Oswal

The Oswal (sometimes spelled Oshwal or Osval) are a Śvetāmbara Jain-majority community with origins in Osian, a town in the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. They claim to be of Rajput descent.

They were formerly also found in the Tharparkar district of Sindh (pre-partition).

Notable people

 * Jhaveri family
 * Shantidas Jhaveri (1584–1659), jeweller, bullion trader, and moneylender
 * Khushalchand Jhaveri (1680–1748), jeweller and financier
 * Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (1863-1912), industrialist
 * Jagat Seth family, merchant, banking, and moneylender family in Bengal