Parikh 3985314 218252796 2008-06-09T20:54:35Z 72.241.11.120 '''Parikh''' is a widely used last name amongst [[India]]n [[Hindu]] people. However, it can also be seen in the [[Jain]] and [[Swaminarayan]] religions, which were also founded in India. The meaning of the surname is "assayer" in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] or "examiner" in [[Sanskrit]] and commonly belongs to the merchant class of [[Bania]] ([[Hindi]]) or [[Vanika]] ([[Sanskrit]]). The [[Oswal]] and [[Porwal]] [[Bania]]s have clans called Parekh. Parikh's generally belong to the [[Vaishya]] [[Hindu]] caste. [[Narhari Parikh]] was an [[India]]n [[freedom fighter]] and social reformer, who was a close associate of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and the chief architect of the [[Indian Independence Movement]] in [[Gujarat]]. [[Category:caste]]