Rohatgi
Rohatgi, Rastogi and Rustagi is a surname of Kshatriya Varg within Hindu Society. The legacy of King Harishchandra's son, Rohitashva, whose name signifies "lineage of the sun," gave rise to a series of surnames (Rastogi, Rohatgi, Rustagi) associated with the Solar Dynasty of Kshatriya(Ikshvaku), or the Warrior Clan. However, as time passed, they shifted their focus to commerce and were subsequently recognized as members of the Vaishya elite community, renowned for their trading prowess. The Rastogis/Rohatgis have a rich history as money lenders and businessmen. After the introduction of the Nesfield theory in 1885, they were officially classified as Vaishya based on their occupation. Eleven centuries ago, they established their rule from the south of Kashi on the banks of the river Son, to Indraprastha Punjab in the northwest, and Kannauj in the north. Their capital, Rohtasgarh, was named after their ancestral prince Rohitashva. The present-day district of Bihar Rohtas is also named after him. To better administer their kingdom, they established sub-capitals such as Rohtak in Punjab named after Prince Rohitashva/Raja Rohtash. They ruled until the fifth century A.D. According to forebears, only '3496' people with the surname Rohatgi remain across the globe. Before the Turk invasion, their community was flourishing and present in good numbers. The community includes Rastogi ('93,123') and Rustagi ('4,299'), which have also shrunk. Together, their community offers great resistance but has lost many of their people until British rule. They have not given up, and there is some evidence in classified documents of the Intelligence Bureau that shows their community as a whole was part of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's stealth force. They offered all types of logistics support to the Azad Hind Fauj and administered the Netaji Intelligence Wing, which had a presence in every British colony. In the later World War II phase, their presence was also found in Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany. After the fall of Netaji, this stealth force disintegrated. Till today, the community of Rastogi, Rohatgi, and Rustagi as a whole is providing their best for national growth and prosperity. The majority of the Rohatgis/Rastogi's are concentrated in the Uttar Pradesh Province of India.
Notable Rohatgis[edit]
- Jawaharlal Rohatgi, former Indian Member of Parliament
- Mukul Rohatgi, 14th Attorney General of India
- Payal Rohatgi (born 1984), Indian actress and reality TV performer
- Pradeep Rohatgi (born 1943), Indian-American materials scientist
- Roger Rohatgi, American independent film producer and screenwriter
- Sushila Rohatgi (1921–2011), Indian politician
See also[edit]
- 22958 Rohatgi, a main-belt asteroid named after Abhinav Rohatgi, awardee in the Intel Science Talent Search
- J L Rohatgi Memorial Eye Hospital in Kanpur, India
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