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D. K. Taknet (born 11 April 1958, in Shekhawati) is an Indian historian and biographer, best known for his books Industrial Entrepreneurship of Shekhawati Marwaris (1986), B. M. Birla: A Great Visionary (1996), Jaipur: Gem Of India (2013), and The Marwari Heritage (2015), which cover the history and culture of Rajasthan, particularly that of the Marwari people and the Birla family.
Marwari, or Marrubhasha, as it is referred to by Marwaris, is the traditional, historical, language of the Marwari ethnicity. The Marwari language is closely related to the Rajasthani language. The latter evolved from the Old Gujarati (also called Old Western Rajasthani , Gujjar Bhakha or Maru-Gurjar ), language spoken by the people in Gujarat ...
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor is a 1998 book by historian and economist David Landes (1924–2013). He attempted to explain why some countries and regions experienced near miraculous periods of explosive growth while the rest of the world stagnated.
They assimilate with others so well and respect the regional culture, customs, and people. [77] It is a rare and most revered quality for any successful businessman. Today, they are among the major business classes in India. The term Marwari has come to mean a canny businessman from the State of Rajasthan. The Bachhawats, Birlas, Goenkas ...
He was styled as His Exalted Highness (H.E.H) the Nizam of Hyderabad, [10] and was widely considered one of the world's wealthiest people of all time. [11] With some estimates placing his wealth at 2% of U.S. GDP, [ 11 ] his portrait was on the cover of Time magazine in 1937. [ 12 ]
Today, they own some one of the largest business groups and companies in India. Most of Marwari business belongs to Shekhawati area. Like Birla, Mittal, Bajaj, Goenka, Piramal and so more. Shekhawati includes Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Churu districts. Following is the list of businesses owned and operated by Marwari families: [1]
Jagat Seth was a wealthy merchant, banker and money lender family from Murshidabad in Bengal [2] during the time of the Nawabs of Bengal. [3] [4]Though not at the same scale, but the influence exercised by this family in the finances of the Mughal Empire during the 17th and 18th century would be akin to that exercised by the Rothschild family in Europe.
Originated in the Marwar region of the state is the concept Marwari Bhojnalaya or vegetarian restaurants, today found in many parts of India, which offer vegetarian food of the Marwari people. Historically, Rajputs prefer largely a non-vegetarian diet while the Brahmins, Jains, Bishnois and others prefer a vegetarian diet. Consequently the ...