The title, 'Lala' or 'Seth' was common to Banias as well as the other four communitiesīanias in West Punjab, like other Hindus and Sikhs, were forced to flee in the terrible ethnic cleansing that followed in the wake of the Partition. In addition to being shopkeepers, they also acted as small-time traders, middle-level tradesmen, money-lenders and rich industrialists. In comparisonto the more urbane Khatris/Aroras/Bhatias/Soods, Banias tended to be more rural. In the villages of the province, Banias sometimes used to be the only shopkeepers. However, the majority were in the east(present-day Haryana, Delhi and Punjab(India)).These areas were encompassed by the Jullunder and Delhi divisions. Prior to the Partition, Banias were spread all over the Punjab, from the northwestern districts bordering the North West Frontier Province to Delhi in the southeast and from Multan in the southwest, bordering Sindh to Jammu in the northeast. Punjabi Banias and non-Vaishya castes like Khatris / Kshatriya, Aroras, and Soods were the premier mercantile communities of the province as opposed to Rajputs, Gujjars and Jats, who were primarily agriculturalists. As per Emperor Agrasen's guidance, the Aggarwals are in the forefront of social service. They still have the same 18 gotras that were given tothem and they carry on the name of Agrasen. Today, these people are known as Agarwals. The descendants of the Gotras were forced to migrate to other parts of India. During the centuries that followed, the prosperous Agroha Empire was invaded many times by foreign conquerors. Trade, agriculture and industry continued to flourish. He proceeded to conduct 18 Maha Yagnas and divided his kingdom among his 18 sons. Agrasen established 18 clans (or Gotras) for each of his 18 sons based on the names of their Guru. Around 3200 B.C., Emperor Agrasen and Queen Madhavi established and ruled Agroha, which existed near what is now the city of Hisar in Haryana, India. She also asked that in return for her eternal presence with his descendants, he establish a new Kingdom. The goddess blessed him and asked him to give up the Kshatriya tradition and take up the trading tradition. He prayed to Goddess Lakshmi to grant his kingdom long-term peace. Eventually Narada negotiated peace between them.Īgrasen was moved by the suffering of his subjects during the war. Hindu mythology says that the king of the devas, Indra wanted to marry Queen Madhavi, the wife of Agrasen and waged a long war. He never discriminated against anyone and his subjects were happy and contented. The young prince Agrasen was an icon of non-violence, messenger of peace and well known for his compassion. According to the "Mahalaksmi Vrat Katha", Emperor Agrasen was a Kshatriya and a Suryavanshi (lineage from the Sun) born during the last stages of the Dwapar Yuga. The Agarwal community was founded by Emperor Agrasen. Those living in the Shekhawati region in Rajasthan came to be called Marwaris.Īmong other Banias of the Punjab, the Oswals are originally from Osian, Rajasthan, Khandelwals from Khandela, Rajasthan and Rastogis, Rohatgis are from Rohtak, Haryana. From this region, they migrated to Punjab, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and throughout India. The name Agarwal is derived from Agroha (Sanskrit "Agrotaka") the original center of the Agarwals(the main Bania gotra), which is near Hisar in Haryana. This is because the origin of the Banias can be traced to Haryana, which formed part of the ancient Punjab region.Īgroha, the original center of Agrawal Banias Banias or the Vaishya Varna of the Indian Caste System have a special connection with the Punjab. Punjabi Banias, like their counterparts in other parts of India, are tradesmen. The Hindi word " Bania" is derived from the Sanskrit vanika (वणिक)or trader. Populated_states= Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of Northern India
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