Nema*
means one who lives in accordance with 'Niyams',(Codes of conducts), this is from Vedic Puran’s, stories wherein it is depicted that decedents of Shatrajuna were solemnized to pursue code of conducts prescribed for them by sage Bhrigu.It is in saying that Bhrigu saved about 30 Khastriya student Childs decedents of Shatrajuna,under 14 Rishis,in his school, on pretext, that they are trained for the duties of Vaishya from Parshuram who was destroying Khastriyas.Accordingly Nema are in 14 Gotra , each after the name of respective Rishi as follows -
SN Branch Rishi 1 Seth Mordhwaj 2 Patwari Kailrishi 3 Malak Raghunandan 4 Bhoriya Vasantan 5 Khira Balanandan 6 Dyodiya Shandilya 7 Chanderha Santany,Tulsinandan 8 Dyodhar Garg 9 Rawat Nandan 10 Bhandari Vijaynandan 11 Khaderha Sanatnandan 12 Chousha Shivnandan 13 Kirmania Kaushal 14 Ooman Vashishtha
To best of estimates Nema were manily practicising the Banking bussiness , in those days when there were many currencies of many kings and Britishers in India.These persons were known as Seth or Mahajan.They used to perform other Merchant bussiness to hide their main wealth and bussiness. In those days even Kings fell short of wealth and these persons,have supplelied it to them. They also influenced politics of that time by Money. Although only one of them 'Bhamaashah' of Rana Pratap's time is in light.
Native place and migration:-
The native place of Nema was near to Jaipur (Rajasthan, India), but now none of the member resides there. In between 1600 to 1800 AD large scale migration from Northern India ( Marwar, Rajasthan,Malwa, ) , Bundelkhand ( Gwalior ,Jhansi Areas) to central India occurred , because of frequent feudal disputes in those parts, and for want of peaceful and better prospective life in calm fertile land of Gondwana, in areas, adjacent to rivers like Narmada and tributaries. The population migrated was , Rajput and Banias in majority , and they remained and still are in the collaboration of process of migration .However it is evident that only the distressed groups fled away for goods. With these Nema also owing their obligations to warriors and Kings were invited to settle , in Gondwana., and central parts of India.Thereafter in colonial days , at time of world wars, and inland revolt against Colony, many of the aboriginals (Indians) were shipped to countries like, Africa, Australia, Mauritius, and so. These persons also included Nema and decedents.Consequently now on today presence of Nema is worldwide. Although they had to adjust , their code , conducts, languages, etc and even religion, according to the place. of accommodation.
The reference above (Russell's) is quoted here in full " Bania, Nema. This subcaste numbers nearly 4000 persons, the bulk of whom reside in the Saugor, Damoh, Narsinghpur and Seoni Districts. The Nemas are most largely returned from Central India, and are probably a Bundelkhand group; they will eat food cooked without water with Golapurab Banias, who are also found in Bundelkhand. They are mainly Hindus, with a small minority of Jains. The origin of the name is obscure; the suggestion that it comes from Nimar appears to be untenable, as there are very few Nemas in that District. They say that when Parasurama was slaying the Kshatriyas fourteen young Rajput princes, who at the time were studying religion with their family priests, were saved by the latter on renouncing their Kshatriya status and declaring themselves to be Vaishyas. These fourteen princes were the ancestors of the fourteen gotras of the Nema subcaste, but the gotras actually bear the names of the fourteen Rajput Rishis or saints who saved their lives. These sections appear to be of the usual Brahmanical type, but marriage is regulated by another set of fifty-two subsections, with names which are apparently titular or territorial. Like other Bania groups the Nemas are divided into Bisasa and Dasa subdivisions or twenties and tens, the Bisaa being of pure and the Dasa of irregular descent. There is also a third group of Pacha or fives, who appear to be the offspring of kept women. After some generations, when the details of their ancestry are forgotten, the Pachas probably obtain promotion into the Dasa group. The Bisasa and Dasa groups take food together, but do not intermarry. The Nemas wear the sacred thread and apparently prohibit the remarriage of widows. The Nemas are considered to be very keen business men, and a saying about them is, ?Where a sheep grazes or a Nema trades, what is there left for anybody else?"
