III PATRIARCH

Family Genealogy

If Bawris consider themselves to be Khemkas' then we may say that their lineage must have existed even before the sixteenth century. Khemchandji, was born around 1685 A.D. After his death, his sons and grandsons were referred to as Khemkas. In order to have a correct picture, let us analyse the lineage of the Bawris and Khemkas in the chronological order.

A. BAWRIS LINEAGE B. KHEMKAS LINEAGE

1. Kasiramji (B.1450) 1. Keosoramji (B.1450-53)

2. Khajaramji (B.1530) 2. Bijaramji (B.1530)

3. Rajaramji (B.1555) 3. Mehreramji (B.1555)

4. Bhaduramji (B.1575) 4. Nandaramji (B.1575)

5. Muraramji (B.1600/ 5. Nanuramji (B.1600)

1620)

6. Dardharamji (B.1645/ 6. Mikdaramji (B.1620)

1665)

7. Nathuramji (B.1690) 7. Ishwardasji (B.1645)

8. Diyaramji (B.1710) 8. Metharamji (B.1665)

9. Chaitramji (B.1735) 9. Khemchandji (B.1685)

10.Narshiyadasji (B.1760) 10.Disraramji (B.1710)

11.Bhagatramji (B.1780) 11. - -

12.Sampathramji (B.1805) 12.Narsingdasji -

13.Jokhiramji (B.1830)

14.Chunilalji (B.1856)

15.Hardeodasji (B.1865)

16.Puranmalji (B.1901)

17.Daluramji (B.1925)

Note: Narshingdasji (sl.12-column-B) is Diyaramji's

(Sl.No.8-Column-A) nephew (Brother's son)

Curiously, enough, the Bawris consider themselves to be the Khemkas but in the lineage of the Bawris the name of Khemchandji do not figure at all, though it is a fact that the lineage of Khemka is derived from Khemchandji. This can be best illustrated from the instance of Chowkhani. Chokharamji's sons and grandsons at a very later stage called themselves as Chokhanis.

Similarly, in the lineage of the Bawris also Khemchandji's brothers, sons, grandsons and other relatives started calling themselves Bawri. This is the best possible guess we can make. but still, unlike other Khemkas or Bawris the actual kinship between the two remains a matter of further investigation.

Kesiramji was born in and around 1450-1500. During that period India was under the rule of the Lodi dynasty. His son Khajaramji was born around 1530. In the chronological study it appears that there is some confusion in the birth dates of Khajaramji and his descendants because it is believed that Nathuramji (born in 1690) and Khemchandji (born 1665) were either brothers or cousins by relation belonging to the same family. Khemchandji, during the later part of his life left his place of residence (unknown) and settled in Bissau. We may assume that Nathuramji may have also left his place of residence and settled in Bissau. Henceforth, the lineage of Khemchandji and that of Nathuramji follows a different direction. Diyaramji, the son of Nathuramji was born around 1710 and Chaitramji, the grandson was born around 1735. Narshiya Dasji, the son of Chaitramji was probably born in 1760. He had a son named Bhagatramji. Bhagatramji was probably born around 1780. From the time of Bhagatramji it seems that the title of Bawri came into existence. We stick to this because we have little information about the earlier period. Why and how the title Bawri came into existence and why did they migrate is still a matter to be looked into. The facts of the earlier times reveal that the title Bawri was for the first time found in the community.

The Bawris' owe their allegiance to the deity Jwalaji of the Kangra district. The Bawris' offer their homage and prayer to this goddess. It seems that when Bhagatramji was in Patiala as a treasurer in the court of Kesari Rajit Singh, he brought an edifice of the deity there. Bhagatramji was a staunch follower of goddess Jwalaji. He made a commitment that henceforth every male child born in the family would offer their first born's hair to the deity. Since then this convention has been earnestly followed and carried on, by the later generation down the lineage.

As time passed by, the later generation shifted from Patiala and settled in Bissau tehsil in Rajasthan. The Bawris, however, made it a point to go to the Kangra district every time a male child is born, to pay their homage to the deity, by offering their first born's hair. But, since the means of transportation was very difficult it took weeks to reach there. In such circumstances, it was found that the first born child's hair which other wise conventionally offered to Jwalaji, grew long. Consequently the entire community started nick naming the parents of such children as Bawria. In local dialect it means long hair. Bawria later was abbreviated to Bawri.

