October 1st, 2005
Family: hisTree
An accidental click took me to Kartooner’s blog, and specifically to his latest post about family history.
I have a family tree at home that traces all descendants from about a dozen generations ago. When I saw it for the first time, I told my father I didn’t believe we would have that many directly related relatives that we know about. He smiled and traced back a few generations, fondly remembering his distant uncles and fore-fathers and what they were famous for. Then he told me a surprising fact about our recorded family history.
This family tree was drawn by my distant cousin who got all the information from a group of people who track family lineages and record them. It is their job. They come from a village in Rajasthan, returning to our village every 25 years or so and noting down all the new births, etc. All my cousin had to do was track them down, go through their books and note down the information he wanted. My family’s tree can be traced back quite a few hundred years actually.
In my last trip to my village in Uttar Pradesh a few months ago, my Tau Ji (uncle) took me visiting all our ancestral havelis (mansions, houses… call them what you will). And in one he pointed downward and said, “This is where our family started in this village”. We belong to Alwar in Rajasthan and had settled down in Uttar Pradesh about 300 odd years ago. Most of the Rajputs from that belt are there because of that ‘requested’ migration.
Like Kartooner pointed out, it’s truly an amazing feeling knowing where one has come from, who the ancestors were and what they did, if they were famous about anything and if so for what. I know my history and am proud of it. I’m glad there were people who documented it. I’m glad the stories have been passed down the ages.
Many are not this lucky.
April 12th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Hi Abhay,
Just chanced upon your blog and got curious as your surname is same as mine. I am also from Uttar Pradesh and my father tells me that we originally belonged to Jaipur. Where are you from in Uttar Pradesh? I am from Baghpat. Do write to me if you are interested.
Kavita
May 3rd, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Dear Abhayji
Kushwaha means that you are from the Raghuvanshi branch of Suryavanshi Kshatriyas. Is it true? My fore fathers migrated from present day region of Uttar Pradesha and Rajasthan in early 16th century to Maharashtra.
Just chanced upon your blog. We are from the above linage. Would be more interested in knowing my ancestral history. Hope you reply soon. And I am sure you will.
June 11th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Dear Mr. Abhay S Kushwaha,
Thanks for your blog giving information about your family tree. You are quite lucky that you have established links with your ancestors.
I do also belong to Kushwaha Rajput (Gutra: Kashyap) family of Andupur village PO Nasirpur, Distt. Sitapur. Our Great grandfather Sh. Sarvjit Singh was jamindar till end of Bristish era.
But we also feel that our ancestors migrated from some part of Rajsthan few hundred years ago. The reason behind this is till our Grandfather Sh. Jangoo Singh, the males used to wear SAAFA on his head and females Lehanga Choli like Rajsthani Royal dress. Our Grand fathers reign was spread in Kambhariya, Bhithmani, Pachdevra, Nevada villages of Sitapur dist. I’m presently working in Rai Foundation, Delhi as AGM IT. Will be glad to start relations. Kindly let me know if you have any clue about this. pl send me the website address or link which can provide info in this regard.
Thanks and regards,
SP Singh
August 19th, 2006 at 11:36 am
august 19,2006
dear sir,
i only want to say that all the things stated above are truly false and con-cocked. there are no such srong proves and evidences. we know what we are so there is no need to fasinate people. truth are truth.
so this is what i want to say.
thanking and regard,
jayant,
sant longowal institute of engg & tech ,longowal
punjab
October 31st, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Dear Abhay,
Like thousand of khushwaha world wide i also one of them, but very few of them search for there ancestors, i did and reached to your link. In old days when i used to visit my village Kurthal,Budhana,Muzaffar Nagar Dist,Uttar Pradesh, that time my uncle,grandfathers often used to say about our roots which lies in Jaipur,Rajasthan. I was always intrested in knowing more and more.But because of studies,work etc everything gone faded away slowly,now again i m in search of my family tree.Plesae help me
May 11th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Suryavanshi kushwaha Rajput from roorkee
October 11th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
hi abhay,
I am vishal from Y3KImgenation (IT) what is famialy
tree. plz explain to me.
November 4th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Dear Brother
I am yourself and you are myself.
Abhay Kushwaha