Table 1 : Economic Power by Religion and Community (1995/6) Religion / Caste Business number Group rank Turnover Rank
(Rs Crores)Marwari (H/J) 19 1 51,399 1
Punjabi (H) 7-8 2 18,161 3
Gujarati (H) 5-6 3 16,915 4
Parsi 3 4 35,463 2
Chettiar (H) 2 5 6,367 5
Brahmin (H) 2-3 6 6,172 6
Sindhi (H) 2 7 4,523 7
Christian (Syrian) 1 8 2,011 9
Nair (H) 1 8 2,148 8
Raju (H) 1 8 1,341 10
Muslim 1 8 1,287 11
Others 3 - 5,106 -Total 49-52 150,893
Source: data in Business Today, August - September, 1997 in Dorin et al 2000, p.25.
Note: H = Hindu. J = Jain