From Khemchandji's name came to the title Khemka. Khemchandji's son and the lineage that followed him worshipped the deity Jwalaji. His other relatives however do not worship the same diety. If we try to analyse the lineage of the Khemkas we find that all the Khemka have the same customs and traditions. In the religious matter and in their traditional occupation they offer reverence to their own deity. But among the Bawris we observe some differences. In Calcutta, there was a community meeting where they said that Bawri are fast becoming Babario. At the time, nobody understood its meaning and the significance it had on the Bawris. Later on, it was clarified that the Bawris never felt satisfied with just one type of occupation. They always had an urge for innovation and searched for new venture. Hence they were restless. There are innumerable examples of such persons in the Bawri clan. Therefore Babario (restless) quite suited to their temperament.

Kasiramji may have lived in any part of this sub-continent but evidence shows that he must have been a great man during his lifetime. That is why his name is immortal and revered even today by his descendants. This evident from the fact that his descendants had a close relationship among themselves and family ties remained intact under the patronage of a patriarch. Such cohesiveness and solidarity can be witnessed even today.

In the Sikh literature and in J.D. Cunningham's book "The history of the Sikhs" it is written that in Punjab, Kesari Sardar Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Patiala in 1808. He and the queen wanted to bring peace in their kingdom and so they came to Patiala. From there, they went to Kangra district to offer prayer to the goddess Jwalaji (Jwala means Volcano). The Hindus are very God fearing people and wherever or whichever part of India they live they offer their reverence to the Gods. In an around patiala, goddess Jwalaji is revered by the people. Even Bhagatramji Bawri, could not restrain himself from becoming a devotee of goddess Jwalaji. In the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, it is found that the Agarwals who went to other lands were Jainism was followed, converted and mingled themselves in Jainism.

Custodian of treasures

The legends indicate that in the nineteenth century from among the Bawris one person went to Patiala to lead a peaceful life there. In course of time he became the chief treasurer in the court of Sardar Ranjit Singh. It is believed that Sri Mirzamalji Poddar left his hometown (about four kilometers from Bissau) and established himself in Sardar Ranjit Singh's Durbar in Punjab. Being an influential man of the Durbar he must have helped Narshing Dasji or his son Bhagatramji in gaining the position of the Chief Treasurer in Sardar Ranjit Singh's Durbar. Bhagatramji may have written his name as Bhagatram Khemka or Bawri or Agarwal.

In 1869, Lor Dalhousie incorporated Punjab into British empire. The treasures of Patiala was with Bhagatramj. Facing all obstacles, he decided that under no circumstances should the valuable treasures of the Kingdom fall in the hands of the enemy.

With this determination in mind he carried all the treasures with him and from another route went to the opposite direction. Some of the spies gave this information to the enemy who galloped in search of Bhagatramji in between had reached the riverside and with the treasures tried to escape by a boat. But all the effort seems futile for very soon he found the enemy chasing too by a boat. Trapped in the middle of the river he found no alternative but to fight with all the ammunition he had. When he realised that his efforts are futile and that the treasures would be plundered by the enemy, he sunk his own boat and Bhagatramji was also drowned in this process. On the third night after this incident, one of the members of Bhagatramji's family had a dream in which the goddess Jwala told him about a specific place across the river where they would find Bhagatramji. In the morning the family members rushed to the very spot and sure enough Bhagatramji was found floating unconscious on a plank of wood by the bank of the river. It is not known how long after this incident Bhagatramji lived in Patiala but it is confirmed that since then Bhagatramji and his family members in Bissau have been staunch believer of goddess Jwala. A Jwala's temple has also been constructed at the ancestral residence in Bissau which still exists. The Bawris from all over India visit this place and offer their homage and prayers.

The ancestral house of the Bawris still exists in their original hometown Bissau. Shri Jaganath Bawri had visited this house and according to him in the ground floor in between the two store rooms (godown) there is a small room where ancestral swords, guns etc. and other weapons are kept. From such collections, we can deduce that in the past some important event must have had taken place.

Moreover, for business sake, they must have gone to remote places wearing the armour while travelling since the means of communication were inadequate and the roads were not safe for travellers. Arms and ammunition became an essential accessories for moving safely from one place to another. There are innumerable folk tales which bear the witness of robbery, abduction, kidnapping, loot, arson committed by armed robbers operating in the rural areas of India. Hence after the coming of British on the scene such groups of people engaged in nefarious activities were declared as "criminal tribe" under an Act of the then government.

