Interestinf information :- OBC CASTE BANIA Bania (caste) Languages Hindi, Marwari, Punjabi, Gujarati The Bania (otherwise known as Baniya, Vani and Vania) is an occupational community of merchants, bankers, money-lenders, dealers in grains, spices and in modern times numerous commercial enterprises. The term is used in a wider sense in Bengal than it is elsewhere in India, where it is applied to specific castes, such as the Agarwals, Baranwals, Maheshwaris, Oswals, Porwals, Bania is derived from the Sanskrit word vanij, which means merchant. In western India the caste is called Vani or Vania. Although in Bengal the term is applied to all people who are involved in moneylending and similar activities, elsewhere in India it is used in the more limited sense of referring to specific castes.[1] [edit]Sub-divisions The Bania consist of a number of distinct endogamous communities. The main sub-divisions are as follows:[citation needed] Agarwal Agrahari Barahseni Barnwal Gahoi Ghate Bania Kesarvani Khandelwal Lohia Madhesiya Vaishya Maheshwari Mathur Vaishya Omar Oswal Parwal Porwal Purwar Roniaur Vijayvargiya
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