there are many subgroups in brahmins based on demography. rishiswar, sanadhya, kanyakubj, telang, saryupareen, bhumihar, goswami, tyagi, and saraswati are the main streams of brahmin. across the subcontinent, other brahmins are also believed to have switched from the traditional duties of brahmins in favor of military and administrative ones. in other parts of the subcontinent, outside of punjab and the gandhara region, they have been known as the tyagi brahman and "brahma-kshatriya" groups. these groups also claim to have descended from the parshuram tyagi brahmans of haryana and west uttar pradesh; traditionally, they have a close relationship and brotherhood with mohyals.