The Marwari or Marwadi are an Indian ethnic group that originate from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. Their language, also called Marwari, comes under the umbrella of Rajasthani languages, which is part of the Western Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. The region was ruled by Shekhawat Rajputs. Shekhawati is located in North Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Neem Ka Thana, Jhunjhunu, parts of Sikar that lies to the west of the Aravalis and Churu. It is bounded on the northwest by the Jangladesh region, on the northeast by Haryana, on the east by Mewat, on the southeast by Dhundhar, on the south by Ajmer, and on the southwest by the Marwar region. Its area is 13,784 square kilometers.
Marwar is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word 'maru' is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani languages, "wad" means a particular area. English translation of the word 'marwar' is 'the region of desert.'
Modi is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The surname Modi doesn't belong to any particular community. It is distributed among various religions as well. It is used in Hindu, Muslim and even Parsi community.
Tiwari, from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin', is a surname of some Hindu Brahmin communities commonly found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.
Sultana is a town in Jhunjhunu District of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It belongs to Jaipur Division. It is located 25 km to the east of District headquarters Jhunjhunu. 200 km from State capital Jaipur
Pathak is a surname native to India. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of North India and Western India.
Ghai is a surname that is found among the Khatri community of India.
Tandon is a surname found among Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Tibrewal is an Indian (Marwadis) toponymic surname from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, India. Its variants include Tibrewala, Tibdewal and Tibarewal. The word "tibar" in the local Rajasthani-language means small sand hills, and people who had their homes on such hilly areas in the desert region of Rajasthan were called Tibrewal. People with this surname or its variants include:
The Silawat, also known as Sangtarash, are a Muslim community from the Marwar region of the state of Rajasthan in India. They are also present in the province of Sindh in Pakistan, where they are known as Gazdar.
Om Birla is an Indian politician, agriculturist and social worker who is serving as the 17th and current Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 2019. He serves as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kota-Bundi constituency in Rajasthan since 2014. He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2014. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mistry, or Mistri, is an Indian surname. The name can be found among people from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Bangladesh. This surname is used by Vishwakarma communities of India. It is an occupational surname.
Kataria is an Indian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Subedi is one of the surnames of both Brahmin and Chhetri Varna in Nepal. In ancient days, people who could recite Veda easily were called by the surname Subedi. It is also believed that they originated from the same Village called Suberi which lies in the Bajhang District of Far Western Nepal which is why they are called Subedi. They belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra. Subedi are mostly found in the hilly region of Nepal. They are also found in certain states of India like Sikkim, Assam, and West Bengal. Significant numbers of the Subedi family are also found in the kingdom of Bhutan and Myanmar.
Kotecha is an Indian surname. These people mostly come under the Lohana clan of the Hindu religion and follow the Vaishnav tradition. Some of the families are Sthanakwasi Jain based in Maharashtra, They are basically a business community and their ancestors were traditionally merchants based out of the western states of India like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. They speak Gujarati, Kutchi, Marwari or Marathi language as their mother tongue. The Kotecha community is spread across the world.
Jagdeep Dhankhar is an Indian politician and lawyer, who is the Vice President of the Republic of India since 2022. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991 and later a Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He has also been affiliated with multiple political parties in India, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.
Saroj is a Surname used by Pasi community. they also known as Hindu, It is a generic title which variously means lótus, or chaste. they commonly found in India.
Jaiswal or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many Hindu communities. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal in various commodities. In past, some of them excelled in the art of liquor making.
Rawat is a surname of people belonging to Hindu Rajput. from uttarakhand and U.P divisions in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Rajputs of uttarakhand.
