Rawal (name)
Rawal is a surname of various Indian and Nepali communities. It is found among the Punjabi Khatri, Gurjars, Rajputs and Chhetri Nepali Hindus. It also sometimes use as given name. A variant is Raval (surname).
In Punjab and Western India, the Rawal/Raval surname is found among Arora clan of Punjabi Khatri caste.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname[edit]
- Bappa Rawal, ruler of Mewar Kingdom as royal title.[1]
- 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
- Sanjay Rawal, American documentary film director
- Sashi Rawal, Nepali pop singer
- Vaibhav Rawal, Indian cricketer
- Vipul K. Rawal, Indian scriptwriter
- Jam Rawal, ruler of Kachchh princely state in India
- Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal, Indian politician
- Darshan Raval, Indian singer
Given name[edit]
- Rawal Jaisal, ruler of Jaisalmer state in India
- Rawal Mallinath, folk hero of Rajasthan, India
- Rawal Ratan Singh, ruler of Mewar state in India
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Second conversation with Bappa Baba In Shirdi, Bappa Baba's house, 10:15 a.m." edizionicafoscari.unive.it (in Italian). doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-446-2/010/mmedia/002. Retrieved 2023-11-29.