Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Vaishya / Vaishnava Community



Vaishya / Vaishnavaa are also as BaniyaBanijaVaniyaVaniVania and Vanya) is an occupational community of merchants, Bankers, Money-lenders, dealers on grains and spices. In modern times numerous commercial enterprises. 

The community Names

Vaishya Vani - Konkani/Goa

Agrawal, Agarwal,  Agerwal,  Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal - Punjabi, Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Hindi

Baniya - Northern India

Banija  / Arya Vyshya /
Setty / Komati - Telugu

Chettiar / Chetty - Tamil 

Moothan - Tamil from Kerala, Pallakad

Shetty - Kannada

Nagartha or Nagarta - Kannada

Modh - Gujarati

Baranwal, Barnwal,  Burnwal,  Bernwal, Varanwal, Varnwal, Barnawal - Bhojpuri 

Gahoi - Bundeli

Kashyap' or 'Kasaudhan - Hindi speakers from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh





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