Kuri

Kuri (कुड़ी) Kudi (कुड़ी) gotra Jats are found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana. Kodi is found in Afghanistan.

Origin

• They may get name from Kuda Naga (195 -196 AD), who was a Buddhist King of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, in the 2nd century.
• They are said to get this name after place called Kui (कुई).

History

Kudi - Mahavansa/Chapter 36 tells.... After Kanittha Tissa's death his son, who was known as Khujja Naga, reigned one year. The younger brother of Khujja Naga, Kuncha Naga/Kuda Naga, when he had slain the king his brother, reigned two years in Lanka. During the great Ekanalika famine the king maintained without interruption a great alms-giving appointed for five hundred bhikkhus.

Mahavansa/Chapter 36 tells....But the brother of Kuncha Naga/Kuda Naga's consort, the commander of troops, Siri Naga I, became a rebel against the king, and when he was equipped with troops and horses he moved on to the capital and when he, in battle with the king's army, had put king Kuncha Naga/Kuda Naga to flight, victorious he reigned over Lanka nineteen years in splendid Anuradhapura. After the death of Siri Naga I his son Voharika Tissa reigned twenty two years, with knowledge of (the) law and (the) tradition.

Villages founded by Kuri clan

• Kuriyon Ki Dhani (कुड़ियों की ढाणी) - village in Udaipurwati tahsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.
• Kudiyon Ka Bas village is in Phulera tahsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

Distribution in Haryana

Village Mundsa in Jhajjar Distt,

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Churu district

Chhapar Churu (1), Khoran, Sujangarh (1),

Villages in Sikar district

Barsinghpura, Bhunwala, Dhani Nadiwali, Srimadhopur, Jhadli, Kansarda, Kudi Ki Dhani, Kuriyon Ki Dhani, Meel Ki Thoi, Pachlangi, Purana Bas (10), Sarwari,

Villages in Jhunjhunu district

Kari,

Locations in Jaipur city

Bapu Nagar, Jhotwara, Mansarowar Colony, Moti Nagar, Murlipura Scheme, Vaishali Nagar, Shastri Nagar,

Villages in Jaipur district

Akoda, Anoppura, Bagawas, Baget, Bagru Khurd, Banshipura, Bhainsawa (100), Bhojpura Kalan, Bhojpura Khurd, Biharipura Boraj, Bugaliya Jaipur, Chainpura Naraina, Hathod, Hingoniya (100), Hirnoda (1), Jorpura, Kaladera, Kazipura, Kudiyon Ka Bas, Kalwar Lalasar, Loharwara, Looniyawas, Manchwa, Pachar, Pindloi (5), Sinwar,

Villages in Nagaur district

Akora, Beechawa, Borawar, Bugarda, Kudion Ki Dhani, Somana,

Villages in Tonk district

Araniya Kedar (1), Araniya Maal (7), Beejwar, Kali Haradya (6), Sursanagar (4),

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Villages in Dhar district

Jetpura, Talwada,

Villages in Nimach district

Nayagaon Jawad,

Villages in Ratlam district

Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:

Bhansa dabar 39, Delanpur 1, Ghatwas 1, Hanumanpalia 1, Hat pipalya 1, Kalmoda 2, Kalori 1, Lapatia 1, Narayangarh sailana 1, Peer ingoliya 5, Ratlam 10, Sailana 1,

Notable persons

• Hanuman Ram Kudi - RJS Rajasthan , Special Sec., Raj.Legislative Assembly. VPO - Somana, Nagaur. Present Address : HE-198, Anjani Marg, Hanuman Nagar Extn. Sirsi Road, Jaipur. Phone Number : 0141-2707214, Mobile : 9829212199. Email Address : rajassem@raj.nic.in. Presently Chairman of Rajasthan Human Rights Commission.
• Laxman Singh Kudi - RAS Rajasthan, SA to Agri.Minister, Govt.of Raj. Date of Birth : 1-July-1964, Village - Bagawas, Tehsil- Phulera, Distt.- Jaipur, Present Address : 647, Hanuman Nagar Extn., Sirsi Road, Jaipur, Phone Number : 0141-2358411, Mob: 9414049099, Email Address : lskuri2@gmail.com

• Banna Lal (Kuri) - Raj Account Service , 9413391100,9829391100, now inducted in IAS, MD Urja Vikas Nigam and special secretary energy.

• Ajeet Singh Kuri - RJS

• Laxman Ram Kudi - Deputy Director, Agriculture Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur. From Village: Bagariyavas, Sri Madhopur tahsil, Sikar district, Rajasthan.

• Sudhir Chaudhari (Kudi) - S/O Laxman Ram Kudi, IPS (2014). He was selected in IPS through UPSC Examination conducted in 2014. Born 4.6.1987. Village: Bagariyavas, Sri Madhopur tahsil, Sikar district, Rajasthan. (Jat Express, Jaipur, 10.9.2015)

• Shish Pal Kuri - Mob: 9950150761, 9660696096. Social worker, From Kudiyon Ka Bas, Phulera, Rajasthan.

References

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