Mahajan' is an Indian surname and caste that belongs to the Hindu vaish baniya Community of Punjab. It signifies the profession of a Merchants, Bankers and Moneylendors.[1]
The word Mahajan generally refers to a Rich businessman, and the last name may be found in that caste.[2][3]
Mahajans of Deccan i.e. Maharashtra, Telangana & north Karnataka are mainly deshashta brahmins. While mahajans of north india are mainly Bania, a mercantile community.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Poonam Mahajan, Indian politician
- Ashwani Mahajan, Indian economist, National Co-Convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch; Professor at PG DAV College
- Harsh Mahajan, Indian politician
- Mehr Chand Mahajan, former Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Kashmir
- Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (Maharashtra State)
- Neha Mahajan, Indian Actress and Model
- Rahul Mahajan, American blogger
- Rahul Mahajan, Indian reality TV personality
- Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha
- Vijay Mahajan, former Dean of the Indian School of Business, a Marketing professor at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
- Vikram Chand Mahajan, Indian politician, Senior Advocate (Supreme Court of India)
- Girish Mahajan, Indian politician