Jaiswal (surname)
Jaiswal (/dʒɑːjəsəvɑːl/; IAST: jāyasavāla) or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many Hindu communities. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal in various commodities. Historically, some of them excelled in the art of distilling liquor, and many remain involved in its legal sale today.[1] [2]
History
The origin of the Jaiswal community is not known, but it is speculated that their ancestors hailed from the town 'Jais' in Uttar Pradesh and came to known as Jaiswals. They are mostly found in North India including Agra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.[1]
In 2003, Jaiswal Kalwars or Baniyas were classified and listed as Other Backward Class (OBC) by several state governments, including Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.[3][4] However, in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand[5][6], Jammu and Kashmir, and Assam, Jaiswal Kalwars are not included in the state or central OBC lists, and are therefore treated under the General (Unreserved) category in those states.
Notable people
- Ankush Jaiswal (cricketer)
- Madan Prasad Jaiswal (Indian politician)
- Naina Jaiswal (table tennis player)
- Pankaj Jaiswal (cricketer)
- Pradeep Jaiswal (Maharashtra politician)
- Pragya Jaiswal (actress and model)
- Radhey Shyam Jaisawal (UP politician)
- Samiksha Jaiswal (TV actress)
- Sanjeev Jaiswal (actor)
- Sanjiv Jaiswal (film director and producer)
- Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (Indian politician)
- Sanjaya Lall (economist)
- Suvira Jaiswal (Indian historian)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Indian cricketer)
- Anantram Jaiswal (Freedom fighter and founder of Samajwadi Party)
- Dilip Kumar Jaiswal (Indian politician)
- Jawahar Lal Jaiswal (Indian politician)
- GCR Jaiswal (Vice-Chancellor, Awadh University)
- Gorakh Prasad Jaiswal (Indian politician)
- Navin Jaiswal (Jharkhand politician)
- Ravindra Jaiswal (UP politician)
- Rai Bahadur Thakur Jaiswal (Jharkhand businessperson)
- Ritu Jaiswal (Bihar politician)
- Randhir Jaiswal (Indian Diplomat)
- Sanjay Jaiswal (Indian politician)
- Saligram Jaiswal (freedom fighter and politician)
- Sriprakash Jaiswal (Indian politician)
See also
References
- 1 2 "West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ Kumar, Ajay (25 March 2025). "UP's New Excise Policy: Aiming for Multiple Goals with One Arrow". IndiaChronicle. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Jaiswal was reported to have nearly 10,000 liquor shops. It wasn't just Jawahar Jaiswal; the Jaiswal community had long held a monopoly over the liquor business in UP.
- ↑ "7 more castes in OBC category". The Times of India. 19 May 2003.
- ↑ "UP CM Adityanath balances caste, regional factors in cabinet expansion". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2019.
- ↑ "झारखंड की 4 जातियों को OBC में शामिल करने की मांग, सांसद विष्णु दयाल ने लोकसभा में उठाया आरक्षण का मुद्दा - palamu mp demands 4 jharkhand communities in central obc list". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "जायसवाल, भगत, कलवार ब्याहुत को ओबीसी सूची में शामिल करने की मांग - Ranchi News". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- Bayly, Christopher A. (1973). Patrons and Politics in Northern India. In Gallagher, John; Johnson, Gordon; Seal, Anil. Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940 (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press Archive. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-52109-811-3.
- K. S. Singh (1996). People of India: Delhi. P. 264, India: Anthropological Survey of India.
- Singh, K. S.; Lavania, B. K.; Samanta, D. K.; Mandal, S. K.; Vyas, N. N. (1998). People of India. Rajasthan. Mumbai, India: Published by Ramdas G. Bhatkal for Popular Prakashan. ISBN 81-7154-769-9. OCLC 40810077. page 438
- Smita Tewari Jassal (2001). Daughters of the earth: women and land in Uttar Pradesh. ISBN 978-8-17304-375-8.