*Sources: - Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, By R.V. Russell & Hira Lal, 1916
- People of India By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. K. Lavania, D. K. Samanta, S. K. Mandal, Anthropological Survey of India, N. N. Vyas, Anthropological Survey of India, Published 1998, Popular Prakashan
- Nema Samaj , Digdardisika
- Internet brower
- Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, By R.V. Russell & Hira Lal, 1916
- People of India By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. K. Lavania, D. K. Samanta, S. K. Mandal, Anthropological Survey of India, N. N. Vyas, Anthropological Survey of India, Published 1998, Popular Prakashan
- Nema Samaj , Digdardisika
- Internet brower
Nema*
means one who lives in accordance with 'Niyams',(Codes of conducts), this is from Vedic Puran’s, stories wherein it is depicted that decedents of Shatrajuna were solemnized to pursue code of conducts prescribed for them by sage Bhrigu.
It is in saying that Bhrigu saved about 30 Khastriya student Childs decedents of Shatrajuna,under 14 Rishis,in his school, on pretext, that they are trained for the duties of Vaishya from Parshuram who was destroying Khastriyas.Accordingly Nema are in 14 Gotra , each after the name of respective Rishi as follows -
SN | Branch | Rishi | |
1 | Seth | Mordhwaj | |
2 | Patwari | Kailrishi | |
3 | Malak | Raghunandan | |
4 | Bhoriya | Vasantan | |
5 | Khira | Balanandan | |
6 | Dyodiya | Shandilya | |
7 | Chanderha | Santany,Tulsinandan | |
8 | Dyodhar | Garg | |
9 | Rawat | Nandan | |
10 | Bhandari | Vijaynandan | |
11 | Khaderha | Sanatnandan | |
12 | Chousha | Shivnandan | |
13 | Kirmania | Kaushal | |
14 | Ooman | Vashishtha |
To best of estimates Nema were manily practicising the Banking bussiness , in those days when there were many currencies of many kings and Britishers in India.These persons were known as Seth or Mahajan.They used to perform other Merchant bussiness to hide their main wealth and bussiness. In those days even Kings fell short of wealth and these persons,have supplelied it to them. They also influenced politics of that time by Money. Although only one of them 'Bhamaashah' of Rana Pratap's time is in light.
Native place and migration:-
The native place of Nema was near to Jaipur (Rajasthan, India), but now none of the member resides there. In between 1600 to 1800 AD large scale migration from Northern India ( Marwar, Rajasthan,Malwa, ) , Bundelkhand ( Gwalior ,Jhansi Areas) to central India occurred , because of frequent feudal disputes in those parts, and for want of peaceful and better prospective life in calm fertile land of Gondwana, in areas, adjacent to rivers like Narmada and tributaries. The population migrated was , Rajput and Banias in majority , and they remained and still are in the collaboration of process of migration .However it is evident that only the distressed groups fled away for goods. With these Nema also owing their obligations to warriors and Kings were invited to settle , in Gondwana., and central parts of India.Thereafter in colonial days , at time of world wars, and inland revolt against Colony, many of the aboriginals (Indians) were shipped to countries like, Africa, Australia, Mauritius, and so. These persons also included Nema and decedents.Consequently now on today presence of Nema is worldwide. Although they had to adjust , their code , conducts, languages, etc and even religion, according to the place. of accommodation.
The reference above (Russell's) is quoted here in full " Bania, Nema. This subcaste numbers nearly 4000 persons, the bulk of whom reside in the Saugor, Damoh, Narsinghpur and Seoni Districts. The Nemas are most largely returned from Central India, and are probably a Bundelkhand group; they will eat food cooked without water with Golapurab Banias, who are also found in Bundelkhand. They are mainly Hindus, with a small minority of Jains. The origin of the name is obscure; the suggestion that it comes from Nimar appears to be untenable, as there are very few Nemas in that District. They say that when Parasurama was slaying the Kshatriyas fourteen young Rajput princes, who at the time were studying religion with their family priests, were saved by the latter on renouncing their Kshatriya status and declaring themselves to be Vaishyas. These fourteen princes were the ancestors of the fourteen gotras of the Nema subcaste, but the gotras actually bear the names of the fourteen Rajput Rishis or saints who saved their lives. These sections appear to be of the usual Brahmanical type, but marriage is regulated by another set of fifty-two subsections, with names which are apparently titular or territorial. Like other Bania groups the Nemas are divided into Bisasa and Dasa subdivisions or twenties and tens, the Bisaa being of pure and the Dasa of irregular descent. There is also a third group of Pacha or fives, who appear to be the offspring of kept women. After some generations, when the details of their ancestry are forgotten, the Pachas probably obtain promotion into the Dasa group. The Bisasa and Dasa groups take food together, but do not intermarry. The Nemas wear the sacred thread and apparently prohibit the remarriage of widows. The Nemas are considered to be very keen business men, and a saying about them is, ?Where a sheep grazes or a Nema trades, what is there left for anybody else?"
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