We compare with other communities, we find, there is virtual visible dearth of Mahuris within and outside of our country, we represent very less amongst total or even vaishya's population in the world.
H.H.PISLAY, I C S , has written about Mahuri Cast in his book "Tribes and Casts of Bengal" in the year 1891,then Bihar and Bengal was same state
The book was published by Bengal sachiwalya page no 44 contains about Mahuris.
H.H.PISLAY, I C S , has written about Mahuri Cast in his book "Tribes and Casts of Bengal" in the year 1891,then Bihar and Bengal was same state
The book was published by Bengal sachiwalya page no 44 contains about Mahuris.
Mahuri, a sub caste of Bania in Bihar who occupy nearly as high a rank as Agarwalas in social estimate,like Sikhs, Mahuri strictly prohibit use of tobacco and a man detected smoking would be expelled from Community Another peculiar usage is that marriage are always celebrated in the bridegrooms house not at bride. Trade and moneylending are the proper occupation of the Mahuris. Some of them have acquired substantial tenures and sat up as landlords and Zamindars.
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The trace of origin of Mahuris is yet to be explored prior to Mughal Rulers time, from where they have been separated from Vaishya community of Mathura .
On effort of finding our origin, few decades back, we came in contact with UP's Vaishyas known as Mahavar,Mathur,Mahaur etc. Seeing our nature, behavior, eagerness to expand the community they also became interested to know our origin and jumped into conclusion, seeing some of similarities in within them, Mahuris, somehow or the other belongs to UP originally and can be united with them.
URU TANTRA on national level organisation setted up with a symbol of balance in hand, to unite all India Mathur, Mahaver, Mahaud and Mahuris organisations for personal and business understanding, later on for total union. But eventually, great dissimilarities within these community made the gap widen. However, with the combined effort of them, a team consisting of President, Jharia Mahuri Mandal, Shree RAM DAS GUPTA, Shree DAMODAR PD.GUPTA [Mahuri(II)], and three persons representing Mahaur and Mahavers headed for UP, for a mission to explore origin of Mahuris.
The Team visited several places of U.P. and reached Mathura, where some very old aged persons known as BADE BHAIYA welcomed them warmly, knowing that some people from Bihar have arrived. From generations they were knowing that 700 families of them known as CHHOTE BHAIYA have left them in Mathura and went towards Bihar and lost, no where abouts were known to them till then. This fact written over stones buried beneath one of the well of Mathura, as they contemplated.
They described the reason for leaving them was Mughal Empire Ruler AURANGZEB then, decided to convert all Indian population to his COMMUNITY by smoking his left out HUKKA for religion conversion. Once, all the non-muslim Darbaries ( Officials) smokes the left out/lip touched HUKKA of AURANGZEB automatically will be considered and converted to his religion and population under Darwaries to whom they represent, also become desired religion. But the Darwari representing Mahuris was very strict, no illicit habit of smoking, drinking and non-veg eating was allowed under him, Mahuris then were really very sacrosanct. Before the date fixed for axing the population for conversion of religion, Darwari known as CHOTE BHAIYA left Mathura for ever with about 700 families together.
Darwari with 700 families reached to GAYA under the shelter of Subedar MALICK BAIYO, the widow of Sardar Baiyo, one time very good friend of DARWARI, saved the life of late Sardar Baiyo once at war field. Since, moving one place to another distant place at that time was very difficult but after considerable elapse of time, Mughal Ruler could traced the presence of Mahuri Darbari along with Mahuriflock at town GAYA(Bihar) under Subedar Mullick Baiyo's shelter. Within no time, troops were sent to evade Gaya, war went on for sometime, how long a Suberdar could have stand before emperor's huge troops, Subedar Mulick Baiyo died along with her entire family combating war. Terrible wrath of Emperor did not calm down here, search out were conducted massively to find out Mahuris, who eloped into interiors of suburbs and then in dense forest, villages, all of them scattered and mixed with Hindu population made them difficult to segregate, ultimately, they cooled down and returned back.
