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	BANGLAPEDIA: Marwaris
		Chief deities of the Hindu Marwaris are Ganesha and Laksmi.
		The Marwari nominee for the Central Legislative Assembly from Calcutta was Keshoram Poddar, a British-backed conservative.
		Marwari landlords refused to let their houses to Muslim tenants and Marwari traders replaced local Muslim dyers and tailors and weavers by Hindu upcountrymen.
	banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/M_0162.htm (1730 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Marwari language (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Marwari language (also variously Marvari, Marwadi, Marvadi) is spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan, but is also found in the neighboring state of Gujarat and in Eastern Pakistan.
		The Marwari languages are a subgroup of the Rajasthani language of Hindi dialects.
		The Marwari language was used in the recent Indian movie, Paheli, where it was mixed with Hindi so it is understandable to the main stream audience.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Marwari-language (1153 words)

	Breaking the Marwari Rules - WSJ.com
		India's Marwari industrialists are quickly learning that rapid growth requires access to capital and bankers on Wall Street, London or Hong Kong as well as institutional investors, who want a more transparent company and a more liquid stock.
		The term Marwari comes from the Sanskrit term maru, which means desert, referring to the Thar Desert area of Rajasthan, where Marwari families originated and later fled for lack of jobs.
		Marwaris developed their own rigid practices such as starting business days with Hindu prayer and ending with an accounting of that day's cash flow.
	online.wsj.com /public/article/SB115249384528101999-NGgWFE3kBl_0NAh7moqZv9hNNtA_20060716.html?mod=regionallinks (1585 words)

	Catchcal.Com > Kaleidoscope > Calcutta > People Of Calcutta > The Marwaris Of Calcutta
		By 1870, the Marwari businessmen were in a position to control the vital inland trade in jute and cotton-goods.
		The Marwaris, even at the turn of the last century, had faced lot of impediments, especially, racial discrimination of the British.
		In a nut-shell, the Marwaris of Calcutta have undergone a grand metamorphosis while transforming from a Burrabazar trader to an Indian industrialist.
	www.catchcal.com /kaleidoscope/people/marwaris.asp (912 words)

	MSN INDIA - Nepal Marwaris fear sectarian flare up
		Marwaris, who form about one percent of Nepal's nearly 27 million population and dominate the business sector, find themselves targeted by organized kidnapping gangs while policemen refuse to take action.
		In addition to organised crime, Marwaris also fear a repetition of the violence that erupted in 2000 over an anti-Nepal statement wrongly attributed to Indian film star Hrithik Roshan that triggered riots and businesses owned by Marwaris and other Nepalis of Indian origin came under attack.
		Marwaris have been freshly alarmed by the sectarian violence that erupted in the key administrative town of Nepalgunj in western Nepal after Christmas, widening the traditional rift between the kingdom's hill community and people from the Terai plains in the south, near the Indian border.
	content.msn.co.in /Nri/NRIIANS_050107_1822.htm (712 words)

	Marwaris Information
		Marwaris are a group of Indo-Aryan people from the Marwar region of Rajasthan in India.
		Marwaris diversfied and now can be found at many places all over India and branching out to different parts of the world as well.
		Marwaris spread to many regions of India, and even to neighboring countries, as they expanded their business and trade networks.
	www.bookrags.com /Marwaris (1517 words)

	Telugu Portal - Nepal Marwaris fear another sectarian flare up - Asia - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Marwaris, who form about one percent of Nepal's nearly 27 million population and dominate the business sector, find themselves targeted by organized kidnapping gangs while policemen refuse to take action.
		In addition to organised crime, Marwaris also fear a repetition of the violence that erupted in 2000 over an anti-Nepal statement wrongly attributed to Indian film star Hrithik Roshan that triggered riots and businesses owned by Marwaris and other Nepalis of Indian origin came under attack.
		Marwaris have been freshly alarmed by the sectarian violence that erupted in the key administrative town of Nepalgunj in western Nepal after Christmas, widening the traditional rift between the kingdom's hill community and people from the Terai plains in the south, near the Indian border.
	www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/article.php?storyid=27328 (682 words)

	MarriageSolutions.com
		Marwari weddings are eloborate and the pre and post wedding functions are well stretch for days.
		As mostly Marwari marriages are arranged one the matchmaking is the foremost part of the wedding process.
		Marwari baraat consists entirely of male members (Now a days females are also allowed to in Barrat).
	www.marriagesolutions.com /rituals/marwari.html (1529 words)

	22 cr throne for Sai Baba, why, asks Thackeray
		Marwari should be given the status of special community for their contribution in the economy of country.
		Marwaris have become the blood suckers in the social fabric in Maharashtra.
		Their home town is several hundred kms away but they have found in Maharashtra a place where they can play havoc with the lives of poor people.
	www.expressindia.com /messages.php?newsid=72670 (884 words)

