Bajpai Family History

Indian: variant of Vajpayee which was a title given to a performer of the Vajpeya Yagya in the Vedic times. Vaja is a general term for a liquid that imparts strength which could be Soma or even the liquid left by curdled milk;

peya denotes the action of drinking. This yagya was performed in autumn for the welfare of citizens and could be performed by anyone who was prosperous enough to sponsor it.