Note 111 — G

The Nâgar Brâhmans. 10. The Nâgar Brâhmans, again, are usually classed as a sub-tribe of the Gujarâtis. “Nâgara,” writes Dr. Wilson,111 “is the adjective form of nagar, “a city.” It is applied to several principal castes of Brâhmans in Gujarât, getting their designations respectively from certain towns in the north-east portion of that province.” Thus there are the Vadanagara, who take their name from the city of Vadanagar, lying to the east of Anhilvâda Pattana; the Visalnagar, from the town of Visal; the Satodra, from the town of Satod, on the Narmada; the Prashnora of Prashnora; the Krishnora of Krishnapura; the Chitroda of Chitrod; the Barada, the result of a split between the Visalnagar and the Vadanagara.