Template:More citations needed This is a partial list of notable/famous people from Baniya community.
Freedom fighters
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), Indian independence activist.[1]
- Kasturba Gandhi (1869–1944), Wife of Mahatma Gandhi.[2]
- Karamchand Gandhi (1822–1885), - Father of Mahatma Gandhi.[1]
- Ram Manohar Lohia - Quit India Movement fame and General Secretary of Praja Socialist Party[3]
- Lala Lajpat Rai - Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, popularly known as "Punjab Kesari"[4][5][6]
Arts
- Bhagwan Das, Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian award) awardee[7]
- Sita Ram Goel, historian, religious and political activist, writer, and publisher in the late twentieth century[8]
- Bharatendu Harishchandra, Known as the "father of modern Hindi literature and Hindi theatre"[9]
Corporate and business
Technology and startups
- Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, Ola Cabs and Ola Electric[10]
Other businesses
- Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, Reliance Industries[11]
- Jamnalal Bajaj, the adopted son of Mahatma Gandhi and the founder of the Bajaj Group of Industries[12]
- Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (1863–1912), Gujarati industrialist[13]
- Ramnath Goenka and family, Indian Express Limited[14]
- Walchand Hirachand (1882–1953), Indian industrialist and founder of Walchand group[15]
- Seth Hukumchand (1874–1959), Indian industrialist[16]
- Khushalchand Jhaveri (1680–1748), Indian jeweller and financier[17]
- Shantidas Jhaveri (1584–1659), Indian jeweller, bullion trader, and moneylender[18]
- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Indian billionaire investor, stock trader, and Chartered Accountant, founder of Akasa Air[19]
- Premchand Roychand (1832–1906), 19th century Indian businessman and founder of Bombay Stock Exchange[20]
- Sarabhai family, a prominent Business family[21]
- Jagat Seth family, merchant, banker and money lender family in Bengal[22]
Politics and activists
Activists
- Sir Ganga Ram Agrawal, civil engineer and architect known as "the father of modern-day Lahore"[23]Template:Div col end
India
- Rekha Gupta, Politician, Chief Minister of Delhi[24]
- Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi[25]
- Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Co-operation, Member of Parliament (MP), President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), chairman of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Minister of State, Government of Gujarat[26]Template:Div col end
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gandhi: The Traditional Roots of Charisma{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Chicago Press(2009-04-08). ISBN 978-0-226-22760-3
- ↑ The Forgotten Woman{{#if:Gandhi|, Gandhi}. Zark Mountain Publishers(1998). ISBN 1-886940-02-9
- ↑ Vaishyas find caste icon in Lohia. The Telegraph(12 October 2003). Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ Remembering India's freedom fighters: Lala Lajpat Rai. India TV News(2013-08-01). Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ Sub Division, Jagraon, Punjab. www.jagraonadministration.in. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Indian National Congress. Indian National Congress. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. CUP Archive(1973). ISBN 978-0-521-09811-3
- ↑ ‘How I Became Hindu’ by Sita Ram Goel – Chapter 9(d): Nightmare Of Nehruism. hindupost.in. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ Remembering Bharatendu Harishchandra on Hindi Divas, a man whose work fortified the language(14 September 2019).
- ↑ Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk?, World, Rest of. Rest of World(2025-05-06). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ The Changing Face of Corruption in the Asia Pacific: Current Perspectives and Future Challenges{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Elsevier(3 May 2017). ISBN 978-0-08-101230-7
- ↑ Jamnalal Bajaj [A brief study of his life and character]{{#if:Parvate|, Parvate}. Navajivan Publishing House(1960)
- ↑ Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India{{#if:Sheth|, Sheth}. Cambridge University Press(2024). ISBN 9781009330268
- ↑ The indomitable baron of the fourth estate, Rozario, Joseph. Marwar India Magazine(2015-12-12). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation{{#if:Damodaran|, Damodaran}. Hachette(2018). ISBN 978-93-5195-280-0
- ↑ Indian Business and Nationalist Politics 1931-1939: The indigenous capitalist class and the rise of the Congress Party{{#if:Markovits|, Markovits}. Cambridge University Press(1985)
- ↑ Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India{{#if:Sheth|, Sheth}. Cambridge University Press(2023-11-30). ISBN 978-1-009-33026-8
- ↑ Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India{{#if:Sheth|, Sheth}. Cambridge University Press(2024). ISBN 9781009330268
- ↑ Moving Markets, Chakraborty, Debarati. Marwar India Magazine(2016-05-25). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ Three Merchants of Bombay{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Penguin Books Limited(15 January 2016). ISBN 9788184757217
- ↑ Entrepreneurship and Industry in India, 1800-1947{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(1992). ISBN 978-0-19-562806-7
- ↑ Towns and Cities of Medieval India{{#if:Ray|, Ray}. Routledge(2017)
- ↑ Sir Ganga Ram: The pride of Lahore | Pakistan Today.
- ↑ Template:Cite AV media
- ↑ "I Am Baniya, Will Arrange Money For All Schemes": Arvind Kejriwal. www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ↑ 'बनिये का बेटा हूं हिसाब देना आता है', सीतमढ़ी में अमित शाह ने राहुल गांधी पर कसा तंज - amit shah son of baniya knows how to account retaliation to pakistan. Jagran. Retrieved 2025-11-05.