Mahajan is an Indian surname.This is title for Vaishya Comunitiy. It signifies the profession of a moneylender or merchants,bankers and administrators.
In the caste system, Mahajan is a trader who belongs to the
Vaishya varna and the last name may be found in that caste.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
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Ashwani Mahajan
Dr Ashwani Mahajan is the National Co-Convener of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), an Indian political and cultural organisation. SJM is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh.
Biography
Mahajan worked as an author and columnist. He is ...
, economist, National Co-Convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch; Professor at PG DAV College
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Harsh Mahajan, Indian politician
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Mehr Chand Mahajan, former Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Kashmir
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Pramod Mahajan
Pramod Vyankatesh Mahajan (30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. A second-generation leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he belonged to a group of relatively young " technocratic" leaders. At the time ...
, an Indian politician (Maharashtra State)
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Rahul Mahajan
Rahul Pramod Mahajan (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian reality show entertainer and former pilot. He is the son of former union cabinet minister Pramod Mahajan. He appeared as a contestant on reality shows like '' Bigg Boss 2'' , ''Bigg Boss Ha ...
, an American blogger
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Rahul Mahajan
Rahul Pramod Mahajan (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian reality show entertainer and former pilot. He is the son of former union cabinet minister Pramod Mahajan. He appeared as a contestant on reality shows like '' Bigg Boss 2'' , ''Bigg Boss Ha ...
, Indian reality TV personality
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Sumitra Mahajan, an Indian politician Who is the speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha
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Vijay Mahajan
Vijay Mahajan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies.
Mahajan was the founder of the BASIX Social Enterprise Group which is engaged in liveliho ...
, former Dean of the Indian School of Business, a Marketing professor at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
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Vikram Chand Mahajan, an Indian politician, Senior Advocate (Supreme Court of India)
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Girish Mahajan
Girish Dattatray Mahajan is a politician from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. He is current MLA of Jamner. He is currently Cabinet Minister for Medical Education, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, Sports and Youth Welfare and was mi ...
, an Indian politician
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Gulabrao Patil, an Indian politician
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