Mahajan

Mahajan is an Indian surname and title mostly used by Sikhs and Hindus Punjabi Khatris belonging to the Kshatriya or Vaishya community of Punjab. It signifies the profession of a merchants, bankers, and moneylenders.

The word ''mahajan'' generally refers to a rich businessman, and the last name may be found in that caste.

Mahajans of the Deccan (i.e. Maharashtra, Telangana, and north Karnataka) are mainly Deshastha Brahmin, while mahajans in Rajasthan are Bania, In north india, Punjab, Jammu, Himachal are from Punjabi Khatri--a mercantile community.

Notable people with this surname include: * Poonam Mahajan, Indian politician * Ashwani Mahajan, Indian economist, National Co-Convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch; Professor at PG DAV College * Harsh Mahajan, Indian politician * Mehr Chand Mahajan, former Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Kashmir * Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (Maharashtra State) * Neha Mahajan, Indian Actress and Model * Rahul Mahajan, American blogger * Rahul Mahajan, Indian reality TV personality * Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha * Vijay Mahajan, former Dean of the Indian School of Business, a Marketing professor at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin * Vikram Chand Mahajan, Indian politician, Senior Advocate (Supreme Court of India) * Girish Mahajan, Indian politician * Sat Mahajan, Indian politician (Himachal pradesh) * Anilesh S. Mahajan, Senior Journalist Provided by Wikipedia