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Maithil Panji · वंशावली

Preserve your Maithil ancestry.

अपनी वंशावली बनाइए और सहेजिए

A free community project built around the Panji Prabandh tradition. Gotra, mool and pravara are part of every person, not a footnote. Chat on your phone, watch your tree grow, print it, and invite relatives to add their own branches.

  • Free. Start now, no sign-up
  • English, Hindi and Hinglish
  • Private. Never sold or shared
A family tree in the Mithila Madhubani style: four generations, each person with name in English and Hindi, gotra and mool
A family tree in the Mithila Madhubani style (sample family)

How it works

Three simple steps

Most families have a first tree in about fifteen minutes.

  1. 1

    Answer a few questions

    Our assistant asks one question at a time, in English, Hindi or Hinglish. Skip anything you do not know.

  2. 2

    Watch the tree grow

    Your tree appears as you talk. Tap anyone to correct a detail or add a photo, and choose a style.

  3. 3

    Print it and share it

    Download a print-ready PDF in A3 or A4, and invite relatives on WhatsApp to add their own branches.

Styles

Three ways to see your family

Switch at any time. Your information stays the same.

Classic template: a sample family tree
Classic
Warm and formal. Made for printing and framing.
Mithila Madhubani template: a sample family tree
Mithila Madhubani
Fish, lotus and sun, drawn in the Mithila hand.
Modern Minimal template: a sample family tree
Modern Minimal
Thin lines and plenty of white space.

Connecting families

More than a tree

Families who sign in can find each other. This is off until you switch it on, and nothing is linked without your yes.

  • Find the same family, entered twice

    If you agree, we compare your tree with others that share your gotra and mool, and show how alike they are. You can preview a match and ask the other owner to get in touch.

  • Trees joined through daughters

    A daughter belongs to her father’s tree and to her husband’s. Confirm the match and the two trees are linked, so families can see how they are related.

  • How are we connected?

    Once trees are linked, see your path to another family: through whom, and in how many steps. Only families who chose to take part appear.

Next, PAAG Foundation is working with Panjikars to bring the traditional Panji records into a searchable form, and to add Maithili to the chat once native speakers have reviewed the wording.

Your family’s story, in your family’s tradition.

आज ही अपनी वंशावली शुरू कीजिए

Start your family tree