Mahuris splited into two segments, a handful of them again segregated for more than century, a sizable percentage of population moved to interiors of Giridih,an isolated place and forests then, which was again joined and become united at Barbigha meeting in the year 1926.
Mahuris splited into two segments, a handful of them again segregated for more than century, a sizable percentage of population moved to interiors of Giridih,an isolated place and forests then, which was again joined and become united at Barbigha meeting in the year 1926.
That is the reason, Mahuri population remained at Gaya, nearby villages(now converted to town)in different directions, upto suburbs of Patna, Kodarma,Giridih and deep inside places at that time.
In tribute to Baiyo family, Mahuris makes one of PIND to them on every Gaya SHRADHA PINDDAN,pandit making it do not know, as to why, a Pind is given to other then family persons.
Where ever Mahuries stayed, they dominated even in interiors, become most of them Zmindars/Rulers great traders and industrialists. HISUA ESTATE was one of them, owning huges of land upto Kodarma and Gaya belt, inter alia, land owners of worlds richest and biggest Mica Fields of JHUMARITELAIYA.
Mahuri industrialists, M/s CHATHURAM HORILRAM was awarded Mica King, having maximum numbers of mines/squires in the world, producing and exporting Mica along with his partners, DARSAN RAM and allied, to the highest world record of Mica Product. The group was having several cotton & Jute Mills too, like:- Gaya Cotton & Jute Mills, Gujrat Cotton Mills at Ahmedabad and Hirji Mills Bombay. Business allied of Chathuramji, Jhari Ram Bhadani at time was very popularily known as Bihari Seth Of Bombay, Damodar Prasad Bhadani owning and saving huge lands at Bombay from Urban Land Ceiling, Mr.PRMESHWAR PRASAD BHADANI a son of Chathuramji set a record establishing Cotton & Jute Mill succesfully in nonfriendly environmental condition at GAYA. Dr. Murali Manohar Bhadani was fist Mahuri to get doctorate in mining from Barmigham University, England.
Rai Bahadur RAM CHAND RAM become business tycoon of Gaya, his son Lala GURUSHARAN LAL emerged as India's up coming industrialist he was elected chairman of Federation of indian chamber of commerce, no other person of our community achieved the apex national post till now, who established Asia's second biggest Glass Factory Indo-Ashai Glass Company at BHURKUNDA(Jharkhand). He was appointed honorary trade adviser to Government of Bihar in the year 1943 and was awarded Lala title before his name. Apart from that, he was owner of several Sugar mills like GURARU and Warisaliganj Sugar Mills and famous Cotton Mills, Madhusudan Mills Bombay. One of the glass tycoon of the world was his personally trained personnel, who was initially Matriculate and working at his Calcutta Office then. BHADANI NAGAR town along with COALFIELD also owned by Lala. Mr. JOGESWAR PRASAD, science master graduate, one of his business allied, was real social person who took Mahuri Society up to certain high level and made fundamentals of MAHURI SAMAJ being President for considerable long period of time,he was also one of the trusty of famous Gaya Collage.He was nominated Zonal Member of Railway Board of eastern Zone, Calcutta.Not only that, he was elected President Central Bihar Chamber of Commerce, GAYA.
Mr. Kamalapati Ram Tarwey and their sons of Giridih also set a record in processing and export of mica to several countries. Processing units of mica established at Giridih provided a base to Mahuris residing not only to that place but extended to Kodarma field too.
Rapid industrilization in thirties bring the fashion of corporate formation in India too. Whereas,the provisions of rigorous Company Law, Company can never be owned, it can only be managed and it is liable to change hands. Even strong Multinationals gripe like Dunlop, Duncans, Shaw wallace changed the hands to Chhabaria group then to Mallaya group. Similarily Raibahadur and Gurusaranlal group loose their company Bhurkunda Glass and Madhusudan Mills not only that the strong wind of corporate world taken away through liquidation proceedings of Gujrat cotton of Chhaturamji group, Re- Hirji Mills Of Horilram group , by this way a stir occurred in history of Mahuri indusrtisation.
