Distribution
The origin of Chaturvedis goes back to Mathura (a holy land of Lord Krishna). The Land/Bhumi Of Chaturvedis and have their majority . Chaturvedi families were residing near Cities like Mathura,Agra and Mainpuri and nearby villages like Chanderpur, Bateshwar, Pinhat, Holipura, Tarsokhar, Kamtari, Sikandarpur etc. In 17th century when Aurangzeb attacked these Chaturvedi families. Those who left behind in Mathura were known as Kadve(bitter)Chaturvedis as they accepted the new Ruler and those who fled the city and settled in nearby cities like Agra (Pinhaat, Talganv, Holipura villages), Delhi, Kota, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Lucknow, etc. were known as Mithe(Sweet)Chaturvedis or Kulin or kul heen Chobes . They set up their own councils in villages near Agra. Other than these two major categories, there are other kind of Chaturvedi's also which include regional Chaturvedi's part of this community as well as Chaturvedi community from West Bengal who are totally different community. Also there is one more sub category which consist of people who knot the ties between Meethey and Kadve Chaturvedi families.
There is one more theory given by communities other than given by Mathur Chaturvedi's!That Mathur Chaturvedi's came from Greece,and are not exactly Chaturvedi's when they came to India. Chaturvedi is an Indian family name (chatur = four, vedi = one who has learned the Vedas).
A Brahmin family name indicating that the title bearer's forefathers were proficient in all of the four Vedas (including the vedic branch one is born into). This was considered a significant achievement and an elevated social status. Legend has it that it takes 16 human lives for one to master the four vedas, the holy books of unlimited knowledge. If one were to master all the vedas in one human life, that was indeed a super human achievement and therefore the title Chaturvedi.
Chaturvedis are also known as Mathur Chaturvedis. People who belonged to Mathura and known as 'Mathura Ke Choubey'. Among the Mathura ke Choubeys, there is one classification as 'Mithe'(sweet) and another as 'Kadwe'(bitter). Mithe choubey belong to the group of people who negotiated peace with the Muslim invaders and left their colonies and chose to settle down some where else, Kadwe choubeys belong to the group who did not negotiate with the Muslim rulers and chose to stay back and fight for their home land by engaging in guerrila warfare with the invaders and therefore Kadwe (bitter) Mathur Chaturvedis still have their roots in Mathura and they are all bound together by the Mathur Chaturvedi Mahasabha and usually they have get-togethers that comprise of Chaturvedis living in a particular city. Chaturvedi Sabhas ( meetings) of Kanpur and other cities of UP are famous for the large number of gatherings. Annual Mathur Chaturvedi Mahasbaha ( a very large gathering ) is held every year in Mumbai and prominent Chaturvedis from all over India and other personalities are invited to the meetings.
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