Thus the heroic deeds of Bhagatramji reveals that he must have had some training in using the weapons. Even today to protect themselves and their possessions of Jwalaji is preserved in one of the room. Practically, every Bawri worships this goddess. Bhagatramji must have brought this edifice of goddess Jwala to Bissau when he returned from Patiala and retired for the rest of his life in Bissau. It is believed that this was done with the blessings of goddess Jwala of Kangra District. It has become difficult for the Bawris of Bissau first; to travel to Kangra due to distance and second, roads had become dangerous due to dacoits which was a risk to human life. In short, may be at that time it was not feasible to go to Kangra everytime to worship the deity.

A passage to North-east India:

Shri Jokhiramji was the son of Sampatramji and the father of four sons and four daughters. His eldest son was Saligramji, then Chunilalji followed by Hardeodasji and the youngest son was Shri Ram Narayanji. The daughters were Mohri Bai married to Shri Bridichandji Kanoi of Churu, Rajasthan. Tanni Bai married in the Poddar family in Ramgarh, Rajasthan and Giggi Bai married to Shri Gajanandji Kyal of Birganj, Nepal. In the eighteenth century, most of the Bawris felt that they would settle in the North Eastern Region. It seems that the Bawri clan in Bissaue must have agreed to this decision and it was for this reason that Jokhiramji's second son in and around 1870 went towards Dibrugarh. In Dibrugarh the Marwari community started settling there sometime in Janyary-February 1925. From Ratangarh, Bissau, Churu etc. the people started settling from 1880-1885 and they migrated in large numbers.

Shri Chunilalji was born in 1856. He must have reached Dibrugarh with some relative at the age of fourteen. From Bissau to Rewari, he travelled on camel. From Rewari to Bhagalpur, he travelled by train. From there, he reached via Guwahati to Dibrugarh by boat. He started a stationery shop in Dibrugarh. His youngest brother Shri Hardeodasji* was born in 1865. When Hardeodasji was twelve years old, i.e. in 1877 he went and lived with his elder brother in Dibrugarh. The meager income and the small shop was not sufficient for two people to live comfortably. Hardeodasji decided to leave Dibrugarh and directed his boat towards Guwahati. From Guwahati he came to Shillong on pony cart in 1878 and decided to start his own business here.

(*In the ascending generation every person's name ends with 'Ram', it is only in the early eighteen century we find that Hardeodasji's name ends with 'Das'. This is because during the birth of Hardeodasji, the suffix 'DAS' had gained popularity in Rajasthan.)

In Shillong, in 1885-86 only three or four Marwari families were living here. So there was a feeling that if more Marwari folks would come here they would find more opportunities for business. Shri Hardeodasji started a shop under his own name HARDEODAS in 1878 in a rented house of Jata Hari in Mawkhar on Guwahati-Shillong Road. In this shop he kept essential commodities and all other stationery items.

It is worth mentioning here that Hardeodasji was married to the daughter of a prominent businessman Ramchandarji Sighannia of Shillong. Her name was Shoba Devi. Hardeodasji got married at the tender age of twelve at Bissau, Rajasthan. He decided to live in Shillong because there was ample opportunities for new ventures here. From then onwards he started expanding and earning his livelihood in Shillong. After establishing himself in his maidan business he decided to set up a bigger firm around 1913 in Shillong; again, in his own name.

Shri Hardeodasji was the father of two daughters and five sons. His first child was Mani Bai who was married in Ramgarh (Rajasthan) to the Saraf Family. The second child was Puranmullji who was married to Shri Gauridutt Murarka's daughter in Dibrugarh. But his first wife Ganga Devi did not live long and so he married again Banaras (U.P.). His second wife is Durga Devi. Badriparasadji was the third child and the second son of Hardeodasji. He was born in September 1903. He was married to the daughter of the Poddar family of Guwahati but his wife died soon after. He married again and to the daughter of Dhanuraj Saroagi of Dibrugarh. His second wife's name was Basanti Devi. Laduramji, the third son was born in May 1907. He was married to Ramdhandas Ganapatrai Kyal's daughter Rukhmani Devi in Shillong. On the death of his first wife, he married again to Kamla Devi of Rangiya in Kamrup District, Assam.