Rai Bahadur RAM CHAND RAM become business tycoon of Gaya, his son Lala GURUSHARAN LAL emerged as India's up coming industrialist he was elected chairman of Federation of indian chamber of commerce, no other person of our community achieved the apex national post till now, who established Asia's second biggest Glass Factory Indo-Ashai Glass Company at BHURKUNDA(Jharkhand). He was appointed honorary trade adviser to Government of Bihar in the year 1943 and was awarded Lala title before his name. Apart from that, he was owner of several Sugar mills like GURARU and Warisaliganj Sugar Mills and famous Cotton Mills, Madhusudan Mills Bombay. One of the glass tycoon of the world was his personally trained personnel, who was initially Matriculate and working at his Calcutta Office then. BHADANI NAGAR town along with COALFIELD also owned by Lala. Mr. JOGESWAR PRASAD, science master graduate, one of his business allied, was real social person who took Mahuri Society up to certain high level and made fundamentals of MAHURI SAMAJ being President for considerable long period of time,he was also one of the trusty of famous Gaya Collage.He was nominated Zonal Member of Railway Board of eastern Zone, Calcutta.Not only that, he was elected President Central Bihar Chamber of Commerce, GAYA.
Mr. Kamalapati Ram Tarwey and their sons of Giridih also set a record in processing and export of mica to several countries. Processing units of mica established at Giridih provided a base to Mahuris residing not only to that place but extended to Kodarma field too.
Rapid industrilization in thirties bring the fashion of corporate formation in India too. Whereas,the provisions of rigorous Company Law, Company can never be owned, it can only be managed and it is liable to change hands. Even strong Multinationals gripe like Dunlop, Duncans, Shaw wallace changed the hands to Chhabaria group then to Mallaya group. Similarily Raibahadur and Gurusaranlal group loose their company Bhurkunda Glass and Madhusudan Mills not only that the strong wind of corporate world taken away through liquidation proceedings of Gujrat cotton of Chhaturamji group, Re- Hirji Mills Of Horilram group , by this way a stir occurred in history of Mahuri indusrtisation.
Jharia town,being renowned Coal Belt of India,has always been important for Mahuris, Mr. PRABHUDYAL GUPTA of Jharia, coal partner of Raibahadur Ram Chand Ram and Mica King Chhathuram Bhadani, set a Mahuri history by publishing first Mahuri Mayank from his KAMALA PRESS Jharia, importing a Press from England for the purpose. He also made combined to one of two Mahuri Samaj was running parallel, Magadh and Hazaribag Mahuri Mandals. He was the only Person got awarded by Mahuri Samaj as KULBHUSHAN. Mr.KHIRIRAM GUPTA, his younger brother and Shree RAM DAS GUPTA his son kept Mahuri Mayank live and very successful for long years of time. Mr. SHIV PRASAD LOHANI, resident of NURSHARAI being editor of Mayank for a long time has taken to Mahuri Samaj upto a very high extent level communicating among Mahuris.
Mr.RAM DAS GUPTA was very active member of working committee at central MAHURI MAHAMANDAL, Gaya, at one time he was appointed as coordinator of person dominating different political organisations which he made them Ad-idem. Mr RATAN CHANDRA GUPTA his nefew, son of India fame LION NIKHIL CHANDRA GUPTA made a history evading Indian Parliament(second evader after Shahid Bhagat Singh),for the purpose of attracting Parliamentarians towards non-consisting ARAJKTA going on at that time within the country. Presently he wants to remove cast barriers, he turned himself to MANAB, he is no more GUPTA and become manab, RATAN CHANDRA MANAB. Presently he is working seriously on Indian population explosion, his movement already started with district,state then to entire country.
