Jaiswal (surname)

Jaiswal (/zɑːjəsəvɑːl/; Sanskrit: जायसवाल; IAST: jāyasavāla) or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many Hindu communities including Kalwars, Jains and Rajputs. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal in various commodities. In past, they excelled in the art of liquor making[1] and were classified as Somavamshiya Sahatrarjun Kshatriya.[2]

Jais
Location of Jais, historical Jaiswal center

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 and Rajasthan. Because their hereditary occupation of distilling and selling liquor[1] was considered degrading, the Kalwars were moved down from Kshatriya to Vaishya[3] Varna in the traditional caste hierarchy of South Asia.

During the British rule, the Jaiswal took up a variety of occupations, including trade, agriculture, army service, government service, and law.[4] In 2003, Jaiswal Kalwars were classified and listed as an Other Backward Class by some state governments like Delhi, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh.[5][3] Although Jaiswal Jain and Rajput still belong to General Category in India's positive discrimination system.

Prominent Jaiswal Jains
Main article: Jaiswal Jain
  • Poet Bulakhichand, author of Vachankosha in sam. 1707
  • Dr. Nemichandra Shastri Jyotishacharya 1922-1974
  • Ravindra Jain, poet and music director

Prominent Jaiswal Kalwars

Prominent Jaiswal Rajputs

See also

References
  1. "Jaiswals' 1936 vintage car set to hit road again". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2017.
  2. "Jaiswal Matrimonial". Jeevansathi. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021.
  3. "UP CM Adityanath balances caste, regional factors in cabinet expansion". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2019.
  4. Donald Anthony Low (1968). Soundings in Modern South Asian History. University of California Press. pp. 70–71. OCLC 612533097.
  5. "7 more castes in OBC category". The Times of India. 19 May 2003.
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