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<p><span class="autocomment">References: </span>removed parent category of <a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_castes" title="Category:Indian castes">Category:Indian castes</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{moresources|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Sunwani&#039;&#039;&#039; are a [[Hindu]] [[Bania (caste)|Bania]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. They use the surname [[Gupta]], and are sometimes referred to as Gupta.&lt;ref&gt;People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan &amp; J C Das page 1506 to 1510 Manohar Publications&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> The Sunwani are a [[Bania (caste)|Bania]] sub-caste, and are a community associated with trade. They are found mainly in the districts of [[Farukhabad]], [[Hardoi]]. [[Lakhimpur Kheri]], [[Pilibhit]], [[Shahjahanpur]], and [[Sitapur]]. The Sunwani speak [[Awadhi]], although most Sunwani can speak [[Hindi]]. They are an [[endogamous]] community, although there are instances of marriage with the Bania community.<br /> <br /> The Sunwani have remained associated with trade. A few Sunwani are a land holders, but rarely cultivate the land. Like other Bania groups, they have seen a marked urbanization.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Ghate Bania]]<br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Indian castes]]<br /> [[Category:Bania communities]]</div>

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