A Shakadwipi village and Vaidya family in Bihar-
A Shakadwipi village and Vaidya family in Bihar- ( This is extract from the article published in Dr. Vijay Prakash Sharma edited book ” Contemporary Indian Society- In the beginning of 21 st century” , Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2015 ) Village history: Village Khaira i s a multi-caste village under Maharajganj Panchayat of Kutumba block in Aurangabad district of Bihar situated at the bank of river Batre . During Jamindaari system of British Raj it was under Mali state. The mythology of village runs like –there was a daughter of Mali Raja who was very dear but suffering from chronic illness and there was no hope for her survival. In the meantime a person known as Toshdhar Vaidya , an Aaurved practitioner passing through the state boundary caught attention of the people and brought to Raja. On Raja’s request he examined the patient and prescribed some medicines and went off. Fortunately, the patient, so dear to Raja survived the i...