Jaiswal

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Jaiswal is the designation shared by a number of communities including

All of them are mainly located in the Agra/Mathura region. The term Jaiswal indicated residents of a place named Jayas or Jais.

Some authors have identified Jais with Jais in Raibarely district. A legend identifies it as Jaisalmer. However there are ducumented mentions of Jaiswal Jains prior to settlement of Jaisalmer in 1156 AD. The famous Dubkund Jain inscription of 1088 AD is the earliest mention of the Jayas town. Apabhramsha Jain poet Lakshman had composed Jinadatta charitra in sam. 1275 and Anuvaya Rayana Payiiva in sam. 1313 both at Tihuangiri near Bayana[1]. Thus the place Jayas must have been in the vicicnity of Agra region.

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Jaiswal is a community widely spread across different states of India,but known in different names.Ezhavas and Thiyyas of kerala,Billavas and Edigas of karnataka,Nadars of Tamilnadu,Gouds and Goudas of Andhra Pradesh,Bhandaris of Maharastra are all off shoots of the Jaiswals.They were warriors involved in different professions such as liquor making,Ayurveda,Agriculture and so on..in olden days..But in modern times they are in every sphere of life as front runners.In the south they are politically,educationally and econimically strong and dominates all aspects of life.V.S.Achuthandan,The present CM of kerala is from this community so is the CPM state secretary Pinarayi vijayan.Vijay Mallayya,Ramakrishna Khoday,Deva Gowda,K.Kamaraj(late) are some of the names need mention here..

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  1. ^ Jaiswal Jain Itihas, Ranjit Jain, Pub. Jaiswal Jain Samaj Gwalior, 1988