mistake, which led to the formation of a new "half" gotra. Historically, there has been no unanimity regarding number and names of these seventeen and a half gotras, and there are regional differences between the list of gotras. The Akhil Bhartiya Agrawal Sammelan, a major organization of Agrawals, has created a standardized list of gotras, which was adopted as an official list by a vote at the organization's 1983 convention. Because the classification of any particular gotra as "half" is considered insulting, the Sammelan provides a list of following 18 gotras: The existence of all the gotras mentioned in the list is controversial, and the list does not include several existing clans such as Kotrivala, Pasari, Mudgal, Tibreval, and Singhla. Notable Agrawals See also Agrawal Jain List of Agrawals References Bibliography External links Bania communities Indian surnames Social groups of Rajasthan Social groups of Haryana Social groups of Delhi Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Social groups of Punjab, India Social groups of Himachal Pradesh Social groups of Uttarakhand Hindu surnames People from Hisar district Surnames of Hindustani origin Surnames of Indian origin