Nagarmullji, the forth son, was born on 5th October, 1911. He was married to Mohini Devi from the Poddar family of Moran, Lakhimpur District, Assam but she too did not live long. His second wife was Yamuna Devi, the daughter of Purushattam Dasji Mour of Guwahati. Jagannathji, the youngest son was born on 10th March, 1920. He was married to Mirzamullji Kyal's daughter Achuki Devi from Guwahati. She died leaving behind a son named Binod. He married again, this time to Ratni Devi, the daughter of Hanumanbux Pasari of Bawanpukari of Nazira, Assam. She expired in 1960 leaving behind two daughters and three sons. After the demise of his second wife, Ratni Devi, Jagannathji was married to Tribeni Devi, the daughter of Bajrang Lalji Agarwal of Dhubri, Goalpara District, Assam. The third wife Tribeni Devi too left for the heavenly abode on 22nd October 1993 leaving behind two daughters. The second daughter of Hardeodasji who was the second youngest of all the children was Mohni Bai. She was born in 1917. She was married to Goverdhan Das Bhartia of Nalbari, Assam.

Hardeodasji was father of two daughters and five sons and he got them married in and around the Eastern Region except the eldest daughter and second son's marriage was in Benaras, U.P. The matrimonial alliance was concentrated in and around the Eastern region so that they could live nearby and be near to each other in times of happiness and sorrow.

Hardeodasji was a legendary figure of the old generation. He was a very intelligent student. While handling business he managed his big family in Shillong comfortably. He was a good astrologer and also had the talent of writing. His wife died in Shillong in the year 1925. He himself died on 31st December, 1930. Among the first generation of Marwaris in Shillong his name is mentioned with respect.

Connubial alliances:

Hardeodasji Bawri (1865-1930) was the son of Jokhiramji and the grandson of Sampatraiji. He had three brothers. A bachelor brother named Saligramji stationed at Shillong, Shri Chunilalji had settled in Dibrugarh, Shri Ram Narayanji had stationed himself at Guwahati. He had three sisters-Mohari Bai who married to Brig. Chand Jalan of Churu District in Rajasthan. Tanni Bai was married to the Poddar family in Guwahati and Giggi Bai who was married to Shri Gajanand Kyal of Birganj in Nepal.

Hardeodasji was married to Shoba Devi the Daughter of Shri Ramchander Singhania of Shillong at the age of twelve. They had five sons and two daughters who were all born in Shillong. Hardeodasji's eldest child was a daughter named Manni Bail. She was married in Ramgarh (Rajasthan) to Shri Rangalalji Saraf and had three sons-Babulal, Govind and Kishan and two daughters-Sugni and Rampyari. His eldest son was Puranmullji (1902-1968). Puranmalji was married to Ganga Devi, the daughter of Gauriduttji Murarka of Dibrugarh. Ganga Devi lived only for a couple of years and died in 1926 leaving behind a son named Daluramji. Thereafter, he was married to Durga Devi daughter of Shri Lakshmiduttji of Banaras. Through his second wife he had four daughters and a son named Shankarlal. His eldest daughter Parwati, was married to Shri Devki Nandanji Bhuwalka of Dibrugarh, but she expired with a few years. Damua, the second daughter is married to Mahabir Prasad Agarwal of Birganj (Nepal). She has three sons-Santosh, Pralad and Umesh. She is living happily with her family in Birganj. Gayatri, the third daughter was married to Puranmullji Agarwal of the firm Begraj Puranmull of Birganj but died soon after her marriage. She had a daughter named Santosh Bai. She is married to Ram Lal Agarwal of Narianghat in Nepal. Sushila, the youngest daughter is married to Shri Banawarilalji Changothia of Guwahati. They have two sons-Ashok and Prakash and two daughters named Sangita and Sunita.

Puranmullji's eldest son Daluramji is married to Bhawari Devi, the daughter of Mangilalji Poddar of Jorhat. They have four sons-Birendra, Hamendra, Rajendra and Bimal and a daughter Sulochana. The eldest son Birendra is married to Binita, the daughter of Satyanarainji Kojani of Calcutta. They have a son named Akash and a daughter Achal.

The Second son Mahendra is married to Lalita, the daughter of Sitaramji Mour of Nowgaon. They have a daughter named Tarika. Their youngest son Bimal is married to Akashi, the daughter of Mandira Basumatari of Maligaon, Guwahati. They have a daughter Priyanka and a son Avinesh.

