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Varmā Varman or Burman or Barman is an honorific title that was originally used by the Kshatriya
s in India and South East Asia. In modern times, "Varma", "Varman", "Burman" and "Barman" are used as a surnames by several Hindu
Kshatriya
communities in India such as the Rajus
of Andhra Pradesh
, the Suryavanshi Khastriyas and Agnivanshi Khastriyas of Tamil Nadu, the Samanta Kshatriyas, the Kshatriyas of Bengal
, Assam
and Tripura
, and the Bunts
of Karnataka
, Kushwaha of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and some Srivastavas (Kayasthas) of North India
. It was also used as a title by Mauryas. Chandragupta Maurya was also known as Ranti Varman in Mudrarakshas. Mauryan emperor by name Deva Varman Maurya is also known. The last Maurya king who ruled Konkan was Suketu Varman. His kingdom was destroyed by Chalukyas.
and many other ruling clans in South
and East India
.
or Mers
or Aryans Medes or Aryans Royal Medes Kshatriyas)).
In modern times, Varma, Burman, Barman or Varman is used as a surname by many Kshatriyas in India, without any political meaning. Notable people with surname "Varma" or its variants include:
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
s in India and South East Asia. In modern times, "Varma", "Varman", "Burman" and "Barman" are used as a surnames by several Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
communities in India such as the Rajus
Rajus
The Raju are a Telugu caste inhabiting Andhra Pradesh, India.-Etymology:Raju is a Telugu variation of the Sanskrit word Raj and Raja meaning king, prince or lord...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, the Suryavanshi Khastriyas and Agnivanshi Khastriyas of Tamil Nadu, the Samanta Kshatriyas, the Kshatriyas of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and Tripura
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
, and the Bunts
Bunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, Kushwaha of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and some Srivastavas (Kayasthas) of 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...
. It was also used as a title by Mauryas. Chandragupta Maurya was also known as Ranti Varman in Mudrarakshas. Mauryan emperor by name Deva Varman Maurya is also known. The last Maurya king who ruled Konkan was Suketu Varman. His kingdom was destroyed by Chalukyas.
Title
- KritavarmaKritavarmaKritavarma was an important Yadava warrior and chieftain, and a contemporary of Krishna. He finds mention in several ancient Sanskrit texts including the Mahābhārata, the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Harivamsa....
/Kritavarman (Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा, Kŗtavarmā) was an important Yadava warrior and chieftain , and a contemporary of Krishna. He finds mention in several ancient Sanskrit texts including the Mahābhārata, the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Harivamsa.He was the Commamder-in-chief of the Yadava army or the Narayani sena.
- The title Varma or Varman or Burman or Barman was used as a secondary title by many rulers in princely statePrincely stateA Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
s of IndiaIndiaIndia , 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...
and in South East Asia:- VishnukundinaVishnukundinaThe Vishnukundina Empire was an Indian imperial power controlling the Deccan, Orissa and parts of South India during the 5th and 6th centuries, carving land out from the Vakataka Empire. It played an important role in the history of the Deccan during the 5th and 6th centuries CE...
s - Chalukyas
- Mauryas
- GahlotSisodiaThe Sisodia are Chattari Rajputs of the Suryavanshi lineage who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. Prior to Rana Hamir the clan was known as Gehlot or Guhilot. In 1303 CE Alla-ud-din Khilji attacked Chittor...
s (ancestors of SisodiaSisodiaThe Sisodia are Chattari Rajputs of the Suryavanshi lineage who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. Prior to Rana Hamir the clan was known as Gehlot or Guhilot. In 1303 CE Alla-ud-din Khilji attacked Chittor...
Rajputs) - Varman dynastyVarman dynastyThe Varman dynasty ruled Kamarupa from 350 to 650. Pushyavarman the first historical ruler of Assam established this dynasty in c350 AD...
of Bengal and Assam. - Nallaparaju (ruler of mogultur)
- PallavaPallavaThe Pallava dynasty was a Tamil dynasty which ruled the northern Tamil Nadu region and the southern Andhra Pradesh region with their capital at Kanchipuram...
s
- Vishnukundina
and many other ruling clans in South
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
and East India
East India
East India is a region of India consisting of the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Orissa. The states of Orissa and West Bengal share some cultural and linguistic characteristics with Bangladesh and with the state of Assam. Together with Bangladesh, West Bengal formed the...
.
- Varman was the official title of the KhmerKhmer peopleKhmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 14.8 million people in the country. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Mon–Khmer language family found throughout Southeast Asia...
kings of CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. The king who built Angkor WatAngkor WatAngkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,...
temple was known as Jayavarman.Angkor Wat, a World Heritage Site and the world's largest religious building and is present on Cambodia's national flag - The RajahRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
s of TripuraTripuraTripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are... - In parts of OrissaOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, BrahminBrahminBrahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
s also used to have this title.
Surname
Varma/Varman surname is used by bunts. Varma is also used by Maidh Rajput (Mair kshatriyasMair kshatriyas
Mair Kshatriyas have their ancestry in the the Lord Brahama dynasty king Ajmenid. According to Bhagvata and Vishnu Puran, Medes or Mair Kshatriyas are one of the oldest warriors of Aryan origin...
or Mers
Mers
The Mer population of Kathiawar region in Saurashtra also known as the Maher, Mihir, Mair or Mehr are a community of people who have evolved from the Kshatriya Rajput varna within Hinduism. They are believed to be of Indo-Aryan descent, and have a rich and diverse history involving many battles,...
or Aryans Medes or Aryans Royal Medes Kshatriyas)).
In modern times, Varma, Burman, Barman or Varman is used as a surname by many Kshatriyas in India, without any political meaning. Notable people with surname "Varma" or its variants include:
- Raja Ravi VarmaRaja Ravi VarmaRaja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana...
