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Devpura, Dhoopad, Dhoot, Gadaiya, Gagrani, Gaggar, Gattani, Gilda, Heda, Hurkat, Inani, Jaju, Jakhotiya, Jhanwar, Kabra, Kacholya, Kahalya, Kalani, Kalantri, Kaliya, Kakani, Karwa, Kasat, Khatwar, Ladda, Lahoti, Lakhotiya, Lohia, Malpani, Malu, Mandhanya, Mandvora, Maniyar, Mantri, Modani, Mundhra, Nawal, Nawandhar, Nolakha, Nyati, Pallod, Partani, Porwal, Randhad, Rathi, Saboo, Sarda, Sikchi, Sodhani, Somani, Soni, Tapdia, Tawri, Toshniwal, Totla and many more.
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There is a variant myth of origin, recorded by
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Mod (मोड़), the holy religious symbol of
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Maheshwari community are Agiwal, Aagsud, Ajmera, Asawa, Attal, Baheti, Bajaj, Baladi, Baldwa, Bangad, Bhandari, Bhansali, Bhattad, Bhuradya, Bhutda, Bidada, Birla, Biyani, Boob, Bung, Chandak, Chaparwal, Chitlangya, Chechani, Chokhda, Daad, Daga, Darak, Dargad,
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Kshatriya to Vaishya status may well have been involuntary. The success of invading Muslim forces in pre-medieval Rajasthan forced many indigenous traditional martial groups to either convert to Islam or adopt what was perceived to be a lower social standing in order to
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Marwari people of Rajasthan to expand their business interests and geographical influence. Maheshwaris were among the Marwari merchants who moved to the
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and thus established the 72 distinct family lines that exist within the small, tight-knit
Maheshwari community to this day. Those lines, known as
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Devra, G. S. L. (2003). "Political
Wilderness and Social Dismemberment - Varhas: A Forgotten Clan of North-West India (Pre-Medieval Period)".
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Krishna (2001). "Imperial Trade and 'Indigenous Mercantile World' in Western India with Special Reference to Opium".
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were turned to stone. It was Shiva who freed them from the curse, restoring them to life and thus inspiring their devotion.
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Rajasthan decided in the 8th century to abandon their traditional role in favour of being members of the
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Calangutcar, Archana (2012). "Marwaris in the Cotton Trade of Mumbai: Collaboration and
Conflict (circa: 1850-1950".
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can have negative connotations and imply a lower social position than that which they believe themselves to hold.
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Changing Financial Landscapes in India and Indonesia: Sociological Aspects of Monetization and Market Integration
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Changing Financial Landscapes in India and Indonesia: Sociological Aspects of Monetization and Market Integration
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The Birla family were outcaste by the community in 1922 when one of their number broke the caste marriage rules.
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