Who We Are
About Us
Gotra is the trusted platform for preserving multi-gotra heritage. We help families and communities across India and the diaspora document, protect, and share their ancestral legacy for generations to come.
Our Vision
One Living Heritage Network
What if your relatives live across different cities or countries?
A future where every family can discover their roots, preserve their identity, connect with relatives, share traditions, and pass knowledge to future generations.
One Platform. One Heritage Network. Millions Connected.
Who We Are
Powered by the 108 Ganesh Foundation
We are conceived to establish 108 Ganesh statues and temples depicting different images worshiped all over the world — to promote heritage in Nepal. The 108 Ganesh Foundation USA, a nonprofit organization, reaches among 10,800 Vansh communities to connect through the gotra platform.
Heritage Preservation
Research and documentation of family lineage across the subcontinent. Membership fees are equally shared between gotra research and the 108 Ganesh Foundation over a five-year mission window.
Our Mission
Connecting 1,080,000 Family Units
To connect scattered Kul / Vansh / Extended Family Groups (कुल / वंश) across the Indian subcontinent — joining and publishing the family about their puja, custom, goddess, and DNA. A connection medium to research for a functional family unit matching one or more.
Build the world's largest digital archive of Hindu lineage, culture, customs, family traditions, and ancestral records — and raise support for the 108 Ganesh Foundation.
Our Story
Built on a Simple Belief
Ancestral knowledge is too precious to exist only in memory or scattered notes. We created a dedicated space where families can record their gotra name, lineage, deities, puja customs, and genealogy in one secure place — and choose to share it with their community or keep it private. Today, families across India, Nepal, and the diaspora use Gotra to preserve what makes their heritage unique.
Who Is Gotra For?
Families, Elders & Community Leaders
Gotra is for families, community elders, and anyone who cares about preserving their gotra identity. Whether you are documenting your own family line, coordinating with a larger gotra association, or simply want a safe place to record rituals and customs for your children, our platform adapts to your needs with flexible profiles and privacy controls.
What We Believe
Principles That Guide Us
Preservation First
Cultural heritage should be recorded in a way that outlives paper and oral tradition. We prioritize long-term, structured documentation.
Privacy by Choice
You decide what is public, shareable by link, or private. Sensitive details — including DNA data — stay under your control.
Community & Connection
Gotra strengthens bonds within communities by making it easy to discover and connect with others who share the same roots.
Why Gotra
Scattered Vansh, One Living Thread
Roughly 1,080,000 Kul/Vansh families carry centuries of lineage rooted in the eight sages — the Saptarishis and Agastya. Gotra exists so this cultural wealth is never lost: structured profiles families can preserve, researchers can study, and communities can pass down together.
Lineage Mapping
Trace your gotra to its root sage and Vansh branch across generations. Map patrilineal descent from the eight foundational lineages in a clear, searchable profile.
Puja & Kuldevi Records
Document your kuldevi, seasonal pujas, and rites of passage with rich formatting. Capture the customs that define your Vansh before they live only in memory.
DNA & Vansh Research
Record DNA data alongside lineage to enable cross-Vansh research. Contribute to understanding how patrilineal clans connect families across regions and generations.
Exogamy Verification
Verify marriage lineage rules before unions are arranged. Confirm that prospective partners belong to different gotras — same-gotra marriage is strictly prohibited.