Maheshwari
Maheshwari, also spelled Maheshvari, is a Hindu caste of India, originally from what is now the state of Rajasthan. Their traditional occupation is that of commerce and as such they form part of the wider Bania occupation-based community that also includes castes such as the Khandelwals, Oswals and Agrawals, Gahois.The Banias of Rajasthan are often known as Marwaris, and are also known as ''Mahajans'', a term which community members prefer because ''Bania'' can have negative connotations and imply a lower social position than that which they believe themselves to hold.
The Maheshwaris claim a Rajput ancestry. K. K. Birla, an industrialist whose family has its origins in the Maheshwari caste,}} recounted a traditional story of origin for the community. This states that 72 groups from the Kshatriya varna in what is now Rajasthan decided in the 8th century to abandon their traditional role in favour of being members of the Vaishya varna. Inspired to do this by their devotion to Shiva, another name for whom is ''Mahesh'', they adopted the name Maheshwari and thus established the 72 distinct family lines that exist within the small, tight-knit Maheshwari community to this day.}} Those lines, known as ''khaps'', traditionally practice ''khap'' exogamy while maintaining caste endogamy in marriage, and mostly follow Vaishnavism in religion. Some surnames in the Maheshwari community are Agiwal, Aagsud, Ajmera, Asawa, Attal, Baheti, Bajaj, Baladi, Baldwa, Bangad, Bhandari, Bhansali, Bhattad, Bhuradya, Bhutda, Bidada, Birla, Biyani, Boob, Bung, Chandak, Chaparwal, Chitlangya, Chechani, Chokhda, Daad, Daga, Darak, Dargad, Devpura, Dhoopad, Dhoot, Gadaiya, Gagrani, Gaggar, Gattani, Gilda, Heda, Hurkat, Inani, Jaju, Jakhotiya, Jhanwar, Kabra, Kacholya, Kahalya, Kalani, Kalantri, Kaliya, Kakani, Karwa, Kasat, Khatwar, Ladda, Lahoti, Lakhotiya, Lohia, Malpani, Malu, Mandhanya, Mandvora, Maniyar, Mantri, Modani, Mundhra, Nawal, Nawandhar, Nolakha, Nyati, Pallod, Partani,Periwal,Porwal, Randhad, Rathi, Saboo, Sarda, Sikchi, Sodhani, Somani, Soni, Tapdia, Tawri, Toshniwal, Totla and many more. There is a variant myth of origin, recorded by Sivkaran Ramratan Darak in 1923 and subsequently referred to by modern scholars such as Lawrence Babb. In this version, a prince was supported by 72 Rajputs in disrupting a sacrifice being made by some sages, who retaliated by cursing them such that they were turned to stone. It was Shiva who freed them from the curse, restoring them to life and thus inspiring their devotion. The arrival of colonial trade with the British encouraged Marwari people of Rajasthan to expand their business interests and geographical influence. Maheshwaris were among the Marwari merchants who moved to the Deccan Plateau in the early 19th century, where the opium trade was prominent; they were present as bankers in Hyderabad State by 1850; and in the last quarter of the century emerged as a significant group in the cotton trade of Bombay. In the 20th century, some Maheshwari, Tharu families, such as the Birlas, used the accumulated wealth from their traditional occupations to become prominent industrialists. Provided by Wikipedia
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Comparison of toxin removal outcomes in online hemodiafiltration and intra-dialytic exercise in high-flux hemodialysis: A prospective randomized open-label clinical study protocol by Maheshwari Vaibhav, Samavedham Lakshminarayanan, Rangaiah Gade Pandu, Loy Yijun, Ling Lieng Hsi, Sethi Sunil, Leong Titus Lau Wai
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Comparison of the effect of audiovisual and verbal instructions on patient performance while performing automated Humphrey visual field testing by Devendra Maheshwari, Aditi Nair, Techi Dodum Tara, Neelam Pawar, Rengappa Ramakrishnan, D Ranitha Guna Selvi, Mohammed Sithiq Uduman
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Rare postoperative delayed malignant hyperthermia after off-pump coronary bypass surgery and brief review of literature by Monish S Raut, Sibashankar Kar, Arun Maheshwari, Ganesh Shivnani, Arun Kumar, Elvin Daniel, Sandeep Joshi, Amit Motihar, Priyanka Gupta
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Branched-Chain Fatty Acids as Mediators of the Activation of Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha by a Fungal Lipid Extract by Garima Maheshwari, Robert Ringseis, Gaiping Wen, Denise K. Gessner, Johanna Rost, Marco A. Fraatz, Holger Zorn, Klaus Eder
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Challenges in managing chronic kidney disease with simultaneous renal transplant immunosuppressant induced buccal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric Burkitt's like lymphoma: A cas... by Syeda Sara Tajammul, Shruti Maheshwari, Javeria Munir, Khalil Al-Farsi, Ali Allawati, Zamzam Al Hashami, Layth Mula-Hussain
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Comparative proteomics of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in people with Type 2 diabetes highlights the role of inflammation, visual transduction, and extracellular matrix pathw... by Sagnik Sen, Prithviraj Udaya, Jayapal Jeya Maheshwari, Piyush Kohli, Haemoglobin Parida, Naresh Babu Kannan, Kim Ramasamy, Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam
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Supplementation of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids or Essential Amino Acids Does Not Reverse the Hepatic Lipid-Lowering Effect of a Protein-Rich Insect Meal in Obese Zucker Rats by Sandra Meyer, Lea Schäfer, Julia Röhrig, Garima Maheshwari, Erika Most, Holger Zorn, Robert Ringseis, Klaus Eder, Denise K. Gessner
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Investigating short-stay admission to a neonatal intensive care unit as a risk factor for reduced breast feeding at discharge in infants ≥36 weeks’ gestation: a retrospective cohor... by Dharmintra Pasupathy, Rajesh Maheshwari, Sarah J Melov, James Elhindi, Rachel Ann Jones, Gemma Lowe, Lynne Henry, Mihaela Roxana Culcer
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An authentic learner-centered planetary health assignment: A five-year evaluation of student choices to address Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action) by Michelle McLean, Charlotte Phelps, Jessica Smith, Neelam Maheshwari, Vineesha Veer, Dayna Bushell, Richard Matthews, Belinda Craig, Christian Moro
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Identification of serum microRNA signatures for diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury in a closed head injury model. by Anuj Sharma, Raghavendar Chandran, Erin S Barry, Manish Bhomia, Mary Anne Hutchison, Nagaraja S Balakathiresan, Neil E Grunberg, Radha K Maheshwari
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Impact of prior biliary stenting on diagnostic performance of endoscopic ultrasound for mesenteric vascular staging in patients with head of pancreas and periampullary malignancy by John S Leeds, Pardeep Maheshwari, Kofi W Oppong, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Manu K Nayar, Noor L H Bekkali, Richard M Charnley
Published 2022-07-01
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