Concept Publishing Company.
  11. ^ Barik, Radhakanta (2006). Land and Caste Politics in Bihar. Shipra Publications. ISBN 978-81-7541-305-4.
  12. ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: India's communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  13. ^ Bihar men samajik parivartan ke kuchh ayam (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7055-755-5.
  14. ^ The National Geographical Journal of India. National Geographical Society of India. 1975.
  15. ^ Rao, M. S. A. (1987). Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India. Manohar. ISBN 978-0-8364-2133-0.
  16. ^ Pandey, Shyam Manohar (1982). The Hindi oral epic Canainī: the tale of Lorik and Candā (in Hindi). Sahitya Bhawan.
  17. ^ Bahadur), Sarat Chandra Roy (Ral (1942). Man in India. A.K. Bose.
  18. ^ Library, India Office; Archer, Mildred (1977). Indian Popular Painting in the India Office Library. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-11-580184-6.
  19. ^ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  20. ^ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  21. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2008). People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-303-0.
  22. ^ Singh, Santosh (2015-10-09). Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-85436-42-0.
  23. ^ Starza, O. M. (1993). The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09673-8.
  24. ^ Monuments of Bihar. Department of Art, Culture & Youth, Government of Bihar. 2011.
  25. ^ Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007.
  26. ^ Misra, Bankey Bihari; Jha, Aditya Prasad (1963). Select Documents on Mahatma Gandhi's Movement in Champaran, 1917-18. Government of Bihar.
  27. ^ a b Jha, Lajwanti (2022-08-05). Vismrit Chehare (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5521-195-8.
  28. ^ Committee, Indian National Congress All India Congress (1971). Report of the General Secretaries. All India Congress Committee.
  29. ^ "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  30. ^ "Captain Ashutosh Kumar receives posthumous Shaurya Chakra: A brief profile of braveheart". Hindustan Times. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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