Maheshwari, also spelled Maheshvari, is a Hindu caste of India, originally from what is now the state of Rajasthan.[1] Their traditional occupation is that of commerce and as such they form part of the wider Bania occupation-based community that also includes castes such as the Khandelwals, Oswals and Agrawals. The Banias of Rajasthan are often known as Marwaris,[2][3] [4] Maheshwaris claim a Rajput ancestry.[5] K. K. Birla, an industrialist whose family has its origins in the Maheshwari caste,[a] recounted a traditional story of origin for the community. This states that 72 groups from the Kshatriya varna in what is now Rajasthan decided in the 8th century to abandon their traditional role in favour of being members of the Vaishya varna. Inspired to do this by their devotion to Shiva, another name for whom is Mahesh, they adopted the name Maheshwari and thus established the 72 distinct family lines that exist within the small, tight-knit Maheshwari community to this day.[7][b] Those lines, known as khamps, traditionally practice exogamy in marriage and mostly Vaishnavism in religion.[9] Got it from Wikipedia !, May this make more sense
@@CM-444 chutiye meghwal maheshwari alag hai hum marwari baniye hai maheshwari, Birla , dambani, Sandeep maheshwari all are marwari baniye apni chamar giri khi aur dikha
Maheshwaris are NOT descendants of Rajputs. Rajput men all over india in every state use SINGH title as a suffix after their name and women use Kunwar title which is not at all found in Maheshwaris , instead the maheshwaris use titles like Chand and laal after their names. Maheshwaris of India are merchant caste that comes in Vaishya Warna just like Agrawal caste of North India. Rajput caste is made in almost 6th Century AD by the union of ruling powerful families through intermarriages. Rajputs of India share their DNA with Maratha kshatriyas and southern kshatriyas as well like the Rashtrakutas and kadambas and majority Rajputs are descendants of Hun and Shaka warrior tribes. Rajputs were the rulers of all princely states of Rajasthan till indias independance and thats why the state got named as Rajasthan from Rajputana of british era. Rajputs still have the image of Thakur Sahab of Karan Arjun movie in many parts of North india and Rajasthan. Rajputs were recognised as a Martial race by british officers. Maheshwari , Khandelwal , Agrawal all these 3 castes are equivalent to "Wani" caste of maharashtra means someone who is involved in trading since ages. Many big business tycoons of India belong to Maheshwari caste like Jhunjhunwala , Birla , Kogta , Khetan , Dhoot , Bajaj , Piramal group etc etc. As of now the maheshwari community is found mostly in West bengal , Maharashtra and Assam as compared to their motherland of Rajasthan. It is often said that Rajputs and maheshwaris are the only 2 castes of Rajasthan who have become popular all over world because of their Hardwork and sacrifice
And about rajput, it was never a rajput based legend but based on Kshatriya legend of rajasthan and about DNA there is no DNA Mapping of Maheshwaris till now .
They abandoned their kshatriya dharam so there gotras, creating 72 new one later 3 oswal gotras joined maheshwaris , "oswals" are *rajput* converted into*Jainism* still their gotras are rathore , Chauhan etc . Chand and lal are suffix used by baniyas as they are baniyas or *Traders* they use these suffix .
@@SatisFire6677 Nahi bhai aap jaise agrawal ho na ham bhi aap ke tarha he eak bar aap Maheshwari pe Wikipedia pe search kar lo Agarwal Oswal Khandelwal and Maheshwari are same
