Mahajan is an Indian surname and

caste A caste is a Essentialism, fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (en ...

that belongs to the

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

Deshastha Brahmin Deshastha Brahmin is a Hinduism, Hindu Brahmin caste, subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka. Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Brahmins a ...

of the deccan or

Vaishya Vaishya (Sanskrit: वैश्य, ''vaiśya'') is one of the four varnas of the Vedic Hindu social order in India. Vaishyas are classed third in the order of Varna hierarchy. The occupation of Vaishyas consists mainly of agriculture, takin ...

Baniya , Aggarwal community of

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. 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

, while mahajans of North India are mainly Bania, a mercantile community. Notable people with this surname include: *

Poonam Mahajan Poonam Mahajan (born 9 December 1980) is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mumbai North Central, Constituency, Maharashtra. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She has served as the Nation ...

, Indian politician *

Ashwani Mahajan Ashwani Mahajan is the National Co-Convener of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), an Indian political and cultural organisation. SJM is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Biography Mahajan worked as an author and columnist. He is prof ...

, Indian economist, National Co-Convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch; Professor at PG DAV College *

Harsh Mahajan Harsh Mahajan (ex- Animal Husbandry minister of Himachal Pradesh), son of a former Vidhan Sabha Speaker and Cabinet Minister Des Raj Mahajan and was born at Chamba on 12 December 1955. Completed schooling from St. Edwards School in 1971. H ...

, Indian politician *

Mehr Chand Mahajan Mehr Chand Mahajan (23 December 1889 – 11 December 1967) was an Indian jurist and politician who was the third chief justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that he was the prime minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the ...

, former Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Kashmir *

Pramod Mahajan Pramod Venkatesh 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 ...

, Indian politician (Maharashtra State) *

Neha Mahajan Neha Mahajan is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in 2012, with the English-language Canadian-British production ''Midnight's Children ...

, Indian Actress and Model *

Rahul Mahajan Rahul 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 Halla Bol ...

, American blogger *

, Indian reality TV personality *

Sumitra Mahajan Sumitra Mahajan ( ''née'' Sathe; born 12 April 1943; ) is an Indian politician who was the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2019. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She represented the Indore con ...

, Indian politician, speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha *

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 (India), BASIX Social Enterprise Group which is enga ...

, 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 Vikram Chand Mahajan (27 March 1933 – 11 August 2016) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the son of Mehr Chand Mahaja ...

, Indian politician, Senior Advocate (Supreme Court of India) *

Girish Mahajan Girish Dattatray Mahajan is a politician from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. He is the current MLA of Jamner taluka representing Jamner vidhan sabha constituency. He is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. Girish Mahajan is cabinet m ...

, Indian politician *

Yogesh Mahajan Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of the words ' and ' and has the meaning "master of yoga" and has also been used as an epithet of Shiva. Notable people * Yogesh (actor) * Yogesh (lyricist) (born 1 ...

, Indian actor and writer *

Sat Mahajan Sat Mahajan (30 July 1927 – 1 September 2012) was the Rural Development Minister of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. He was a politician and a social worker. Early life He was born in Nurpur, Kangra District. Mahajan was the Secretar ...

, Indian politician (Himachal pradesh)

References

{{surname Vaishya community Surnames of Indian origin Surnames of Hindu origin