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According to Abu al-Fazl, most of the Hindu zamindars in Bengal were Kayasthas. [ 29 ] : 24–25 Maharaja Pratapaditya , the king of Jessore who declared independence from Mughal rule in the early 17th century, was a Bengali Kayastha.
Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha, also referred to as North-Indian Kayastha, is a subgroup of Hindus of the Kayastha community that are mainly concentrated in the Hindi Belt of North India. In Hindu texts and traditions, they are described to have descended from the Hindu god Chitragupta [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] who is usually depicted carrying "a flowing ...
The Hindu community in Bengal was divided into only two varnas: Brahmins and Shudras.Hence, although the Bengali Kayasthas and Baidyas had a high social status along with Brahmins, their ritual status was low, according to Edmund Leach, S. N. Mukherjee, [20] though it seems their ritual status is a subject of dispute as per other historians.
Kulin Kayastha (Bengali: কুলীন কায়স্থ) is a sub-caste of the Bengali Kayastha caste in Bengal region of Indian subcontinent. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas. The Kayasthas are regarded in Bengal, along with the Brahmins and Baidyas, as being the "highest Hindu castes".
Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) or historically and commonly known as Chandraseniya Prabhu or just Prabhu [1] [2] [3] is a caste mainly found in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Historically, they made equally good warriors , statesmen as well as writers.
Chitragupta (Sanskrit: चित्रगुप्त, romanized: Citragupta, 'rich in secrets' or 'hidden picture') is a Hindu deity who serves as the registrar of the dead. [1] He is assigned with the task of maintaining the records of the actions of human beings in a register called the Agrasandhanī .
According to the Vedas, the origin of Kayastha is the great creator Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma had created him from the complete bones of his body [Dhyan Yoga] and that is why his name came to be Kaya + Asthi = Kayastha.the Sinduria are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Kaithal or Sinduria Bania.
In the reign of the Mughals, a number of educated upper caste Hindus with sharp intellects attained administrative positions through rapid adaptation to the Persian language and culture of these new rulers of South Asia. These influential upper caste Hindus formed the Kayastha, whose secular viewpoint and adaptability allowed them to succeed.