Jais is located in India
Jais
Jais
Location of Jais, historical Jaiswal center

Jaiswal (/ɑːjəsəvɑːl/; Sanskrit: जायसवाल; IAST: jāyasavāla) 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.[1]

History

The origin of the Jaiswal community is not known, but it is speculated that their ancestors hailed from town 'Jais' in Uttar Pradesh and came to known as Jaiswals. They are mostly found in North India including Agra, Delhi, Maharastra and Rajasthan.[1]

In 2003, Jaiswal Kalwars were classified and listed as an Other Backward Class by some state governments like Delhi & Uttar Pradesh.[2][3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "7 more castes in OBC category". The Times of India. 19 May 2003.
  3. "UP CM Adityanath balances caste, regional factors in cabinet expansion". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2019.
  • Bayly, Christopher A. (1973). Patrons and Politics in Northern India. In Gallagher, John; Johnson, Gordon; Seal, Anil. Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940 (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press Archive. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-52109-811-3.
  • K. S. Singh (1996). People of India: Delhi. P. 264, India: Anthropological Survey of India.
  • Singh, K. S.; Lavania, B. K.; Samanta, D. K.; Mandal, S. K.; Vyas, N. N. (1998). People of India. Rajasthan. Mumbai, India: Published by Ramdas G. Bhatkal for Popular Prakashan. ISBN 81-7154-769-9. OCLC 40810077. page 438
  • Smita Tewari Jassal (2001). Daughters of the earth: women and land in Uttar Pradesh. ISBN 978-8-17304-375-8.
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