Read about Kashmiri Pandits aka Saraswat Brahmins and Kutchi Saraswat Brahmins.

People want to know who were Kashmiri Pandits Saraswat Brahmins of Kashmir. Peaceful Saraswat Brahmins come in many Kashmiri Pandits who once lived in Kashmir for years.  Kashmiri Pandits aka Saraswats migrated from North to South India. This community is in Punjab, Rajasthan, Sindh, Gujarat in Kutch, Maharashtra, Konkon, Goa, and Kerala.

People know about the Gauda, Canara, and Rajapur branches of Saraswat Brahmins due to Wikipedia, but they don’t know many Saraswat Brahmins live in Gujarat, mainly in Kutch and Mumbai. They are known as Kutchi Saraswat Brahmins.

Wikipedia: 

“The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Hindus and a part of India’s larger Saraswat Brahmin community. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, a mountainous region located within the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.”

Who are Kutchi Saraswat Brahmins:

Kutchi Saraswat Brahmins migrated from Kashmir and Sindh. They are mainly called Maharaj or Maraj in Sindh Pakistan and now in Kutch Gujarat (Word Maharaj and Maraj are used from last 1200years in Sindh. This word is from Raja Dahir time. Due to Raja Dahir people for a long time called Brahmins as Maharaj or Maraj in Sindh and Kutch). 

Kutchi Saraswat Brahmins is not a small community in Gujarat. Many groups live in Abdasa Kutch, Bhuj, Gandhidham, and other parts of Gujarat. Once upon a time, Raaj Jyotish of Kutch was a Saraswat Brahmin. 

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Note: Entire history of Kutchi Saraswat will come soon. This article is based on Kashmiri Pandits. In Wikipedia first line is about Saraswat Brahmins. Many are not aware of Kutchi Saraswat Brahmin. In next article will come with all details about Kutchi Saraswat Brahmins once a Kashmiri Pandits.