''Maithil Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan'' (''A Survey of the Panji of the Karan Kayasthas of Mithila'') is a book written by Binod Bihari Verma in Maithili. It is a research study on the available ancient manuscripts in the

Mithila Mithila may refer to: Places * Mithilā, a synonym for the ancient Videha state ** Mithilā (ancient city), the ancient capital city of Videha * Mithila (region), a cultural region (historical and contemporary), now divided between India and Nepa ...

region, called as

Panjis Panjis or Panji Prabandh are extensive genealogical records maintained among the Maithili Kayasthas and Maithili Brahmins of the Mithila region similar to the Hindu genealogy registers at Haridwar. History It is said that the Panji system wa ...

, which are genealogical charts of

Maithil Brahmin Maithil Brahmins are the Indo-Aryan Hindu Brahmin community originating from the Mithila region and original inhabitants of Southern Nepal and bordering regions of India that comprises Madhesh Province & some areas of Koshi Province in Nepal ...

and

Kayastha Kayastha (or Kayasth) denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the Chandraseniya Ka ...

s castes. This study deals with the manuscripts available in respect of Karna Kayasthas.

Overview

The work is based on several manuscripts of

obtained from various panjikars of

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. The

concerned deals with the

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...

of the Karna Kayasthas. The manuscript is written in

Tirhuta The Tirhuta also known as Mithilakshar or Maithili script has historically been used for writing the Maithili, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by almost 35 million people of cultural Mithila. It was also used to write the Sanskrit language. The ...

script ( Maithili script) on palm leaves and old paper called as ' Basaha' made out of indigenous material. The work deals with ''Mulgrams'' (original village homes) and the transmigration of the Karna Kayasthas to subsequent places of living. The book is important for the geographical and social study of North

of the concerned period. The work also deals with personalities of eminence among the Karna Kayasthas since 12th century. Dr (Prof) Surendra Lal Das along with Panjikars and other eminent Karna kayastha members formed "Akhil Bhartiya Karn kayastha Mahasabha" to protect the original and traditional values of Panji .

Chapters

#''Pustak parichay evam lekhak parichay''(Introduction to the book and its writer) #''Prakkathhan''(Foreword) ##''Nivedan O srot pandulipi'' (Introduction and the sources of the manuscript) ##''Panjik purv aitehaasik prishthbhumi''(Historical background before the usage of

) ##Karan', 'karnik' o 'kayasth (Introduction to the terminologies of 'Karan', 'Karnik' and 'Kayasth') ##''Upadhik spashtikaran'' (Explanatory notes on the surnames) #''Panji prakaran'' (A perspective of

) ##''Panjik uddeshya tatha pratifal'' (Usage of

and their significance) ##''Panjik parampara'' (Tradition of

) ##''Panjik adhyayan evam lekhan vidhi'' (Study of Panjis and the methodology of transcribing them) ##''Panjikarak parampara'' (Traditions of

writers) ##''Panjik kaal'' (Age of panjis) ##''Maithil brahminak panji sa tulna'' (Comparison with Panjis of

s) #''Prathamagaman o prasthan'' (Initial arrivals and departures) ##''Purvabhas''(Concept) ##''Mul gram'' (Original residences or villages in the migration) ##''Dera o baas sthaan'' (Subsequent residences or dwellings in the migration) ##''Mulgram o deraak aitehaasikta'' (Historical importance of the Mulgram and Dera) ##''Derak parichit sthaan'' (Identification of the deras) #''Patra parichay'' (Introduction to protagonists) ##''Vyaktitiva o purush'' (Personalities and persons) ##''Biji purushak pashchaat vanshavali'' (Genealogical charts of the seed persons) ##''Vibhinn mul gramak panjik aarambhik purush gan'' (Panjis of the original people of various mul grams) ##''Kichu biji purush sa adyaparyant vanshaavali'' (Genealogical charts of certain seed persons) #''Prakkathan'' (Afterword)

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* {{cite book , last=Verma , first=Binod Bihari , authorlink=Binod Bihari Verma , title=Maithili Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan , pages=212 , location=

Madhepura Madhepura is a municipality in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It stands at the centre of Kosi ravine, It was called ''Madhyapura-'' a place centrally situated which was subsequently transformed as Madhipura into present Madhe ...

, publisher=Binod Bihari Verma , year=1973 , oclc=20044508 * Contains 2 black and white plates of the

manuscripts.

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Kinship ritual and visual imagery in Mithila
1973 non-fiction books Books on Mithila Region Culture of Bihar Culture of Mithila Indian genealogy Maithili-language books History of Bihar Manuscripts Social history of India 20th-century Indian books

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