Guru / Ideal | Maharaja Agrasen |
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Meaning | 'Children of Agrasen' or 'People of Agroha' |
Religions | Hinduism, Jainism |
Languages | Hindi, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Hariyanvi Sanskrit |
Country | India |
Populated States | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab (Pakistan), Sindh (Pakistan) |
Region | North India |
Population | 13 Million |
Surnames | Agrawal, Goel, Goyal, Singhal, Mittal, Bansal, Goenka, Jindal, Jhunjhunwala, Harishchandra, Bindal |
Alternative Names | Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal, Agarawala |
Festivals | Agrasen Jayanti, Hindu and Jain Festivals |
Agrawal is a community found throughout northern, central and western india.the agarwal community were also found in what are now the pakistani provinces of punjab and sindh. the name agrawal is derived from the agragan state said to be founded by maharaja agrasen some 5000 years ago. most agrawals follow Hinduism, although some are jains.
Members of the agrawal community are known for their business skills and have for many years been influential and prosperous in india.
the agrawals claim descent from kshatriya king maharaja agrasen of the mythological solar dynasty. they are at the forefront of the larger bania community, which includes other mercantile communities like Maheshwari and Oswal.
Popular Agrawal Clans (Gotra) | |||
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Goyal | Garg | Kucchal | |
Kansal | Bindal | Dharan | |
Singhal | Jindal | Mittal | |
Tinga | Tayal | Bansal | |
Bhandal | Nagal | Mangal | |
Airan | Madhukul | Goyan | |
Kotrivala | Pasari | Mudgal |
Rajput and Agarawal both are distict caste. but founder of Agarawal Maharaja Agrasen was Rajput (Kshatriya King of the Solar Dynasty) who adopted Vanika dharma (Vaishyas varnas of Hinduism) for the benefit of his people.
Agarawal are Vaishya because they are followes of Maharaja Agrasen who changes his varnas Kshatriya to Vaishyas.
Name | Profession / Popular |
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Sir Ganga Ram Agrawal | The Father of Modern-Day Lahore |
Bhagwan Das | Bharat Ratna Awardee |
Bharatendu Harishchandra | Father of Modern Hindi Literature and Hindi Theatre |
Anand Jain | Chairman of Jai Corp Limited |
Anil Agarwal | Chairman Vedanta Resources Plc |
Arvind Kejriwal | Chief Minister of Delhi |
Ashok Singhal | President of the Hindu organisation VHP |
Bhavish Aggarwal | Co-founder of Ola Cabs |
Binny Bansal | Co-founder of Flipkart |
Deepinder Goyal | Co-founder of Zomato |
Dinesh Agarwal | Founder of IndiaMART |
Kajal Agarwal | Actress and Model |
Lakshmi Mittal | CEO ArcelorMittal |
Mukesh Bansal | Founder of Myntra |
Peyush Bansal | Founder at Lenskart |
Rahul Bajaj | Chairman of Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group |
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala | Owner of Rare Enterprises |
Rohit Bansal | Founder of Snapdeal |
Sachin Bansal | Founder of Flipkart |
Mukesh Bansal | Founder of Myntra |
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Religion List | |
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Christianity | Islam |
Hinduism | Buddhism |
Judaism | Jainism |