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The Kesarwani or Kesharwani or Kesarvani are a Bania sub-caste found in India.〔''People of India Uttar Pradesh'', Volume XLII. Part Two, edited by A Hasan & J C Das, pages 769 to 775〕 While in Bihar and Bengal, they are also known as Kesari or Keshri.〔''People of India Bihar'', Volume XVI, Part One, edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha, pages 501 to 505, Seagull Books〕 ==History and origin== The name ''Kesar-Wani'' is interpreted as Saffron-Traders (“Kesar” – Saffron / Zaffran and “Wani” – Traders). When the ''Kesarwanis'' were settled in Kashmir they traded in ''Kesar.'' Saffron is native to the Mediterranean and introduced in India probably by the ''Kesarwanis''. Many books and periodicals of some antiquity refer to ''Kesarwani'' as ''Kasarwani''. But it should not be confused with a community in Gujarat who trade in “Kasa” utensils. It is to be noted that the corruption in spelling from “Kasrwani” to “Kasarwani” to “Kesarwani” is not as pronounced while speaking. In speech the pronunciation is often still “Kasr-wani”. Physically the ''Kesarwanis'' do not resemble Indus valley people who were a bit darker in complexion. The ''Kesrwanis'' of Kashmir resemble the Aryans but they were not warriors they were traders. They use the surnames Gupta and Kesharwani in western Uttar Pradesh, while those of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar use Keshri, Kesari, Keshari and in Bengal use the surnames Shaw, Shah, Saha, Sah or Saw.〔''People of India Uttar Pradesh'' Volume XLII, Part Two, edited by A Hasan & J C Das, page 769〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kesarvani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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