, of Kilimanoor Palace, TravancoreTravancoreKingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
- Indian painter - Ram Gopal VarmaRam Gopal VarmaRam Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer...
, Indian film director - Prabhas Raju, Indian film Actor
- S.K.Varma, Chief Reporter, Lok Sabha Secretariat
- Sachin Dev BurmanSachin Dev BurmanSachin Dev Burman , also credited as Burman da, Kumar Sachindra Dev Barman, Sachin karta or S. D. Burman, was one of the most famous music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer. His son Rahul Dev Burman also achieved great success as a Bollywood music director in his own...
, belonged to the TripuraTripuraTripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
royal family (Indian music composer and singer) - Rahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev Burman commonly known as R. D. Burman and nicknamed Pancham da or simply Pancham, was an influential Bollywood music composer. He was the only son of singer and Bollywood music composer Sachin Dev Burman and his wife Meera...
, Indian music composer and singer, son of Sachin Dev Burman. - Nabadwipchandra Dev BurmanNabadwipchandra Dev BurmanMahamanyabar Rajkumar Srila-Srijukta Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman , also transliterated as Nabadwip Chandra Deb Barman, was a noted Indian sitarist and Dhrupad singer. He was music director Sachin Dev Burman's father....
, from the TripuraTripuraTripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
royal family; Indian Sitarist and Dhrupad singer - Bharat Dev VarmaBharat Dev VarmaBharat Dev Varma is a minor Tripuri royal, currently living in the city of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta....
, from the TripuraTripuraTripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
royal family; father of Riya SenRiya SenRiya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was...
and Raima SenRaima Sen-Early life:She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch...
(actresses) - Somdev Dev VarmanSomdev DevvarmanSomdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning...
, Indian tennis star - Shreekumar VarmaShreekumar VarmaShreekumar Varma is an Indian author, playwright, newspaper columnist and poet, known for the novels Lament of Mohini , Maria's Room , Devil's Garden: Tales Of Pappudom , The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu and the historical book for children, Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel...
, Indian writer and great grandson of the artist Raja Ravi VarmaRaja Ravi VarmaRaja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana... - Prince Rama Varma, Musician, a direct descendant of Raja Ravi Varma
- Amitabh Varma, Enterpreneur (Nuclius Lifesciences) from Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Samyuktha VarmaSamyuktha VarmaSamyuktha Varma , born November 26, 1982 is an award winning actress in Malayalam Movie Industry. She entered filmdom through the Malayalam movie Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Then she acted in several Malayalam feature films and bagged some awards...
, Indian actress - Mahadevi VarmaMahadevi VarmaMahadevi Varma best known as an outstanding Hindi poet, was a freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist from India. She is widely regarded as the "modern Meera". She was a major poet of the Chhayavaad generation, a period of romanticism in Modern Hindi poetry ranging from 1914-1938...
, Indian poet - Indira VarmaIndira VarmaIndira Varma is an English actress. Her first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series Rome and Human Target.-Early life and background:...
, Indian actress - Jayen VarmaJayen VarmaJayen Varma is an Indian electric bass player. He is known for developing tabla and mridangam style finger technique on bass guitar to play slap bass...
, Bass Guitar Player - R.VermanR.Verman-Early life:Born in Mangalore, Verman is an alumnus of J. J. School of Art, Mumbai. After completing his education he started his own publicity designing and cine advertising business company called ‘Takshila’...
,Noted Art directorArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games.... - Mahesh Prasad Varma, birth name of Maharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...
- Kalyan VarmaKalyan VarmaKalyan Varma is an award-winning wildlife photographer and film-maker from Bangalore, India. He currently freelances with the BBC Natural History and National Geographic Channel , and also works with grassroots NGO's to highlight environmental issues in India...
, Wild life photographer - Maipady Venkatesh Varma RajaMaipady Venkatesh Varma RajaMaipady Venkatesh Varma Raja officially Ramantharasugal - XI, and popularly known as the Raja of Kumbla,was the last Monarch of the Principality of Kumbla Seeme which roughly comprised the area of present Kasaragod taluk of Kasaragod district, Kerala, India and some neighbouring regions.The...
: RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
of Kumbla[bunt] - Ravivarma Narasimha Domba HeggadeRavivarma Narasimha Domba HeggadeRavivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade was the Raja of Vitla principality who led a resistance against British colonisers in the erstwhile South Canara district of British India.-Life and death:...
:RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
of VitlaVitlaVitla also Vittal or Vittel is a village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, India, around 18 km from Bantwal in Bantwal Taluk. It is also 14 km from Puttur and 40 km from Mangalore. Vitla was an assembly constituency of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, but discontinued from 2008...
[bunt] - Aman VermaAman VermaAman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:...
, Indian actor and T.V. host - Ganapathi Varma Saripella, Bioinformatic Scientist
- Matesh (Mat) Varma, Physicist and Science Administrator
- Namita Varma, Neuroscientist
- Ramit K Varma,Founder Revolutionprep
- Samit K Varma, Venture Capital Executive
See also
- FaujdarFaujdarFaujdar/Fouzder/Fouzdar/Foujdar was a title awarded by Muslim rulers to people who had responsibility of protecting some territory.In pre-Mughal times, the term referred to a military officer but did not refer to a specific rank. With the administrative reforms performed by Mughal emperor Akbar,...
/Fouzder - RajusRajusThe Raju are a Telugu caste inhabiting Andhra Pradesh, India.-Etymology:Raju is a Telugu variation of the Sanskrit word Raj and Raja meaning king, prince or lord...
- Samanta Kshatriyas
- KshatriyaKshatriya*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
- NairNairNair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...
- Puragiri Kshatriya/Perike