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Parikh
Parikh is a widely used last name amongst Indian Hindu people meaning " assayer" in Gujarati or "examiner" or more generally a diamond examiner in Sanskrit and commonly belongs to the merchant class of Bania ( Hindi) or Vanika (Sanskrit).. However, it can also be seen in the Jain and Swaminarayan religions, which were also founded in India. The Oswal and Porwal Banias have clans called Parekh. Parikh's generally belong to the Vaishya Hindu caste. People with this surname include:
- Narhari Parikh, Indian freedom fighter and social reformer
- Rahul Parikh, American pediatrician
- Rohit Jivanlal Parikh, Indian-American mathematician and logician
- Himanshu Parikh, Indian architect
- Vasant Parikh, Indian politician and social worker
- Parthiv Parikh, Principal Negotiator and Strategist, Automotive Industries