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'''Modi''' is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Bihar]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Haryana]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Jharkhand]], and [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{cn|date=February 2020}} | '''Modi''' is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Bihar]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Haryana]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Jharkhand]], and [[Uttar Pradesh]].{{cn|date=February 2020}} | ||
Modi title is used by people of Baniya castes, from Agarwal to Barnwal to Teli Baniya. It's a Baniya surname but not specific to one baniya subcaste.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} | Modi title is used by people of [[Bania (caste)|Baniya castes]], from Agarwal to Barnwal to Teli Baniya. It's a Baniya surname but not specific to one baniya subcaste.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} | ||
The Modi's from Rajasthan belong to the | The Modi's from Rajasthan belong to the Vaishya Kshatriya Caste who are Suryavanshis. | ||
However, as per popular folktale, Modi Jains of Gujarat migrated from Bihar to western states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan over centuries. The Modis who remained in the historical Jain places in Bihar consider themselves as part of [[Barnwal]]s and practice Hinduism with reverence for Jain deities as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Bokaro-MLA-stirs-Vaishya-caste-cauldron/articleshow/51402814.cms|work=- [[Times of india]]|title=Bokaro MLA stirs Vaishya caste cauldron}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/state-and-center-giving-baranwal-status-to-obc-043047-3688961.html|work=- [[Dainik Bhaskar]]|title=Patna News - state and center giving baranwal status to obc}}</ref> | However, as per popular folktale, Modi Jains of Gujarat migrated from Bihar to western states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan over centuries. The Modis who remained in the historical Jain places in Bihar consider themselves as part of [[Barnwal]]s and practice Hinduism with reverence for Jain deities as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Bokaro-MLA-stirs-Vaishya-caste-cauldron/articleshow/51402814.cms|work=- [[Times of india]]|title=Bokaro MLA stirs Vaishya caste cauldron}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/state-and-center-giving-baranwal-status-to-obc-043047-3688961.html|work=- [[Dainik Bhaskar]]|title=Patna News - state and center giving baranwal status to obc}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Hitesh Modi]] (born 1971), Kenyan cricketer | * [[Hitesh Modi]] (born 1971), Kenyan cricketer | ||
* [[Ishwar Modi]] (born 1940), Indian sociologist | * [[Ishwar Modi]] (born 1940), Indian sociologist | ||
*[[Jashodaben Modi]] (born 1952), [[Spouse of the Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]] | |||
* [[Jivanji Jamshedji Modi]] (1854-1933), Indian Zoroastrian priest | * [[Jivanji Jamshedji Modi]] (1854-1933), Indian Zoroastrian priest | ||
* [[Kal Penn]], stage name of Kalpen Modi, American actor | * [[Kal Penn]], stage name of Kalpen Modi, American actor | ||