Tanti
The Tanti bania (also anglicised as Tanty, Tantee, Tatwa,Tantubay, Tantubai, Tati,) are a Hindu vaishya cloth merchant community in India. The greatest concentration is believed to be in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha. The community is not very concentrated because their designation was defined based on their occupation rather than particular beliefs or group identity. Origin The word tanti is derived from the Odia word tanta, which means a loom. They were traditionally Bania, and are one of the many communities found in South Asia, traditionally associated with cloth trading. The community is found in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam as well as Odisha The Tanti are said to have originated as sellers of cloth since the ancient days.There main business was to sell manufactured cloths and earn livelihood through it, they were completely imbibed in there cloth business.The Tanti people are found across mostly the northeastern portion of India. Notable people Kamal Kumar Tanti - writer Tulsi Tanti - businessman References Indian castes Social groups of Bihar Weaving communities of South Asia Social groups of Madhya Pradesh Social groups of Odisha