Pants and Pandes

Pants

 

Pants of Bharadwaj Gotra:  One Pt Jaideo Pant of Bharadwaj Gotra came on pilgrimage fromfrom Konkan Region. He came in the 10th Century during of the Chand Dynasty. He visited the holy places in Gangoli. he also went to the court of the Mankoti Court in Gangoli. He had four decendents, Shram who became the royal physician, Shri Nath became the royal tutor and spritual guide, Nathu became the reciter of puranas and Bhav Dass became the commandr in chief. During this time the Upretis had fallen grace with the king. The Pants were told to shun the Upretis, all agreed but Vishwarup, younger brother of Nathu, declined to obey. For his obstinacy he was called Hatwal and his decendedts as Hatwal Pants.

 

•    Shram Pants: The decendents of this clan live in Almora, Uprada, Kunalta, Barsayat, Baraon, Jajut, Malera, Aghar,      Chhakhata  and Malauinj villages.

 

• Shir Nath Pants: The decendents of this clan live in Tilari, Pandekhola and Agraun villages.

 

• Nathu Pant: The decendents of this clan live in Dumalekhet, Khoont, Jyoli, and Sitauli villages.

 

•    Bhav Dass or Bhaudas :  The decendents of this clan live in Pali, Syunarakot, Garaun, Bhatgaon, Dhanauli and Khantoli villages.

 

 

Parashari Pants: Pt Dinakar Rao Pant came of Parashar Gotra accompanied his brother in law, Pandit Jaideo Pant. the Mankoti King granted him Jogyuda Village as jagir. His decendents live him in Kalshila, Piplet, Chitgal, and other villages of Gangoli.

 

Vashisth Gotri Pants:  Their ancestors also came from Maharastra and are settled in Balna and Kurkoli.

 

 

Pande or Pandey

 

Mandaliya Pande:  Shri Chaturbhuj pande, a Saraswat Brahmin from Kharkota, came to Kali Kumaon. He was made a Mandaliya or a Regional Officer and given  Manali Village as Jagir. His progeny live in Kali Kumaon and Almora.

 

Devaliya Pande: Atkinson writes gautam Gotra Pandes came from Kangra in Himachal Prades during the reign of Thohar Chand. They live in Pande Khola, Chami, Hat and Chhachar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pandes of Vatsa Gotra

 

Shri Bhramh Pande came from Kangra and became a Physician of King Sansar Chand. He had four sons Badri, Kaldhar, Dashrath and Devki Nandan, their decendents settled as follows:-

       

•                Badri:   Settled in nayal or Parkot. They are called Parkoti Pandes or Pandes of Nayal.

•                Kaldhar:  His decendents are vaidyas in Sira.

•                Dashrath :  His decendents are famous as vaidyas and live in Anupshahar.

•                Devki Nandan : His decendents were royal priests and lived in Majehera.

 

Simaltiya Pandes

 

Shri Harihar Pande of Kashyap Gotra acompanied Raja Som Chand  from Kannauj. The Raja made him his Guru. When he became the King he gave him Village Rasipula, later renamed as Simaltiya, as jagir. They apparently were the first Royal Gurus.

 

Kashyap Gotra Pandes

 

They were also called Pandes of Barkhora. Shri mahati, a kanyakunja Brajhmin, migrated from Kannauj. he along with his two sons, Sinha & Nrisinha, settled in Batokhari near Kathgodam. The King made them Royal Priests. The decendents  of Nrisinha  settled in Bairati, Bhatkot, Giwad, Khargoli  and  Peepaltanda.  Decendents of Sinha settled in Pandeghon, Silauti, Badakheti, Nahan and Nepal. Even today the Royal Raj Gurus in Nepal are from this clan.

 

Bharadwaj Gotra Pandes

 

Shri  Ballabh Pande Upadhyaya was a Kanyakubja Brahmin from Kannauj. He was a rajguru and came to Kumaon during the reign of Chand Kings. later the king appointed members of his family as rajgurus and gave them Pandiya also called Patiya villagr as jagir. his decendents later on settled down in Patiya, Kasoon, Pilikh, Bareilly, Anupshaahr, Meerut, Patelkhet, Okali, Baldghat, and Bhaguti. It is stated that one branch of Shri Ballabh Pande was adept in converting iron into wood for the Hawan  they were called Lohani and the other branch was dextrous at the vedas and were called Kandpal. The Lohanis and Kandpals are scattered over Lohna, Kande, Kota, Kumalta, Lachhampur, Thapla, Kantali, Bheta, Panergaon, Bharkot, Khadi, Bantgal, Kafda, Kotalgaon, Taluka, Manar, Almora and in smaller groups else where in Kumaon.