Modh

Modh communities comprise people who use the name and originate from Modhera in Gujarat, India. In that state and in Rajasthan, there are many examples of Hindu communities who take their name from a town and thus there exist both Modh Brahmin and Modh Bania. Where two groups share a similar toponym, the Brahmin group often traditionally acted as priests for the other, although this was not always the case and sometimes there was no corresponding group at all or there were more than two.[1] In the case of Modhera, there is at least one other group - the Modh Modi- and some journalists have suggested that they are prosperous and mainly in textiles, grocery, finance and diamond trades.[2]

People

Mahatma Gandhi, the sole icon of the Indian independence movement, belonged to Modh-Bania caste.[3][4] Acharya Hemachandra the Indian Jain scholar, poet, mathematician and polymath was a Modh.


Narendra Modi, 14th and the current Prime Minister of India, belongs to Modh-Ghanchi-Teli caste.[5]

The Ambani family, one of the richest families, belong to Modh-Bania caste.

References
  1. Shah, A. M. (1998). The Family in India: Critical Essays. Orient Blackswan. pp. 134–136. ISBN 978-8-12501-306-8.
  2. Cong says Modi born to prosperous caste, added it to OBC list, Indian Express, New Delhi, 9 May 2014
  3. Guha, Ramachandra (15 October 2014). Gandhi before India. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-322-8.
  4. Renard, John (1999). Responses to 101 questions on Hinduism. Internet Archive. New York : Paulist Press. ISBN 978-0-8091-3845-6.
  5. Correspondent, dna (9 May 2014). "Narendra Modi belongs to Modh-Ghanchi caste, which was added to OBCs categories in 1994, says Gujarat government". DNA India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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