Baral (surname)

Baral is a surname found in people from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, as well as a small number of Jews from Poland and Austria.

For other uses, see Baral (disambiguation).

There are over 100,000 Nepalese Barals who mainly constitute Khas people of over 70% Brahmin, 15% Chhetri, 10% Rajputs and the remaining 5% Brahmin-Chhetri castes in Nepal

The surname Baral is found predominantly in India in individuals from the Khandayat, landed militia community in Odisha. The people with surname Baral/Boral in present West Bengal and Bangladesh are ethnic Bengali people.

People of this surnames who are belongs to Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh are Yajurvedi Brahmins. Basically, they lives their life by practicing religion and worship. Later on, in pursuit of a livelihood, they concentrated on various trades and farming, but gained a best reputation for their skill in making and trading of gold, silver and other precious jeweleries, that's why they are often called gold merchants (Suvarna Banik or Swarna Banik). There are many misconceptions about Barals but it's clear that Barals are Brahmins and later they became traders.

Suvarna Banik or Swarna Baniks popularly called Bene is a mercantile group from Bengal dealing in gold and silver. Their spiritual guide is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and their religious services are performed by a class of Brahmins called Sonar Baniya(Bene) Brahmins.

Surname : Baral

Origin : Bangladesh, Bengal, Tripura, Assam

Caste : Brahmins

Type : Yajurvedi

Gotra : Mudgal, Maudgalya, Ghrita Kaushik

Veda : Yajurveda

Upaveda : Dhanurveda

Prabar : Rajarshi Mudgal

Upanishad : Mudgal Upanishad

Mukh : Shree Mukh

Kul devta/devi : Kattayani

Background

Baral of Nepal - Barals in Nepal are mainly Bahuns and some Chetris. Barals are much fewer in number but can trace direct lineage to the indigenous kings who ruled some areas of midwestern Nepal before the unification of Nepal by Prithivi Narayan Shah.

Jewish Barals are believed to have descended from the Baal Shemtov.

Notable people

See also


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