Rawal is a surname of various Indian and Nepali communities. It is found among the Rajputs,[1] Maratha,Marathas,[2] Gurjars[3][4] and Chhetri Nepali hindus.
It was first time used by Bappa Rawal, ruler of Mewar Kingdom as royal title.[5][6]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bappa Rawal, legendary ruler of Mewar kingdom India
- Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Nepali politician
- Jam Rawal, ruler of Kachchh princely state in India
- Narendra Raval, Kenyan entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal, Indian politician
- Jitendra Jatashankar Rawal, Indian astrophysicist
- Kalpana Rawal, Kenyan lawyer and judge
- Lal Bahadur Rawal, Nepali politician
- Nisha Rawal, Indian model-actress
- Paresh Rawal, Indian actor
- Rajendra Rawal, Nepali footballer
- Sanjay Rawal, American documentary film director
- Sashi Rawal, Nepali pop singer
- Vaibhav Rawal, Indian cricketer
- Vipul K. Rawal, Indian scriptwriter
References
- ↑ Naravane, M. S. (1999). The Rajputs of Rajputana: A Glimpse of Medieval Rajasthan. APH Publishing. pp. 82, 95. ISBN 978-81-7648-118-2.
- ↑ S. R. Maitra (1998). K. S. Singh (ed.). People of India: Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. pp. 811–814. ISBN 978-81-7154-769-2.
- ↑ Singh, K. S. (1993). The Scheduled Castes. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1114. ISBN 978-0-19-563254-5.
- ↑ Bharadwaj, A. N. (1994). History and Culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House.
- ↑ "Second conversation with Bappa Baba In Shirdi, Bappa Baba's house, 10:15 a.m." edizionicafoscari.unive.it (in Italian). doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-446-2/010/mmedia/002. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ↑ George, Shwetha E (2014). Bappa Rawal. DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-1921-0. OCLC 1100842393.
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