Banga Surname: Difference between revisions

People with Banga Surname exist in various Castes

Such as:-

1. Banga Saini's — Majority Banga's belong to the Saini Rajput caste of Chandarvanshi Descent. To which many Popular Saini Banga Personalities belong. The stronghold of Banga Saini's is in the region of Jalandhar and Nawanshahr districts of Punjab where they are among the leading land owning group.

2. Banga Clan of Dogra Rajputs — On hills Banga clan name is also found among Dogra Rajputs as "Bangwai". Almost 100% of Saini clans are same as that of Hill Rajputs and both groups are of identical Chandarvanshi descent. The only difference is that Saini villages fell in Muslim ruled areas where Rajputs were being actively converted to Islam or asked to marry their girls with them. This led to Rajputs on the plains starting to hide their Rajput identity to avoid persecution. Source:- Saini SS Gahlot,1989; Hugh Kennedy Trevaskis, 1928)

3. Banga Aroras-Khatri's — Banga's of the Khatri are of Similar Roots to the Saini Banga's. Many of them believe Since the Banga clan was part of Kshatriya varna, they were included in the Khatri caste as Khatri Community is made up of People who previously belonged to Various Different Kshatriya Varna Castes. The Khatri caste is the community consisting of only Suryavanshis (Sun Dynasty) and Chandravanshi (Lunar Dynasty). Whereas Saini Bangas are Chandarvanshis and the Descendants of Shoorsaini who was the Grandfather of The Hindu Deity Krishna.

4. Banga Ramdasia's — The Ramdasia Banga Community has been Debated time to time. Some claim them to be the Result of Ramdasia + Saini Banga or Khatri Banga Caste Clans Exogamy. As a Result they became outcasts(because If a Higher caste Person married a Lower Caste Person the Higher Caste person were expelled from the Clan), and Some also claim them to be a Totally Different Caste. Most probably Bangle Sellers.

5. Banga Jat's — A Small Minority of Banga Jatts also Exist. The are believed to be the Result of Marriages between Darbari Jat's and Banga Saini's of Banga Town. There is always been a ambiguity between Rajput and Jatt gotras. For Eg:-Gill, Brar, Sandhu, Sansi, Rathore, Banwait, Virk, Varaich, Sahansi, Hans, Golia, Bola, etc. Either that or they are believed to be the Saini Rajput's who were Labelled as Jat's by the Prominent Figures of the Singh Sabha Lehar like they did to many Other prominent Clans of other Castes.

Similar Sounding Surnames

These Surnames Sound Similar to the Banga Surname but have no Connection to it Whatsoever. Vanga, Bagga, Bangar, Bunga, Banger, Bangay, Bange, Bango, Bang.