Kaushal

Kaushal is a Brahmin Gotra mainly found in central India. Districts like Gwalior, Guna and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh have large number of Brahmins of Kaushal gotra. Kaushal gotra Brahmins are the descendents of Lord Parshuram and hence mostly use the surname Bhargava. They are however different from the Bhargava(dhusar) community of Haryana. Apart from Bhargava, surnames like Tiwari, Mishra and Sharma are also used by Kaushal Gotra Brahmins.