Rawal
Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol is a regional variation of the Hindi princely ruler title Raja/Radjah (literally king) used in some princely states in Rajputana and Western India (notably Gujarat), and is now also used as a caste designation or surname by several communities in Southern Asia.
Surnames
As a surname, "Rawal" is found among multiple communities in India
- for example Bappa Rawal.
- The Nambudiri priests of the Badrinath and Kedarnath were given the title of "Rawal" by the king of Garhwal in 1776
- Raval (also known as Rawal or Raval Yogi), an Indian caste categorized among the Other Backward Classes
- Rawal , a surname used by some Thakuri and Chhetri people living in Karnali and Lumbini province of Nepal.
- Rawal, a gotra of Gurjar's found in Pakistan and Pakistani diaspora; its members claim to be the original rulers of Rawalpindi
People
People with the title or surname Rawal include (in alphabetical order):
- Bappa Rawal(Rajput), 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
- Darshan Raval, Indian singer
- Rawal Jaisal, ruler of Jaisalmer state in India
- Rawal Mallinath, folk hero of Rajasthan, India
- Rawal Ratan Singh, ruler of Mewar state in India
- Sanjay Rawal, American documentary film director
- Sashi Rawal, Nepali pop singersinger
- Vaibhav Rawal, Indian cricketer
- Vipul K Rawal, Indian scriptwriter
Places
- Rawalpindi,city in Pakistan.
- Rawal lake, a reservoir in Pakistan.
- Rawal Express, a Pakistani train service between Lahore and Rawalpindi.
- Rawal, Uttar Pradesh, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Rawal, Kapurthala, a village in Punjab, India
References
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