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About Gorakhpur City
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India,
near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur
District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is famous as a religious centre: the
city was home to Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jain and Sikh saints and is named after
the medieval saint Gorakshanath. Gorakhnath Temple is still the seat of the Nath sect.
It is also the birthplace of Paramhansa Yogananda. The city is also home to many
historic Buddhist sites, Imambara, an 18th century dargah, and the Gita Press, a
publisher of Hindu religious texts.
In the 20th century, Gorakhpur was a focal point in the Indian independence movement.
Today, the city is also a business centre, hosting the headquarters of the North Eastern
Railways, previously known as Bengal Nagpur Railways, and an industrial area,
GIDA (Gorakhpur Development Authority) 15 km from the old town.
Origin of name
The city and district of Gorakhpur are named after a renowned ascetic saint, Gorakshanath,
the chief disciple of the yogi Matsyendranath. Together, Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath
founded the Nath Sampradaya line of saints. Gorakhnath Temple is said to stand on the spot
where Gorakshanath practiced Hatha Yoga to develop self-control.
Location
The district of Gorakhpur lies between Lat. 26º 13' N and 27º 29' N and Long. 83º 05' E and 83º 56' E.
The district occupies the north-eastern corner of the state along with the
district of Deoria, and comprises a large stretch of country lying to the north of the
river Rapti, the deep stream of which forms its southern boundary with the Azamgarh
district. On the west, the boundary marches along Basti and on the east adjoins Deoria
and the Chhoti Gandak Nadi and further south the Jharna Nala forms the dividing line.
To the north lies Nepal.
Geology
The geology of the district exposes nothing beyond ordinary river borne alluvium which is not old.
The mineral products are few and unimportant. The minerals of commercial value are the nodular
limestone conglomerate known as kankar, brick and saltpetre. The last occurs principally in the
south and south-east and is manufactured in a crude state in considerable quantities most of it
being exported to markets of Bihar. In the Bansgaon tahsil kankar is most abundant and quarries are
seen at many places. It is also extracted from some places in Mahrajganj tahsil. Lime is obtained
by burning kankar. Brick clay is abundant everywhere and bricks are made all over the district.
The soil in the district is light sandy or dense clay of yellowish brown colour.
The sand found in the rivers is medium to coarse grained, greyish white to brownish in colour and
is suitable for construction.
About Jaiswals
Jaiswal जैस्वाल / जयस्वाल Jayaswal जायस्वल is a designation (sometimes used as a last name) shared by several communities in India includingJaiswal Kalar/Kalwars or Jayaswals कलार/कलवार Jaiswal Jains Jaiswar Rajputs All of them are mainly located in the Agra/Mathura region. The term Jaiswal indicated residents of a place named Jayas or Jais.Some authors have identified Jais with Jais in Raibarely district. The fact that there are documented mentions of Jaiswal Jains prior to settlement of Jaisalmer in 1156 AD means that it is unlikely that the latter migrated from Rajasthan.The famous Dubkund Jain inscription of 1088 AD is the earliest mention of the Jayas town. Apabhramsha Jain poet Lakshman had composed Jinadatta charitra in sam. 1275 and Anuvaya Rayana Payiiva in sam. 1313 both at Tihuangiri near Bayana.[1] Thus the place Jayas must have been in the vicicnity of Agra region.Kalars कलार are members of the subcaste of "distillers of alcohol" within the Indian caste system. Many of them are in iron ore and iron scrap processing and trading business. In modern times, they may follow any occupation. Kalwars or kalars are Haihayavanshi.They are classified as OF Somavamshiya Sahastrarjun Kshatriyas. Haihaya is branch of Somavamshiya Kshatriyas.They claim lineage from King Rajeshwara Sahastrarjuna also known as Kartavirya Arjuna, one of the great Chakarvarti Samrats of India. Common Surnames of KalarJaiswal जैस्वाल / जयस्वाल / Jayaswal Aarya Ahluwalia & Walia Baranwal Batham Bhagat Bhoyar Bhoyare Bisane Chauragade Chaurewar Choudhary Chouksey Dadsena Dahake Daharwal Dhapare or Dhapade Dholakiya Dhuware Diyewar Dohare Duvadhapar Duve Gangbhoj Gopaliya Goud Gulhare Gupta Jain Jaiswal Jain Kalar Jaisar Jamaiwar Karnwal Kawle Kharidaha Khubele Lanjekar Lohiya Mahawar Malviya Meshram Mewada Nandhediya Nashine Neorgade Niwnaaha Padiyar Palewar Pardesi Maratha kalar Pareta Pashine Patel Porwal Prasad Purviya Rai Saha Sahu Sewaiwar Shanicharaha Shione Shivhare Shoundik/Sundhi Sirmoria Somvanshi Sugnadhi Survanshi Suwalka Tak Talwar Tikkiwal Verma Vyahut Zendaha They number an estimated 35,000,000 worldwide and mostly live in: Western and Northern India,South India, Nepal, Central and Western Pakistan, Eastern Afghanistan, Germany.There are similar communities in different parts of India involved in same profession and back ground. Ezhavas or Thiyyas of kerala,Billavas and Thiyya billavas of South Kannada region,Edigas of Karnataka,Bhandari of Maharastra,Nadars of Tamilnadu,Gouds of Andhra,Durave and Nalaver of Srilanka are from the same stock.there are various surnames of kshyatriya martha Pardesi kalar as, Chaurewar, Diyewar, Jamaiwar, Adewar, kawle, 'Chauragade', Bisane, Duve, Duvadhapar, etc.
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