Hardeodasji's second son was Badri Prasadji (1903-1779). He was married to the Poddar family of Gauhati. On the death of the first wife he was married to Basanti Devi daughter of Shri Dhanrajji Saraogi of Dibrugarh and had a son named Girdharlalji and two daughters named Taramani and Kanta. Taramani is married to Gopinathji Bajaj of Kanpur. She adopted a son and daughter named Sandeep and Meena respectively. Kanta is married to Jagdish Prasad Deorah of Dibrugarh. They have two sons Manoj and Shailendra.

Girdhari, the only son of Badri Prasadji was married to Brahmadutt Bajaj's daughter Draupadi of Lanka in Assam. Girdhari and Draupadi have three daughters-Manju, Nirmala and Renu and a son named Sunder. Manju is married to Prabhu Dayal Agarwal of Lepatketa near Dibrugarh (Assam) and has a daughter Preeti and twin son-Ram and Shyam. Nirmala is married to Kamala Prasad Bhimsaria, the son of Rai Sahab Juharmal Bhimsaria of Jamunamukh, Assam and have three daughters-Minu, Guddi and Mili. At present they are staying in Nowgaon. Renu the youngest daughter is married to Jagdish Prasad Agarwal of Forbesganj in the Purnea district of Bihar. She has two daughters-Smita and Shika and a son named Gagan. Presently, they are staying in Kathier. Sunder is married to Tapoti Baruah and has two daughters-Naina and Namrata.

The third son of Hardeodasji was Luduramji (1907-1979). Ramdhandasji Kyal's daughter Rukmini Devi was married to him. They had two sons-Jwala Prasad and Shyam Sunder and two daughters-Draupadi and Seria. On the death of his first wife he was married to Kamala Devi of Rangiya in Assam. They have a daughter named Shashikala.

Jwala Prasad, the eldest son is married to Swadeshi Devi, the daughter of Harduttramji Sukhla of Calcutta and have six daughters-Tillotoma, Neelam, Mamta, Bela, Mirdula and Seema. Tillotoma is married to Dr. Prasan Kr. Changothia of Guwahati. Dr. Prasan is the son of late Bhagwati Prasad Changothia and the nephew of Banwarilal Changothia. They have two sons- Vivek and Nishant. The second daughter Neelam is married to Shri Ram Kr. Choudhury of Tinsukia, now settled in Guwahati. They have three sons- Ravi, Neeraj and Pankaj. Mamta, the third child is married to Motilalji, the son of Bhawarlalji Khakolia of Kampur (Nowgaon) and has a son named Niku. Bela is married to Ajay Nawka, the son of Satynarain Nawka. Kamarbandha now at Guwahati and has a daughter named Mridula is married to Rajesh Agarwal, Advocate. He is the son of J.P. Agarwal of Hojai, Assam. Seema, the youngest daughter is married to Trilok Geol of Tinsukia and has a daughter named Suchi.

Shyam Sunder is married to Shankuntala Devei of Imphal, Manipur and has two sons- Sharad and Anju and three daughters-Ranjana, Bhawna and Ekta. Ranjana is married to Shri Pradeep Saraogi of Calcutta, Bhawna is married to Ashok Tibrewala of Calcutta and Ekta is married to Deepak Modi of Dibrugarh. Laduramji's eldest daughter Draupadi is married to Hariramji Gardodia of Dibrugarh and have four sons- Dines, Suresh, Ashok and Deepak. His second daughter Seria is married to Tarachandji Khaitan, an Indian Airlines Duputy Commercial Manager. They have two sons- Arun and Alok and two daughters- Madhu and Rekha. Shashikala, the youngest daughter is married to Mahabir Prasad Agarwal (Mewara) of Kharupetia in the Darrang District of Assam and has a daughter -Ritika and one son-Ritest.

Shri Nagurmullji, the fourth sons of Hardeodasji was born on 5th October, 1912 and died on 18th July 1987. His first wife was Mohini Devi lived for a couple of years only. Thereafter, he was married to Jamuna Devi, the daughter of Purshottam Das Mour of Guwahati and had a child named Satya Bhama. Satya Bhama was married to Manikchand Kandoi of Calcutta, now at Shillong and has two sons- Bhagwati and Mahesh and a daughter Asha. Since, Nagurmullji had no male issue he adopted the eldest child of his younger brother Jagannathji as his son. His adopted son Binod is married to Saroj, the daughter of Mahabir Prasad Kejriwal of Dibrugarh and has two sons Ritish and Vinay and two daughters- Nisha and Mala. Nisha got married to Dinendra Singh of Calcutta.

