MATHUR AL'S

THE EIGHTY-FOUR AL'S AMONGST MATHURS: (ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

1 ANDLEY                             22 DHOOPBAS                             43 KODIWAL                             64 PANPURIA
2 ANDWARIA                       23 DILWALIA                                44 KOSIA                                   65 PATTIPAR
3 ATROLIA                           24 GALGOTIA                               45 KURSOLIA                            66 PRADUMANI
4 ATTARIA                           25 GHOOREY                               46 KUWARIA                              67 RAJPURIA
5 BANAWARI                       26 JALESARI                               47 MAGADWARIA                      68 SADGIRIA
6 BANBERIA                        27 JALWANIA                              48 MAHABANI                           69 SAHARIA
7 BANDESIA                        28 JHAMARYA                             49 MAHOBIA                             70 SAKKARWAL
8 BANSPURIA                     29 JIWALYA                                  50 MAIPURIA                            71 SAMBHELIA
9 BANSURYA                      30 JOCHABE                                51 MANEK BHANDARI              72 SANWALIA
10 BARELIA JOCHABE      31 KAAPASPURIA                          52 MANGODIA                          73 SAWANIA
11 BASDEVIA                      32 KAKRANIA                                53 MANSABDAR                      74 SEHMERIA
12 BEASIA                          33 KALHOLIA                                 54 MEERAWATI                        75 SIROMANI
13 BERNI                            34 KAMYA                                      55 MORCHHABEY                    76 SIRONDIA
14 BHERONIA                    35 KANHOIA                                   56 MUNSHI                                77 SODIA
15 BHIMGIRIA                    36 KANOPURIA                              57 NAG                                       78 SONAPURIA
16 BHIWANIA                     37 KATARIA                                    58 NAIPALIA                               79 SUJOLIA
17 BILRAIYAN                    38 KEDIA                                         59 NANDESIA                            80 TAKSALIA
18 CHANDOSIA                 39 KHAIWALE                                  60 NAQDIDHAR                        81 TAWAKLEY
19 CHHAILGIRIA                40 KHANJARIA                               61 NAWARIA                              82 TILAKDHAR
20 CHHARCHHOLIA         41 KHATWALIA                                62 PAKHARPURIA                     83 ULWALIA
21 CHOBISEY                    42 KIWANIA                                    63 PANCHHOLIA                        84 UNTGIRIA

Source: Old records & similar lists circulated earlier by Mathurs from U. P. & Rajasthan

NOTES:

1 .As is well known, Mathur Al's are exactly 84 in number - no less, no more. Source lists from U.P. and Rajasthan contain more than 84, apparently due to

(a) inadvertent inclusion of some Al's of other Kayasthas and

(b) duplication of some similar sounding Al's.

2. Spellings and pronunciations of some Al's listed above may be known somewhat differently to some readers but should be good enough for practical use.

3. Minor inaccuracies and discrepancies in all such lists, including this one, can not be ruled out.

4. Some new Al's were later created by people themselves. For example, in the 18th Century some oppressed Mathurs of different Al's from Delhi & around fled to nearby Narnaul (in today's Haryana) and in gratitude to being sheltered there, amalgamated their various Al's and coined 'NARNAULIA' Al for themselves.

Complied & Presented by
Krishna Murari,Member, Managing Committee, Mathur Association Bombay
em: murarikm@hotmail.com
Chembur, Mumbai, March 5,199