	Bye to a maverick - Nepali Times
		Marwaris are a close-knit community and present a unified face, but differences within their ranks are marked.
		According to insiders, Marwaris in Nepal are of four types.
		Ironically, Indrachok Marwaris, such as Khetan, were once considered the underclass of the community though they have lived in the capital for over a century and speak Newari with fluency.
	www.nepalitimes.com /issue/347/StateoftheState/13488 (594 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) \| Opinion \| Growing over the years
		The association of Marwari migrants with the British is somewhat strange.
		But there is one Marwari family of Bengal whose contribution to the nationalist movement and social upliftment, especially the upliftment of women, is passing into oblivion.
		Sitaram Seksaria was one of the foremost reformist Marwari leaders, known for his promotion of women’s education, including the establishment of Shri Shikshayatan in 1954.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1071228/jsp/opinion/story_8711376.jsp (822 words)

	Shekhawati area and its wall painting (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The havelis were the symbol of the status of the Marwaris and a home for their extended family, providing security and comfort in a style.
		The Marwaris patronized craftsmen who decorated not only their own residence but also all the buildings they had constructed.
		Paintings are to be found everywhere in profusion, on walls, balconies, ceilings, arches and pillars, on the dome of the cenotaphs and even on the rim of the wells.
	www.apanidhani.com /shekha/painted.htm (267 words)

	Laid back and rich \| Hard News
		Marwaris, who came from Rajasthan, initially made their forays into Calcutta after the battle of Plassey, when the victorious East India Company started expanding its trade.
		Marwaris in Bengal, however, did not show much interest in industry, choosing to remain in the world of stock speculation and trading.
		Marwaris continue to control the economy of the eastern region.
	www.hardnewsmedia.com /2008/01/1901 (1644 words)

	DIPLOMACY OF WARS OF RELIGIOUS SECTS (718) KALKI GAUR - KALKI GAUR - by KALKI GAUR
		The Marwari’s control over more than 50% of India’s total wealth and property even when Marwaris represent less than 1% of India’s population is totally unacceptable in any democratic society, and is the principal cause of clash of races in India.
		Marwaris (the Jews of India) have acquired the finesse of the Bolshevik Jews to develop working alliance with the Communists in India, so long the economic resources of India continue to be owned and controlled by Marwaris.
		Marwari Conspiracy and its continued loot of Indian economy by rampant tax evasions and massive hoarding of the Black-money presents the greatest threat to Indian civilization.
	my.opera.com /kalkigaur/blog/show.dml/462071 (2752 words)

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		It is also the home of the Marwaris, India’s mercantile community that now commands vast business empires in different parts of the country and the world.
		Shekhawati lies in the north east region of Rajasthan and is the homeland of marwaris.
		The marwaris form one of the most important merchant and business groups in India, they developed their business acumen on the trade routes between Delhi and the coast between India and Central Asia.
	www.rajasthan-tour-package.net /Shekhawati.htm (3952 words)

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		Her book is neither a history of the Marwaris, though, nor the business history of Bengal, which may have amalgamated somewhere.
		Rather than being living art, as in the cases of house painting mentioned earlier, the empty Marwari haveli are instead a type of historical artifact attesting to the historicity of Marwari claims of being (almost) aristocratic sons of Rajasthan.
		Marwari presence in Kolkata, became evident around the 1820s, as they began to leave imprints of their cultural baggage.
	www.financialexpress.com /old/print.php?content_id=60705 (1233 words)

	Marwari Matrimonials,Marwari Bride,Marwari Matrimonial Site
		Marwari weddings are an ostentatious affair and are carried out in a traditional manner.
		Earlier Marwaris included only the business community but later, people from other professions like commerce, industries and service-class, who believed in traditional Rajasthani culture were also known as Marwaris.
		Marwaris supported Congress with donations and hospitality and influenced MK Gandhi and Nehru to undertake humanitarian and social welfare activities.
	www.surfindia.com /matrimonials/marwari.html (805 words)

	RAJASTHAN > History of marwari community
		On their arrival in Bengal, they are supposed to have introduced themselves as Marwaris and since they wore pugris (turbans), they were also referred to as pugridhari Marwaris (Marwaris who wore turbans).
		Marwari businesses flourished, their net worth rose beyond limits that even they had set for themselves.
		Well-established Marwaris invited nephews, uncles, cousins and well wishers to come to the cities to lend a helping hand in the expansion, diversification and the consolidation of their business there.
	www.rajasthaninfoline.com /rinfo/marwarih.htm (1814 words)

	Gurcharan Das » BIBLIO ESSAY
		The story of the Marwaris is a fascinating tale of how a tiny community from the desert sands of Rajasthan spread out to every corner of north, west, and central India, settling in thousands of villages and towns in the 19th century.
		When the Marwari needed money, he borrowed from another Marwari trader on the understanding that the loan was payable on demand, “even at midnight,” and he would reciprocate with a similar loan.
		Marwaris are socially conservative, and that too might help to explain their success. They took to English education much later than most other communities like the Bengalis or Punjabis, for example.
	ccs.in /gdas/?p=45 (2290 words)