Jaganathji, the youngest son of Hardeodasji was born on 10th March, 1920. After his marriage to Achuki Devi, the daughter of Mirzamullji Kyal of Guwahati he had a son named Binod who was later on adopted by his elder brother Nagurmullji. Through his second wife, Ratni Devi, the daughter of Hanumanbox Pasari of Nazira, he had three sons- Ramesh, Vijay and Pawan and two daughters Mansa and Geeta. After the expiry of his second wife, he was married to Tribeni Devi, the daughter of Late Bajranglalji Agarwal of Dubri, Assam and had two daughters- Anita and Sarita.

Ramesh his second son is married to Ranjana, the daughter of Radheshayamji Gupta of Calcutta and has a son named Rahat and a daughter - Riya. Vijay, the third son was adopted by Jaganathji's first cousin Keshardeoji Bawri of Guwahati but he has since come back to Shillong and settled here. Vijay is married to Neeta, the daughter of Durgaduttji Poddar of Calcutta and has two sons- Vinit and Harshit. Pawan, the youngest son is married to Anshu, the daughter of Keshav Kumarji Agarwal of Calcutta. They have two daughters Drishti and Aditi and a son Rishab.

Among the daughters, the eldest Mansa is married to Shri Vimal Ganeriwal, son of Sanwarmalji Ganeriwal of Calcutta and has two sons-Vivek and Shawhank. Geeta is married to Shri Naranjan Rasia was a son of Shri Dhampatraiji Rasiwasia of Tinsukia, now settled in Delhi. Anita is married to Ajay Bageria, son of Shri Shiv Bhagwanji Bageria of Calcutta and has a daughter Nayan. The youngest daughter Sarita is married to Sanjay Sikaria, son of Shri Sitaramji Sikaria of Guwahati. They have a daughter Yashi and a son. Hemanshu Hardeodasji's eldest child was a daughter named Manni Bai. She was married in Ramgarh (Rajasthan) to Shri Rangalalji Saraf and had three sons- Babulal, Govind and Kishan and two daughters- Sugni and Rampyari. Hardeo dasji's sixth child was Mohini Bai. She was married to Goverdhandasji Bhartia of Nalbari, Assam but she died childless.

All the children of Hardeodasji were born in Shillong. All his grand children too were born here and most of his great-grand children too were born in Shillong.

March towards enlightenment

The Calcutta census of 1921 refers that Marwari males of the period were literate to a certain extent. Actually, a Marwari was considered to be literate enough if he knew how to draft a letter and the basic of arithmetic, which they needed in their business transactions. The sons of Shri Hardeodasji Bawri learned this technique to assist their father in the business, though they did not complete formal education.

In those days formal education for girls was unheard of in the Marwari society of Shillong. The women were totally secluded and kept behind purdah. As years rolled by, the seclusion of women was slowly liberalised. In the 1930's the grand-daughters of Hardeodasji accompanied their brothers to the Anup Chand Hindi High School. There they received the knowledge of three R's. Manju, the great grand-daughter of Hardeodasji and the eldest daughter of Girdharilalji was the first girl among the Bawris who went to School. She was followed by her younger sister Nirmala. However, it had been Tillotoma, (the eldest daughter of Jwala Prasad Bawri) the first girl from the Bawri family to join an English Missionary School at Joseph's Convent School in the year 1958. Thereafter all the girls in the family studied in different missionary school of Shillong.

Practically all the Bawri daughters are graduated with honours to their credit. Some of them have excelled themselves academically thereby bringing laurels to the family's name. Among the daughters of Shri J.N. Bawri the youngest son of Hardeodasji Bawri, the second daughter Geeta, after securing the 1st Position in BA(Hon) secured a First Class First position in the B.Ed. Examination from St. Mary's College in the year 1979. His third daughter, Anita, secured a First Class third position the B.Sc. Home Science (Hons. in Clothing and Textile) from St. Mary's College in 1985 and a thirteenth position in the merit list of students passing B.Ed. Examination in 1986. His youngest daughter Sarita, a double graduate secured a First Division Second position in B.Sc. Zoology (Hons) in 1985 and First Class First In merit list of B.Sc. Geography (Hons) in 1986 from St. Mary's College, Shillong.

