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Bania (gastropod)
Bania may refer to: * Bania (caste), also Baniya or Vanika, a trader or merchant belonging to the Indian business class * Bania (Newar caste), one of the Newar Uray castes of Kathmandu, traders specialising in traditional medicines * Bănia, a commune in Caraş-Severin County, Romania * Bănia River, a tributary of the Nera River in Romania * Bania (region) (or Banovina), a region in Croatia * Bania, part of the Swoszowice, Kraków, Swoszowice district of Kraków People with the family name Bania * Piotr Bania (born 1973), Polish football player * Kenny Bania, secondary character on the ''Seinfeld'' TV series See also * Banian (other) * Banias, an archaeological site at the foot of Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights * Banya (other) * Banyan (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bania (caste)
__NOTOC__ The Bania (also spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania and Vanya) is a Vaishya community mainly found in Indian states of Gujarat, and Rajasthan, but they are also found in Madhya Pradesh. Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, Traditionally, the main occupations of the community are merchants, bankers, money-lenders, and in modern times they are mostly White-collar and Knowledge workers and owners of commercial enterprises. The community is composed of several sub-castes including the Agarwal Banias, Porwal Banias, among others. Most Banias follow Hinduism or Jainism, but a few have converted to Sikhism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. Most of Hindu Banias are Vaishnavas and are followers of Vallabhacharya and Swaminarayan. Etymology The etymological origin lays in the Sanskrit word ''vanik'', and they are deemed to be India's "pre-eminent" trading community, historically. In Bengal the term Bani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
