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For other uses, see Raval (disambiguation).
Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol is a regional variation of the Hindi princely ruler title Raja/Radjah (literally "king"[1]) 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.
For the surname, see Rawal (surname). For the caste, see Rawal (caste).
As a surname, "Rawal" is found among multiple communities in India
- [2][3][4] 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[5][6]
- Raval (also known as Rawal or Raval Yogi), an Indian caste categorized among the Other Backward Classes[7]
- 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[8][9]
People with the title or surname Rawal include (in alphabetical order):
- Bappa Rawal(Rajput),[10][11] 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
- 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
- Lindsey Harlan (1992). Religion and Rajput Women: The Ethic of Protection in Contemporary Narratives. University of California Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-520-07339-5.
- A. N. Bharadwaj (1994). History and culture of Himalayan Gujjars. Jay Kay Book House.
- Naravane, M. S. (1999). The Rajputs of Rajputana: A Glimpse of Medieval Rajasthan. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-118-2.
- SANJAY, RAJENDRA (1 April 1971). Bappa Rawal. Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-81-89999-95-7.
- James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.
- J. P. Singh Rana (1997). Himalayan Heritage. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 978-81-7533-026-9.
- S. P. Agrawal; J. C. Aggarwal (1991). Educational and Social Uplift of Backward Classes: At what Cost and How? : Mandal Commission and After. Concept Publishing Company. p. 227. ISBN 978-81-7022-339-9.
- T. N. Madan (1 July 1995). Muslim communities of South Asia: culture, society, and power. Manohar in association with the Book Review Literary Trust. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-7304-090-0.
- The Ranking of Brotherhoods: The Dialectics of Muslim Caste among Oversees Pakistanis by Pnina Werbner pages 103 to 145 in Muslim Communities of South Asia by T N Madam Manohar publications 1995 page 127
- "Second conversation with Bappa Baba In Shirdi, Bappa Baba's house, 10:15 a.m." doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-446-2/010/mmedia/002.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - George, Shwetha E (2014). Bappa Rawal. DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-1921-0. OCLC 1100842393.