Bajya

Bajya ( _hi. बाज्या)), also known as Bajia or Bajyar, is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana in India. In Mahabharata on the chapter "Sabha Parva", a gotra called Bajia has been mentioned.

According to the Jat historian Ram Swarup Joon, they were staunch enemies of Nanda dynasty. Chander Shekhar has given a reference while giving an account of the Mauryan dynasty.

The capital of the Bajernias was Bijerania Kot near Ludhiana.

The Bajernias consider themselves the descendants of the son of Satak Raj Rishi Bishvamitra (or Vishvamitra).

Bajernia Raje, Bajyar and Raje Bije Ranya, Hindus and Sikhs are found in the Punjab.

Notable people from the Bajya gotra

* Lala Bajiya - Hero of farmer movement at Khandela from village Lampua in Sikar district
* Bhura Bajiya - Hero of farmer movement at Khandela from village Lampua in Sikar district
* Ratan Singh Bajiya - Hero of farmer movement at Khuri from village Lampua in Sikar district
* Gopal Singh Khandela (Bajiya) of village Lampua in Sikar district has been MLA twice from Khandela assembly constituency in Sikar district in Rajasthan during 1961-65 and 1985-88. He was also Minister of Milk and Dairy Department during 1985-88.
* Subedar Bhiwa Ram Bajiya, of village Lampua in Sikar district, posthumous recipient of Shaurya Chakra for his acts of bravery during Pakistan war in 1965.
* Dhan Singh Bajiya, of village Lampua in Sikar district, posthumous recipient of Vir Chakra for his acts of bravery during Pakistan war in 1971.

References

*Ram Swarup Joon: History of Jats