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The '''Oswal''' (sometimes spelled '''Oshwal''' or '''Osval''') are a [[Jain]] community with origins in the [[Marwar]] region of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Tharparkar district]] in [[Sindh]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India |first=Lawrence A. |last=Babb |publisher=SAGE |year=2004 |isbn=9780761932239 |pages=164–178 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74tUY0le33UC&pg=PA164}}</ref> They claim to be of [[Rajput]] descent.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Harlan|first=Lindsey|title=The Goddesses' Henchmen: Gender in Indian Hero Worship|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|pages=66}}</ref> | |||
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The Oswal (sometimes spelled Oshwal or Osval) are a Jain community with origins in the Marwar region of Rajasthan and Tharparkar district in Sindh.[1] They claim to be of Rajput descent.[2]
References
- ↑ Babb, Lawrence A. (2004). Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India. SAGE. pp. 164–178. ISBN 9780761932239.
- ↑ Harlan, Lindsey (2003). The Goddesses' Henchmen: Gender in Indian Hero Worship. Oxford University Press. p. 66.
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