1) Hindu surname 
Like many sub-castes of Garhwal, it is said that they are not native to Garhwal. One version (Rahul Sankrayatan`s) has it that they descended from four brothers, each of which settled in different locations in Pauri district. Another version has it that they all originally belonged to a village `Badeth` in Dwarikhal Block, near Silogi, in Bichl......