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The word is derived from the Hindustani word saraf (bullion merchant), alternately, Sunar or Swarnkar is a Hindu caste in India referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths. The community is primarily Hindu and they are Kshatriya and Brahman by origin, and found usually in Northern India which in turn, is ultimately derived from the Arabic ''ṣarrāf''. The word is also used in East Asia which mean a cashier, especially in a parking lot or payement car park or identity card, car licensing offices and public service agents, and a money lender or zamindar, and a money changer or banker in South Asia.
List of people with surname Shroff
- Anish Shroff, American anchor for ESPNews since 2008
- Anaita Shroff Adajania (born 1972), Indian fashion stylist, and Fashion Director for Vogue (India) magazine
- Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff (1899–1965), Indian industrialist, banker and economist
- Boman Shroff, Indian actor, stunstman, director, writer, producer
- Esmayeel Shroff (born 1960), Indian film director and writer
- Pesi Shroff (born 1965), Indian jockey
- Jackie Shroff (born 1957), Indian actor
- Pervin Shroff, Indian scientist
- D. K. Shroff, Indian celebrity business manager
- Sachin Shroff (born 1972), Indian actor
- Sahil Shroff, Indian model and actor
- Tiger Shroff (born 1990), Indian model and actor
- Sunita Shroff, British television presenter and actress
- Sunil Shroff, Indian urology and transplant surgeon
See also
- All pages with titles containing Shroff
The dictionary definition of shroff at Wiktionary
References
- Raj. "Saraf Caste Definition – Desi Times". Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- "सुनार", विकिपीडिया (in Hindi), 2020-06-15, retrieved 2021-03-28
- "History of the Mair Rajputs". mairrajputs.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- "History of the Mair Rajputs". mairrajputs.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- "Daivadnya Brahmin", Misplaced Pages, 2021-03-21, retrieved 2021-03-28
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