Uttar Pradesh heritage
Lucknow · Hindi · Urdu · Awadhi · Bhojpuri
The demographic heart of India — home to Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Mathura. Historically the seat of the Nawabs of Awadh and, before them, the Mughal court.
Historical families & communities
Nawabs of Awadh
Shia rulers who built Lucknow's Bara Imambara.
Nehru–Gandhi family
The Kashmiri Pandit lineage of Allahabad.
Kayastha and Bhumihar houses
Administrators of the Ganga plain.
Awadhi zamindar families
Land-revenue lineages across Awadh.
Brahmin · Kshatriya (Thakur) · Kayastha · Bhumihar · Bania · Yadav · Jat · Muslim (Awadhi, Rohilla)
Migration stories
Fiji / Mauritius / Guyana / Suriname
1834–1917 indentured labour ('Girmitiya').
Persian Gulf
Awadhi and Bhojpuri labour migration since the 1970s.
Bombay
Bhaiya migration to Mumbai's mills, taxis, dabbawalas.
Historical overview preserved from the original Indian Family Tree archive. These summaries do not establish anyone’s ancestry or family relationships.