Late Kokil Chand Ram Bhadani of LOHEDIH of ISRI Bazar, near Nimiaghat, was awarded with KRISHI PANDIT AWARD, he was also nominated to express his views at DENMARK submmit, howeever due to his ailment he could not visit Denmark. His son Late Vishwanath Ram Bhadani worked as reporter of his area of leading national news paper, he was also member of BJP working committee having very good relation with ex P.M.of our country Shri Atal Behari Bajpayee.
Late Dr. KEDARRAM GUPTA of Bhagalpur was first time nominated to director of one of the nationalised bank of India U B I, being professor of Marwari College, Bhagalpur then.
Shree S.N.Prasad, a honored Mahuri from Gaya, worked as Director MONOPOLY AND TRADE RESTRICTED PRACTICES(M R T P ), Delhi for long years.
The sons of Mr. LALJI LAL post master (pre-independence) of SILAO town made history of educated family. First son, Mr. DAMODAR PRASAD desiganated then Dist.Judge PATNA. Second son Mr. Jogeswar Prasad, Science Master Garaguate as well as Sugar expert cum GM of famous GURARU SUGAR MILLS. Third son, Dr. Rajeshwar Parasad,MD(Pat),FRCP(London)&(Edinburg),FCCP(USA),TDD(Wales),DCH(England),Proff.of Medicine Mahatama Gandhi Medical College, Jamshedpur during working as physical consultant Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. He was also personal physician of Elvin Tata, wife of famous Indian industrialist Mr.JRDTata. He was Mahamantri of world fame VIHANGAM YOGA. He visited several countries for spreading mantra of Vihangam Yoga very succesfully.He gifted his multi corore building situated at famous TATA JUBLI PARK to Vihangam Yoga. Forth son, Mr BRAJESHWAR PRASAD having brilliant acadamic career with BHU Elect.Engineer were sent to England for two years for working experience by Damodar Valle Corporation later he retired being Dy. chief Engineer, renowned BIHAR ELECTRICITY BORAD. His wife MS PREMA PRASAD BA,BEd. was daughter of MR. PARMESHWER PRASAD owner of Gaya Cotton & Jute Mills.Their first son, Mr Vinay Kumar,MPhil(Physics)DU working with ONGC, Rajmundry, second son, Colonel Nirmal Kumar, the first Mahuri to achieve the post of COLONEL in INDIAN ARMY.
MR.A.P.RAM, resident of Giridih, was DISTRICT JUDGE Kodarma. However,several respected and learned persons of our community have been on higher post in judiciary but Mr.Ram achieved, and continued to be added on.
MR.RAM DULAR GUPTA of GIRIDIH appointed WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR of Nalwa Sponge Iron & Steel Ltd. and Ex Partner of renouned steel tycoon JINDAL. Presently, he is CMD, inter alia, a unique industry, RAIGADHA ELECTRODES Ltd., Raigadha, a paper mill at Raipur. He is very rapidly heading toward industrelisation at RAIPUR too. He made established several Mahuri Family to RAIGARHA and RAIPUR.He is having exclusive expertise of setting tiny SPONGE IRON UNIT very economically, which he may share with very dedicated Mahuri interested to have such unit set.
Shree OM PRAKASH from Warisaliganj presently Working in Indian school of mines, Shabbat.Ex. Director of Western Coalfiels Limited, one of the subsidiaries of COAL INDIA LIMITED, Ex. CMD, S.E.C.Ltd. the biggest coal producing Govt.of India Enterprise of the country. His younger brother Shree UDAY KUMAR is CHIEF MARINE ENGINEER has become resident of HONGKONG. His wife, Sushma spreading Indian culture in Hongkong, she is having Indian music degree. Master SHREYANSH, their son, studying in Canada University, has a Mahuri openion , his feed back can be read at mumbaimahuri.org FEEDBACK.
His youngest brother Mr. Shamar Kumar is presently one of the important officials of Indian PARLIAMENT.
Mr Ashish Kandhwey, receipent of Bharat Gaurav, from British Parliament, is the first Mahuri person to get such type of houner in Mahuri History.His youngest brother Mr. Shamar Kumar is presently one of the important officials of Indian PARLIAMENT.