Among the grand-daughters, Tillotoma was the First graduate in the family, who secured a second division and first in merit (no First division was awarded) in the B.A. Education (Hons) in 1974 from St. Mary's College. Her younger sister Bela also did her B. Sc. (Hons) from Lady Keane College in 1985 securing 2nd Division with 8th position and sixteenth in merit in the year 1992. Ranjana Bawari daughter of Shri Shyam Sunder Bawri secured a First position in merit list of the B.Sc. (Hons) Home Science (Hons in child development) in 1989 from St. Mary's College. The other Bawri girls who have excelled include Renu, the youngest of Girdharilal Bawri completed the Honours in Education in 1976 from Lady Keane College. The daughter of Jwala Prasad Bawri- Neelam, Mamta and Mirdula completed their graduation in the Arts. Bhawna, the daughter of Shyam Sunder Bawri completed B.Sc. (Home Science) in 1993 and Ekta is studying for a degree in Economics as her Major. Mala,d the daughter of Binod Bawri is a graduate in Economics from Sophia College, Bombay in 1993. She has joined M.A. in Economics in the North Eastern Hill University in 1993.

Sulochana Bawri is the third child and the only daughter of Shri Daluram Bawri and Srimati Bhawari Bawri. She did her schooling from St. Joseph's Convent, Shillong and passed the H.S.L.C. Examination in 1976. She passed the B.A.(Hons) Examination in Political Science in 1980. Usually, after graduation, the girls from the community never went for further studies but Sulochana went on and did her Post-graduation from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong in 1982.

Her hunger for knowledge did not stop here. She continued to pursue the higher studies and did M. Phil. and Ph.D. The title of the Doctoral Thesis is "Electoral Politics in Meghalaya- A case study of the Greater Shillong areas during 1983 (Assembly) Elections".

She is the first Marwari girl in the whole of the North Eastern Region to achieve this distinction. She also has to her credit a First Class First Diploma in Folkoristics from the North Eastern Hill University in 1988.

Even since her childhood her desire was to stand on her feet and with this aim in view she started venturing out in this wide world. Immediately after her M.A. Examination she joined St. Mary's College as a Lecturer. It was for the first time in Shillong a Marwari was recruited as a Lecturer in a College. In addition to the Lecturer's job's Sulochana wanted to utilise her time in research work. But the College authorities did not allow. So she decided to leave the college and devote her time in research. In the meantime she could discipline her timing between leisure and work and so during the leisure time she started teaching in a High School. In 1988 she was awarded the Ph. D. Degree and was simultaneously invited at St. Anthony's College, Shillong to join there as a Lecturer. Within a month, the Post Graduate Training Centre which conducts the B.Ed. classes offered her to teach in the college for a semester. She is also appointed as a Counsellor in the Indira Gandhi National Open University.

As Education has a upward trend so she too started venturing more in the Educational world and started a Coaching Centre known as BRIGHT TUTORIALS AND CAREER GUIDANCE for the students of Intermediate, Degree and Competitive examination. Her ultimate aim is to upgrade this Centre into a full fledged college. At present, she is also the President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi parishad, Shillong. In 1993, she opened a full fledged college named BISSAU LADIES RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE at the premises of the Bright Tutorials and Career Guidance. Both the institutions are running well. Students belonging to different states of India have taken admission there.

The boys of the family have also done well in the academic field. According to the constraints of society the sons of Hardeodasji were literate enough once they knew the basic of three R's. The grandsons, however, studied either upto the Elementary High School or Intermediate or Graduate level. Eldest son of Shri J.N. Bawri, Binod Kr. Bawri secured a second division with seventeenth position in the B.A. Examination from the Gauhati University in 1967. He did his graduation from St. Anthony's College, Shillong. The second son Shri J.N. Bawri, Ramesh secured First division and fifth position in the B.A. Examination (Eco. Hons) from St. Edmund's College, Shillong. He did his graduation from Gauhati University. Vijay Bawri after graduation joined the Law College at Guwahati. Among the great grandsons of the Hardeodasji, those who are graduated with Honours to their credit are: Sunder Bawri in 1971, Mahendra-B.Sc. (Hons), Accountancy in 1981, Bimal Bawri -B.Sc.(Hos), Chemistry in 1983. All of them studied in St. Anthony's College Shillong. Sharad Bawri did B.Com.(Hons), Accountancy in 1987 from Shillong College.