List of Baniyas
Surname list
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This is a partial list of notable/famous people from Baniya community.
Freedom fighters
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), Indian independence activist.[1]
- Kasturba Gandhi (1869–1944), Wife of Mahatma Gandhi.[2]
- Karamchand Gandhi (1822–1885), - Father of Mahatma Gandhi.[1]
- Ram Manohar Lohia - Quit India Movement fame and General Secretary of Praja Socialist Party[3]
- Lala Lajpat Rai - Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, popularly known as "Punjab Kesari"[4][5][6]
Arts
- Bhagwan Das, Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian award) awardee[7]
- Sita Ram Goel, historian, religious and political activist, writer, and publisher in the late twentieth century[8]
- Bharatendu Harishchandra, Known as the "father of modern Hindi literature and Hindi theatre"[9]
Corporate and business
Technology and startups
- Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, Ola Cabs and Ola Electric[10]
Other businesses
- Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, Reliance Industries[11]
- Jamnalal Bajaj, the adopted son of Mahatma Gandhi and the founder of the Bajaj Group of Industries[12]
- Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (1863–1912), Gujarati industrialist[13]
- Ramnath Goenka and family, Indian Express Limited[14]
- Walchand Hirachand (1882–1953), Indian industrialist and founder of Walchand group[15]
- Seth Hukumchand (1874–1959), Indian industrialist[16]
- Khushalchand Jhaveri (1680–1748), Indian jeweller and financier[17]
- Shantidas Jhaveri (1584–1659), Indian jeweller, bullion trader, and moneylender[18]
- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Indian billionaire investor, stock trader, and Chartered Accountant, founder of Akasa Air[19]
- Premchand Roychand (1832–1906), 19th century Indian businessman and founder of Bombay Stock Exchange[20]
- Sarabhai family, a prominent Business family[21]
- Jagat Seth family, merchant, banker and money lender family in Bengal[22]
Politics and activists
Activists
- Sir Ganga Ram Agrawal, civil engineer and architect known as "the father of modern-day Lahore"[23]
India
- Rekha Gupta, Politician, Chief Minister of Delhi[24]
- Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi[25]
- Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Co-operation, Member of Parliament (MP), President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), chairman of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Minister of State, Government of Gujarat[26]
