The Oswal (sometimes spelled Oshwal or Osval) are a
ÅšvetÄmbara Jain-majority Baniya community with origins in
Osian Osian or Osiyan may refer to:
* Osian art fund, an arts fund started in Mumbai (2010).
*Osian, Jodhpur, a city in Rajasthan, India
* Osiyan, Unnao, a village in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Osian (name), a name common in Wales, derived fr ...
, a town in the
Marwar region of
Rajasthan, India. They claim to be of
Rajput descent.
They were formerly also found in the
Tharparkar district of
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
(
pre-partition).
Notable people
* Jhaveri family
**
Shantidas Jhaveri (1584–1659), jeweller, bullion trader, and moneylender
**
Khushalchand Jhaveri (1680–1748), jeweller and financier
**
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (1863-1912)Business World -1987 - Volume 7 - Page 44 was an industrialist and one of the first generation textile mill owners from Ahmedabad, who laid the foundation of the present-day Lalbhai group of Industries.
Life
Lalbhai ...
(1863-1912), industrialist
*
Jagat Seth family
The Jagat Seth family was a wealthy merchant, banker and money lender family from Murshidabad in Bengal during the time of the Nawabs of Bengal.
History
The house was founded by Jain Hiranand Shah from Nagaur, Rajasthan, who came to Patna in ...
, merchant, banking, and moneylender family in Bengal
References
{{Social groups of Rajasthan
Indian castes
Social groups of Rajasthan
Social groups of Sindh
Jain communities
People from Jodhpur district
Marwari people