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Origin & History

Tamboli's are from "Barai

Barai

Barai is a village development committee in Udayapur District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4613.-External links:*...

" also a sub-section of Chaurasia

Chaurasia

Chaurasia is a word which originated from ancient Indian Vedas. It basically refers to an originally Brahmin community from India and Nepal. The word "Chaurasia" word inherits from the vedic word "chaturashiitah" which refers eighty four in Sanskrit...

caste or community.

According to a legend, after the Pandavas’ victory at Hastinapur, they began to have a fervent desire for "Tambool" or "big Leaf". A messenger was urgently sent to the underground abode of the Queen of the snakes. The Queen, only too happy to oblige, cut the extreme phalange of her little finger and sent it to the Pandavas. The phalange was planted with great ceremony and soon the Betel plant grew out of the phalange. The creeper is since then referred to as « Nagveli » the snake plant. The ceremony of the leaves commemorates this origin and the Barai

Barai

Barai is a village development committee in Udayapur District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4613.-External links:*...

offer prayers to the God of snakes on the occasion.

"Tamboli" is taken from "Tambool" which means "Big Leaf" in Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

, and are traditionally engaged in the selling of betel-leaves, better known as the "PAN" or "Big Leaf" in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

. They were traditional cultivators of the betel-leaves, while most of them were associated with the sale of "PAN" . They speak various local dialects of Hindi

Hindi

. The community is found throughout central and North part of India particularly M.P, Chattisgarh, Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

and eastern Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

.

They are mostly found in M.P,Chattisgarh, Rajasthan,UP and Bihar state(s), where the lastname or surname takes a variations like "Tamoli", "Tambuli" etc. .

Present Circumstances

Most Tamboli are still engaged in the traditional business of selling betel-leaves and related stuff. The pan is perhaps the original fast food, and pan stalls are found in every town, city and village in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. While not all "PAAN" sellers are Tamboli by caste, in North India

North India

North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...

, the occupation remains largely in the hands of the Tamboli. Some Tamboli have now set up other kinds of businesses like hardware, education, factories etc. while a professionally educated have taken up paid employment and had joined workforce in various field like IT,Engineering,Medical. Quite a few having possession of large agricultural land, and are still involved in the cultivation/sale of "PAAN

Paan

Paan, from the word pān is an Indian, Pakistani, Uttarvarshi and Southeast Asian tradition of chewing betel leaf with areca nut and slaked lime paste, and katha brown powder paste, with many regional and local variations...

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In Maharashtra "Tamboli "surname is common in Shukla Yajurvedi Brahmins,Vaishya Wanis in Konkan region & Bari community in Buldhana district.Tamboli surname originated from Tambool i.e.crushed PAAN.

Tamboli is a Surname in Jain (Deravasi Murti Pujak Jain) in Gujarat and are originally from Jamnagar. This is a rich business community and many years ago the Nagar Sheth of Jamnagar (earlier known as Nawanagar)was Shri Fulchandbhai P. Tamboli (He was also the first elected Member Of Legislative Council (MLC now known as MLA) from Jamnagar). These Tamboli family members are spread in Gujarat in cities like Jamnagar, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, also Mumbai in Maharashtra. Casting industry in Bhavnagar, Gujarat is dominated by these families.

They have set up their own caste association, the Maghaiya Tamboli Hitasi Samaj, which acts as a community welfare associations. The Tamboli last name is also found in Muslims & Hindus, and are fairly orthodox.

Origin & History

Present Circumstances

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