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{{about|the Jain community|the computer scientist|Sunita Sarawagi}} | |||
{{Jainism}} | {{Jainism}} | ||
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The '''Sarawagi''' or '''Saraogi''' or '''Sarawgi''' [[Jainism|Jain]] community, meaning a Jain [[Śrāvaka (Jainism)|Śrāvaka]], is also known as the '''Khandelwal'''.<ref>Khandelwal Jati ka Vrihat Itihas (Hindi), Kasturchand Kasliwal</ref> They originated from [[Khandela]], a historical town in northern Rajasthan. | The '''Sarawagi''' or '''Saraogi''' or '''Sarawgi''' [[Jainism|Jain]] community, meaning a Jain [[Śrāvaka (Jainism)|Śrāvaka]], is also known as the '''Khandelwal'''.<ref>Khandelwal Jati ka Vrihat Itihas (Hindi), Kasturchand Kasliwal</ref> They originated from [[Khandela]], a historical town in northern Rajasthan. | ||
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==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||
The Khandelwal Digambar Jain Mahasabha was founded by Lunkaran Pandya of Jhalarapatan and Padam Chand Benara of Agra (both then living in [[Bombay]]) on Feb. | The Khandelwal Digambar Jain Mahasabha was founded by Lunkaran Pandya of Jhalarapatan and Padam Chand Benara of Agra (both then living in [[Bombay]]) on 28 Feb. 1916 in Bombay.<ref>Khandelwal Digambar Jain Mahasabha ka sankshipta itihas, | ||
[[Jain Gazette]], March | [[Jain Gazette]], 6 March 2008, p.7</ref> The first convention of the Mahasabha was held in 1920, where the publication of "Khandelwal jain Hitechchhu" was initiated. Several regional branches of the Mahasabha were established, however they all became inactive around 1932. The Mahasabha has been revived recently, its current office is in [[Lucknow]]. | ||
It has recently several published directories. So far the community count has been done for 1794 towns with 29,944 families and 185,556 individuals. This does not include the city of Jaipur, which is the largest center. | It has recently several published directories. So far the community count has been done for 1794 towns with 29,944 families and 185,556 individuals. This does not include the city of Jaipur, which is the largest center. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Agrawal Jain]] | |||
* [[Jainism]] | * [[Jainism]] | ||
* [[Jainism in Rajasthan]] | * [[Jainism in Rajasthan]] | ||
* [[Kasliwal (disambiguation)|Kasliwal]] | * [[Kasliwal (disambiguation)|Kasliwal]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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|isbn=978-0-89581-956-7}} | |isbn=978-0-89581-956-7}} | ||
{{Jainism Topics}} | {{Jainism Topics}}{{Social groups of Maharashtra}} | ||
[[Category:Jain communities]] | [[Category:Jain communities]] | ||
[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:People from Sikar district]] | |||