Birla family
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The Birla family is a family connected with the industrial and social history of India.
Gandhi inaugurating the Laxminarayan Temple, Delhi, 1938, with the Birla family (Jugalkishor, Rameshwardas, Ghanshyamdas in black caps, Baldevdas in turban
Birla Brothers' of Pilani, who established 'BITS, Pilani' also got constructed a Dam in the year 1944 or Vikrami Samvat 2000 on 'Dhosi Hill' to store rainy water for bathing of 'Pilgrims'
Bania (caste)
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Bania is a mercantile caste mainly from the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan, with strong diasporic communities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and other northern states. Traditionally, the main occupations of the community are merchants, bankers, money-lenders, and owners of commercial enterprises.
16th century Portuguese painting of a Baneane merchant from Cambay.
Bania men of Surat, Gogo, and Ahmedabad, Gujarat, British India.
Bania women in British India. Image taken before 1860.
Baniyas of Delhi