Kulin Brahmin
Kulin Brahmins are the Bengali Brahmins belonging to Hindu religion, kulin brahmins are same as Bhumihar brahmins who can trace themselves to the five families of Kannauj who migrated to Bengal. The five families were of the five gotras (Shandilya, Bharadwaj, Kashyap, Vatsya and Saavarna). They are mainly classified under two sub-groups — Rādhi and Vārendra.
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Further reading
- History of the Bengali-speaking People by Nitish Sengupta
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