Bura
Bura (बूरा) Burra (बुर्रा) Boora (बूरा) Bure (बूरे) Buri (बूरी) Boori (बूरी) is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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Origin
They descended from King Varika (वरिक) . The Varik Jats who migrated from Punjab to east were known as Bura or Bure. [1]
History
Bura (बुरा) , a small Jat clan, found in Jind. The samādh of its jathera is at Kallu Kotli in Patiala, and it is worshipped at weddings. [2]
Burra (बुर्रा), a Jat tribe, found in Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur. The title of Jam is prefixed to their names and it is probably of Sindhi origin. [3]
This gotra's main village is village Kharkari Distt Hisar, from where it spread (directly and indirectly) to districts Jind, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Rohtak (Meham tehsil), Sonipat, and Bhiwani in Haryana. In UP and some part of Haryana the gotra Boora known as Sirohi/Saroya/Siroha.
They are mentioned by Cunningham[4] in an inscription at the Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi of the Ashoka period as under:
No. 112. — Burāya musanagothiyajana Vedisānyā. "Gift of Bura(?) . . . of Vidisha.
Distribution in Rajasthan
Locations in Jaipur city
Ambabari, Khatipura, Murlipura Scheme, Sanganer, Tonk Road, Vidyadhar Nagar, Yagyashala ki Bawri,
Villages in Jaipur district
Boori (बूरी) Jats live in villages: Mohan Ka Bas, Nathmalpura (2),
Buri (बूरी) Jats live in villages: Akhepura, Bagru Kalan, Bhikhawas, Gangati Kalan (2), Jaipur, Sinwar,
Villages in Jhunjhunu district
Villages in Tonk district
Boori Jats live in the villages: Bhurakakad (1), Bajya ka Mauja (4) Hindola (3), Jyanki Balbhpura (3), Maluni (8),
Villages in Barmer district
Villages in Kota district
Distribution In Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Etah district
Distribution In Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Ratlam district
Villages in Ratlam with population of Boori gotra are:
Rughnathgarh 1,
Distribution in Haryana
Villages in Hisar district
Kharkari is the main village of this clan.
In Hisar district Haryana there are 9 villages Gurana, Ghirai, Bhadhawar, Rajli...... 9 of Boora surname about 500 years they were called Sirohi but after an incident with muslim rulers they called Boora. These villages are more than 450 years old.
Villages in Jhajjar district
Bura Jats found in:
Villages in Kaithal district
Villages in Rohtak district
Villages in Jind district
Beri Khera (बेरी खेड़ा), Bogriya, Budha-Khera, Chhana, Hatt, Khokhri, Ramnagar, Rozla (रोजला),
Villages in Kurukshetra district
Notable person from this village:
- Ch. Har Swaroop Boora - (Advocate) Ex MLA Meham, Rohtak, Haryana.
Notable Persons of this Gotra
- Har Lal Singh Mandasi (Buri) - from village Mandasi (Jhunjhunu), was a leading Freedom fighter who took part in Shekhawati farmers movement in Rajasthan. His mother Foola Devi and wife Ram Kumari also led the women group of Shekhawati farmers movement.
- Nirmala Boora - Wrestler from Ghirai village in Hisar district in Haryana. She is winner of silver medal in 48-kg category wrestling at the Commonwealth Games - 2010 at Delhi.
- Sundar Bura - IAS, Haryana
- Ch. Har Swaroop Boora (Advocate) Ex MLA from Meham, Rohtak
- Sher Singh Choudhary (Boori) - A.En. Nagar Nigam, Jaipur, Date of Birth : 28-July-1963, Present Address : 105, Girnar Colony ,Gandhi Path, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, Phone Number : 0141-2356113, Mob: 9414251884
- T. R. Buri - AAO SKN College of Agri., Jobner, Date of Birth : 1-August-1954, Vill. - Bikawas, PO- Kalakh, Via, Jobner, Tah -Phulera, Distt.- Jaipur, Raj. Mob: 9414820572,
- Ch. Ajit Kumar Boora Retired Inspector from BSF of Vill. Hatt(हाट) Dist. Jind, Mob: +919416935640.
- Ch. Subash Chand Boora Working as AM in N.F.L Bathinda from Vill. Hatt(हाट) Dist. Jind, Mob: +919216172047.
- Mr.M.S. Boora - Sr. Manager Pawan Hans Helicopter, B- BLK, CORPORATE OFFICE, SAFDARJANG AIRPORT, New Delhi, 4446/B-5-6, Vasant Kunj, 011-24653988 011-30987929, boorams@rediffmail.com boora_ms@yahoo.co.in, PSU (PP-867)
- Ravinder Boora- S/O sh Satbir Singh Boora, VPO: Khanpur, dist Hissar, Mob:9871234003
- Vijendar Boora - Prop m/s ravindara relocation c balock sanjay garam gurgaon, Mob:9891234003
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p. 266
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B , p.143
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B , p.143
- ↑ The Bhilsa topes: Inscriptions, P. 251
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