Painuli

Painuli (पैनुलि), correctly spelled as Panuly (पैन्यूली) or Painuly is a Brahmin community primarily from the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

They belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra and Vashishth Gotra are a member of Garhwali People.

Maa Rajarajeshwari or Maa Jagdamba in bhilang region of Uttarakhand is the Kul/Isth Devi and Guru Bhairav Nath/Guru Batuk Nath is the Kul/Isth Devata or the family deities of the Painulis.

Painuly group is also known as 'Lekhwar' clan because these people did all the reading/writing and accounting work for the King of Garhwal apart from being their priests.

Some majar villages of painuly' s are Paniyala, lekhwar gaon in Pratap nagar & Chandla, bhaatgaon in Ghansali.

Notable people

Paripoornanand Painuli (19 November 1924 – 13 April 2019) was an Indian Member of Parliament (5th Lok Sabha), social activist, and journalist with The Times of India. He represented the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency and was a member of the Congress political party.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Noted freedom fighter and ex-MP Paripoornanand Painuli dies at 94". The Times of India. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
^ Arun Pratap Singh (14 April 2019). "Painuli was a rebel at heart". Garhwal Post. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[1] "Noted freedom fighter and ex-MP Paripoornanand Painuli dies at 94". The Times of India. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2025.

[2] Arun Pratap Singh (14 April 2019). "Painuli was a rebel at heart". Garhwal Post. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

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