	The Magnificent Marwari
		A noble horse that was considered more or less to be a God on Earth, the Marwari Horse was supposed to have been around since the beginning of the world and was specified to be ridden only by the Rajput Warriors as nobody else was worthy of it.
		The tales of the Marwari's feats and bravery in battle are legendary and still emotionally stirring - it was known not to back down when it came to attacking a War Elephant or to leap from the heights of fort battlements.
		The Marwari Horse, bred as it was in a harsh climate, is a hardy breed, capable of withstanding both intense heat and cold.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/7-5-2004-56255.asp (957 words)

	Mittal bid shows how growth brings Indians into conflict with tradition
		Mittal, India's wealthiest expatriot, belongs to an ethnic group called Marwari that believes it is critical for companies to maintain family ownership.
		While Marwaris are proud that one of their own has done well, triumphing in a five-month battle for Arcelor, some delicately voice misgivings, saying Mr.
		Marwaris developed their own rigid business practices such as starting business days with Hindu prayer and ending each day with an accounting of that day's cash flow.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06191/704783-28.stm (1504 words)

	Saving the Raja's Horse \| Science & Nature \| Smithsonian Magazine
		In 1995, the year Kelly bought her first Marwari with the intention of bringing it to the United States, the horse was on a long list of threatened breeds illegal to export.
		Ahot-blooded desert horse with a thick, arched neck, long-lashed eyes and flaring nostrils, the horse was bred for battle by the Rathores, a clan of fierce warriors belonging to India’s Rajput, or princely, caste of rulers.
		But the other Marwari breeders were reluctant to cede control over the registration and valuation of their own horses—especially to a group led by a foreign woman and a lesser noble who wasn’t even from Marwar.
	www.smithsonianmag.com /science-nature/11200341.html (5406 words)

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		Ungratefulness is part of the character of the Marwari community mostly.
		Marwaris are Bengalee haters, despite the fact that they have become what they only because of their coming down to Calcutta during the world war one.
		Marwaris could communicate with the Muslims of Colootola and Zakaria Street conveniently while in the Bengali localities they were taken as aliens.
	indiatalking.com /blog/eyeopener/2069 (925 words)

	SyncOne.net - Permalink Display
		Marwaris are an elite group of people from Marwar region of Rajasthan in India.
		The development of the fresco paintings on Havelis in Shekhawati region is linked with the history of the Marwaris.
		The Shekhawati region has produced large number of Marwaris who are leading the economy of India.
	www.syncone.net /cmd/ShowClip/bff7a912eba24a1d99b1840b27802e8e.aspx (195 words)

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		Infact, such has been the contribution of Marwaris to trade, that the term "Marwari" has now become an integral part and parcel of the daily lexicon, with the term being used to describe any person who displays a strong business acumen.
		Marwaris are strictly vegetarian and so is their cuisine.
		Jodhpur is also famous for its sweets and the Marwaris are known to have the sweetest tooth in the whole country.
	www.jaipurudaipur.com /jodhpur.htm (4818 words)

	Indian Heritage Hotels Association - Mansions of Shikhawati
		Known as the Marwaris, it is perhaps no coincidence that the families associated with industry trace their lineage here : the Dalmias, Birlas, Poddars, Goenkas, Khaitans, Singhanias, Jhunjhunwalas, Kedias, Neotias, Biyanis, among others.
		Soon, however, the merchants from the Shekhawati region overtook in scope their counterparts from Marwar, but continued to be known as the Marwaris, a term that still denotes their community today.
		The British, as a state, were perhaps more tolerant, and the Marwari wanted to re-negotiate the position of their trade.
	www.indianheritagehotels.com /mansionsofshekhawati.asp (2155 words)

	The Maharajah and the Merchants - TIME
		But rather than reminisce about the martial adventures of his forefathers, Kesri Singh is preoccupied these days with his former subjects, the "Marwari" merchants who were once moneylenders and traders in the dusty camel-filled town that sprawls around the ramparts of his castle.
		From the 19th century onwards, when the ancient Silk Road that crisscrossed Mandawa began to be eclipsed by the steamship and the railway, the Marwaris fled the desert for the flourishing tropical port of Calcutta.
		Before paints were mass produced, for example, Marwaris fermented their dyes from cow urine and plastered them onto walls while the mud was still wet.
	www.time.com /time/world/article/0,8599,1635018,00.html (790 words)

	Shekhawati, Shekhawati Travel Guide, Shekhawati Information, Shekhawati Tourism, Shekhawati Rajasthan India
		This was the land where Marwari businessmen started constructing their mansions or havelis in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
		The two major communities of this region were the Rajputs and the Marwaris - or one with the will to fight and die for his honour and the other a businessman.
		During the British period, trade rivalry pushed the Marwaris to port, but the love for their land was still very strong.
	www.rajasthantravelguide.com /city/shekhawati.html (222 words)

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