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Being residing in the ancient land of Awadh and their gotra being Upamanyus, who was indoctrinated in the school (of thought) of sage Vashist, the surname Awasthi is likely to be a shortened "Awadhi" form and derivative of “Awadh-Vashist”.
The mother tongue of Awasthi Brahmins is Awadhi, an Indo-Aryan language, akin to Hindi. Awadhi is the language, in which, the famed epic Sri Ramacharit Manas was written by Tulasi Das. Like most of the north Indian Brahmins, Awasthi Brahmins do not allow consanguineous marriages, which are in vogue in some social groups in other parts of India.
Barkha Awasthi is also known Awasthis in Kumaon speak Kumaoni.Awasthis from Pithoragadh migrated to Western Nepal during the neapali invasion in Kumano. They are residing at Khatali village of Baitadi District, in Nepal. Some Awasthis migrated to Gajela village of Dadeldhura District in Nepal.
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