Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Traditionally a mercantile community, Agrawals are found throughout northern and north-western India, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Agrawals form the bulk of the Vaishya community in northern India, along with other related communities, such as Maheshwaris, Khandelwals and Oswals.

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  • Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Traditionally a mercantile community, Agrawals are found throughout northern and north-western India, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Agrawals form the bulk of the Vaishya community in northern India, along with other related communities, such as Maheshwaris, Khandelwals and Oswals. According to one academic, Agrawals are one of the "most enterprising communities" in India with significant presence in business, government and private service, agriculture, education and politics. The majority of Agrawals belong to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, while 14% of them practice Jainism. The texts and legends of the Agrawal community trace the origin of Agrawals to the legendary Kshatriya king Agrasena of the Lunar Dynasty who adopted Vanika dharma for the benefit of his people. Literally, Agrawal means the "children of Agrasena" or the "people of Agroha", a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in Haryana region said to be founded by Agrasena.
  • Aggarwal är en kast i Indien. Kastens medlemmar anser sig vara ättlingar till maharaja Agarsen, forntida kung av Agroha, idag en mindre stad (by) i delstaten Haryana. Det forntida Agroha är idag en ruinstad. Maharaja Agarsen sägs ha delat sitt kungarike i 18 delar, en del för vart och ett av maharajans barn. Denna indelning tjänar än idag som en indelning av kasten i olika subkaster; Garg, Mangal, Kucchal, Goyan, Goyal, Bansal, Kansal, Singhal, Jindal, Thingal, Airan, Dharan, Madhukul, Bindal, Mittal, Tayal, Bhandal och Naagal. I det moderna Indien är Aggarwal väl ansedd, och dess status inom kastsystemet har sannolikt stigit jämfört med tidigare epoker. Till skäl för detta har bl.a. anförts att medlemmar av kasten är ärliga i affärer och skänker pengar till välgörenhet.
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  • सं १५१० वर्षे माघ सुदी ८ सोमे गोपाचल दुर्गे तोमर वंशान्वये राजा श्री डूंगरेन्द्र देव राज्य पवित्रमाने श्री काष्ठासंघ माथुरान्वये भट्टारक श्री गुणकीर्ति देवास्तत्पट्टे श्री मलयकीर्ति देवास्ततो भट्टारक गुणभद्रदेव पंडितवर्य रइघू तदाम्नाये अग्रोतवंशे वासिलगोत्रे सकेलहा भार्या निवारी तयोः पुत्र विजयष्ट शाह ... साधु श्री माल्हा पुत्र संघातिपति देउताय पुत्र संघातिपति करमसीह श्री चन्द्रप्रभु जिनबिंब महाकाय प्रतिष्ठापित प्रणमति ..शुभम् भवतु ..
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  • Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Traditionally a mercantile community, Agrawals are found throughout northern and north-western India, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Agrawals form the bulk of the Vaishya community in northern India, along with other related communities, such as Maheshwaris, Khandelwals and Oswals.
  • Aggarwal är en kast i Indien. Kastens medlemmar anser sig vara ättlingar till maharaja Agarsen, forntida kung av Agroha, idag en mindre stad (by) i delstaten Haryana. Det forntida Agroha är idag en ruinstad. Maharaja Agarsen sägs ha delat sitt kungarike i 18 delar, en del för vart och ett av maharajans barn.
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