Vaid

Vaid is a Surname (family name) that belongs to the Mohyal community. Mohyal Brahmins are Punjabi saraswat Brahmins who originally belonged to the Ghandhara region which is now known as Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Vaid family trace their heritage to the Vedic figure Dhanvantri.[1] Mohyal 'Warrior' Brahmins are the distinct Brahmins as they kept themselves away from priestly activities, practices like untouchability and didn't believe in other similar taboos. The Mohyal clan includes other House Names like Bali, Chibber, Lau, Datt, Mohan and Bhimwal. The gotra (or clan) of Vaids is Dhanvantari. Mohyal Brahmins are also called Hussaini Brahmins.

Vaids also use Bakshi, Mehta or Raizada as courtesy title.[2][3] Like many Hindu Punjabis, the Moyhal clan fought to create the Sikh ethos and have been patrons of that community.[1] Notable Mohyal warriors include Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das were close friends and disciples of Guru Tegh Bahadur, who then died alongside him at the hands of an Islamic ruler.[1] The Gurus were very close to the Mohyals, resulting in Bhai Chaupa Chhiber becoming the care-taker and tutor of Guru Gobind Singh.[4]

Vaid or Ved is a sanskrit word used for practitioner of Ayurveda medicine.[5]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

Vaid D.K of Jammu is a retired civil servant of J&k Govt and is an eminent Dogri & English writer.A Sahitya Akademi Awardee of Dogri (2006),he is an Executive Board Member/ General Council member of Sahitya Akademi and is also Covener Dogri Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi. His pen name is Darshan Darshi and he lives in Jammu(India)& Saskatoon(Canada).

References
  1. Bali, P.N. (1995). Mohyal History. Delhi: Dutta Press.
  2. http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Mohyal
  3. "Hussaini Brahmins: A crossover creed | Lucknow News – Times of India".
  4. Dutta, Anil (10 March 2011). "Mohyal Warriors". Mohyal Warriors. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. Wujastyk, Dagmar; Smith, Frederick M. (9 September 2013). Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms. ISBN 9780791478165.
  6. "Smiti Vaid Gupta".
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