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List of Baniyas

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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.{{Cite book |last1=Rudolph |first1=Susanne Hoeber |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi6GDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA17 |title=Gandhi: The Traditional Roots of Charisma |last2=Rudolph |first2=Lloyd I. |date=2009-04-08 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-22760-3 |pages=17 |language=en}}File:Mahatma-Gandhi, studio, 1931.jpg
  • Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944), Wife of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Karamchand Gandhi (1822-1885), - Father of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Ram Manohar Lohia - Quit India Movement fame and General Secretary of Praja Socialist Party
  • Lala Lajpat Rai - Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, popularly known as "Punjab Kesari"{{Cite web |title=Lajpat Rai was born on 28 January 1865 into an Agrawal Jain |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lala_Lajpat_Rai}}{{Circular reference|date=February 2025}}

Arts

  • Purushottam Agrawal, writer and an ex-member of the Union Public Service Commission board
  • Vinita Agrawal, poet, editor and curator
  • Vasudeva Sharan Agrawala, scholar of cultural history, Sanskrit and Hindi literature, numismatics, museology, art history, and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award
  • Bhagwan Das, Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian award) awardee{{cite book|author1=John Gallagher |author2=Gordon Johnson |author3=Anil Seal |title=Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x104AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA45 |date=1973 |publisher=CUP Archive |isbn=978-0-521-09811-3 |pages=45–}}
  • Sita Ram Goel, historian, religious and political activist, writer, and publisher in the late twentieth century
  • S. N. Goenka, Padma Bhushan awardee, Vipassana meditation teacher
  • Bharatendu Harishchandra, Known as the "father of modern Hindi literature and Hindi theatre"{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/remembering-bharatendu-harishchandra-on-hindi-divas-a-man-whose-work-fortified-the-language-7330071.html|title = Remembering Bharatendu Harishchandra on Hindi Divas, a man whose work fortified the language|date = 14 September 2019}}

Civil servants

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Law

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Politics and activists

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  • Sir Ganga Ram Agrawal, civil engineer and architect known as "the father of modern-day Lahore"{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/11/06/sir-ganga-ram-the-pride-of-lahore/|title=Sir Ganga Ram: The pride of Lahore | Pakistan Today}}
  • Ajay Goyal, A global entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and writer.
  • Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, freedom fighter, and politician. He played a pivotal role in the Indian Independence movement.{{Cite web |title=Sub Division, Jagraon, Punjab |url=http://www.jagraonadministration.in/LalaLajpatRai.php |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=www.jagraonadministration.in}}{{Cite web |title=Indian National Congress |url=https://inc.in/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Indian National Congress |language=en}}
  • Ashok Singhal, president of Vishva Hindu Parishad and in charge of Ram Janmabhoomi movement
  • Janaki Devi Bajaj, conferred Padma Vibhushan the second highest civilian award in 1956.

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Science and technology

Sports

  • Asha Agarwal, Arjuna Award Indian former long-distance runner and Hong Kong Marathon winner
  • Mayank Agarwal, Indian cricket team member
  • Sam Agarwal, Ex-Indian former cricketer of Oxford University
  • Sandhya Agarwal, former captain of Indian women's cricket team
  • Subhash Agarwal, Arjuna Award winner, coach of India's national billiards team
  • Krishnan Kumar Aggarwal, Kenyan field hockey player at 1964 Summer Olympics
  • Neha Aggarwal, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Indian table tennis player
  • Premlata Agrawal, first Indian woman to scale the Seven Summits
  • Vantika Agrawal, Woman Grandmaster (Chess)
  • Pushpendra Kumar Garg, Khel Ratna Award winner
  • Priyam Garg, captain of Indian U-19 Men's cricket team
  • Malaika Goel, Indian shooter, 2014 Commonwealth Games Women's 10m Air Pistol competition Silver Medalist winner(Youngest Medalist)
  • Suresh Goel, Arjuna Award winner
  • Neha Goyal, Indian field hockey player, Olympian{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/photo/winning-the-day-1835935-2021-08-02|title = In pics: India's women's hockey team celebrates its stunning victory over Australia| date=2 August 2021 }}
  • Sanjiwan Goyal, Kenyan field hockey player at 1988 Summer Olympics in men's tournament
  • Ankur Mittal, 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships Double Trap event Gold Medalist winner, Bheem Award and Arjuna Award

See also

References

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