Agarwal community
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The Agarwal community is a prominent North Indian trading and business community traditionally associated with the Bania/Vaishya caste and known for its entrepreneurial and philanthropic activities.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bania community
ⓘ
Hindu community ⓘ Vaishya community ⓘ business community ⓘ community ⓘ trading community ⓘ |
| businessSectors |
finance
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ real estate ⓘ retail trade ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| casteCategory | Bania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| diasporaPresence |
Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian diaspora in East Africa ⓘ Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia ⓘ Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom ⓘ Indian diaspora in the United States ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicInfluence | significant role in urban commerce in North India ⓘ |
| economicRole |
financial services
ⓘ
industrialist community ⓘ merchant community ⓘ |
| ethnoReligiousIdentity | Hindu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
business leadership
ⓘ
entrepreneurship ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ trading networks ⓘ |
| language |
Haryanvi
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Marwari ⓘ Rajasthani ⓘ |
| marriagePattern |
endogamous at community level
ⓘ
exogamous at gotra level ⓘ |
| philanthropicActivity |
charitable trusts
ⓘ
dharamshalas ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ temple building ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClassification | forward caste in several Indian states ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | gotra-based clans ⓘ |
| socialStratum | Vaishya varna ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
banking
ⓘ
business ⓘ commerce ⓘ moneylending ⓘ trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.