What is the history of arora clan punjabis and where did they. In 1841 there was 1 arora family living in renfrewshire. Khattar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bhai lehna grew up in a khatri family, his father was a small scale trader, he himself worked as a pujari priest and religious teacher centered around goddess durga. Their ancestors took shelter with a vaishya friend while their purohits, the sarasvat brahmins, interceded on their behalf with parshuram who in turn spared their life on the condition that they give up arms and take to trade seth 1905. Khatri is a predominantly hindu caste of northern india and pakistan, mostly from the punjab region, that provided many significant figures in sikhism, including all of the sikh gurus. It is a warrior kshatriya caste and some of the famous surnames of khatris are malhotra, khanna, kapoor, chopra and batta to name a few.
A sikh gurdwara includes both the house of worship proper and its associated langar, or communal refectory. Hindu khatri caste have originated from the punjab state most of which is now in pakistan. Sethis are found among khukhrain khatris and aroras both. They are from the business community, which makes them the third of the four hindu caste blocks, though some claim to be from the secondtiered rajputs. Khatris poetry contains articles and research papers of the critics who have discovered new idioms, cultural ethos, contemporary reality, sociopolitical perspectives, ironic undertones, postcolonial concerns, indian sensibility, philosophical irony, reflections on physics and metaphysics, the satirical vision, representation. The former is jat while the latter is punjabi arora, mostly from pakistani punjab. Hindu khatri brides follow punjabi traditions and wear traditional lehenga or suit on their wedding day. Sarin not be confused with sareen khatri caste from sialkot, pakistan. Sikhs show their reverence by bowing their foreheads to the floor before the sacred scripture. From our reading of two really interesting books on indias business. Bhavna arora is a newgeneration writer who is an avid learner from life. Lucknow khatri sabha was established in 1927 and publication khatri hitashi was started in 1936. Khatri a khattri nobleman, in kitabi tasrih alaqvam by col. The crowning glory of the aroras was the elevation of dr.
This is a textbook on computational complexity theory. A modern approach sanjeev arora and boaz barak cambridge university press. There are 491 census records available for the last name arora. Chandrakanta is a romantic fantasy novel written by devaki nandan khatri, a popular writer from the first generation of modern hindi novelists. The arora is a community originating from the punjab region and is one of the branches of the khatri caste, the other being panjabi khatri. The janjua clan that played an important historical role in history. Discount prices on books by rajesh arora, including titles like optimization. Malhotra surname is found both among both arora and khatri subcastes. Existense of khatris in india is itslef a matter of honour for this whole world. Ramandeep arora, founder and ceo of edwisor, gurgaon, is a graduate in hons from sri ram college of commerce and is an all india ranker holder in all levels of chartered accountancy. Khatri is a predominantly hindu caste of northern india and pakistan, mostly from the punjab. Panjwani not be confused with panjwani sindhi caste.
Also many surnames are common to both arora and khatri subgroups. My ancestors belonged to various punjabi clans such as the khatri nandas, mehtas and puris on my fathers side, and the arora clans ahujas and bagais, on my mothers side. India the khattars belongs to arora clan which is one of the branches of khatri caste kshatriya in punjab region. A method of fitting the regression curve ey equation by shah, b. Who is kuldevta of arora caste and where is their temple. Aroras were mainly concentrated in west punjab in modern pakistan along the banks of the indus river and its tributaries. They are also referred to as arora khatris, especially in rajasthan. Randhawa not be confused with randhawa sikh surname. In folklore, folk dance of arora community is jhumar and khatri community is bhangra, jhumar is a very slow moving and expression enabled dance, while bhangra is aggressive, rest all is same in both. The arora family name was found in the usa, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. Karishma arora born in 2000 is an indian undergraduate student muzaffarnagar, india. Meanwhile, hansika disagrees on the use of social media and other leisure activities in exam days. This is an alphabetical listing of punjabi khatri surnames.
Khatri and aroras are essentially identical caste and are primarily a caste of traders, shopkeepers and accountants. It is not possible to construct sociohistory of any caste group, because of total absence of authenticated source material. Bhramins, banias and rajputs have also many divisions. The word khatri is a punjabi word that has been derived from the sanskrit word kshatriya because of di. Ground floor, al rumaithy building, al rolla street, al raffa, bur dubai, dubailandmark. They used to constitute chiefly of shopkeepers, small moneylenders, accountants, grocers, perfume sellers, grain traders, etc.
In fact, she jointly shares her topper place with hansika shukla. Khatri is a caste from the northern indian subcontinent. Unexpected stories of courage, hope, and the power of mind describe the lessons the author has learned from his patients, as well as current research about the resiliency of the human spirit. Some believe the aroras to be related to another prominent mercantile community of the panjab, the khatris. Manmohan singh as a former prime minister of india, who is arora. The last hindu dynasty was brahman in sindh and the capital. Goraya links article in punjabi khatris came from persia. In bhramins there are lot of divisions like tyagi bhramins, moyal bhramins etc and tyagi bhramins are totally differe.
Karishma arora wiki cbse topper age, bio, family, school. Hindu khatri and sikh name based on the name of a prominent mercantile community in the panjab. Books by vikas khatri author of 36 unsolved mysteries of. I shall then present my own hypothesis on the origin of the khatri caste and also suggest some specific dna tests to test the hypothesis. The khatri and arora castes, both mercantile castes, form a very small minority, though they are influential within the sikh community. Chunotiya evam samaajwad by neeraj khatri and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aroras are kshatriyas in hinduism and in fact got converted to sikhism as. It is in this reference some derive the origin of word khatri from khata or an accounting scroll. I have chronicled their history with photographs, based on my travel and research all over india during interludes in the last 10 years. Soods, residing in punjab hills, have not figured in the reckoning. Who are khatri people and what is the story behind their. The khatris history is one of remarkable enterprise and outstanding.
Like a window into their daytoday life, arora census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. Khatri people came from punjab, a region that straddles eastern pakistan and northwestern india. Arora is a caste and a surname, the arora fall into kshatriya in the caste system, hence many claim to be khatri maybe a punjabi dialect for the word kshatriya. This book is considered to be one of his finest works, and has spawned numerous sequels related to the original story.
In army, 8 out of 25 chief of army staff, 6 out of 22 naval chief and 6 out of 21 air force chief of india have been khatris till now. It could be that arora caste which came under patronage of pathans and khokhars in nwfp and upper western punjab as their accountants came to be called khatri because of maintaining khatas or accounting books of their patrons. Arora women wear white bangles chitta churah and khatri women wear. The most arora families were found in the usa in 1920.
This was 100% of all the recorded aroras in scotland. On the origin of the punjabi khatris rajesh kochhar. The results of the campaign were summarized in a 1905 book a brief ethnological. He was born in a hindu family, with the birth name as lehna, in the village of harike in northwest indian subcontinent. In the cities, khatri and arora dominate the sphere of business activities. Both groups intermarry freely and are identical for all practical purposes. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. It is intended as a text for an advanced undergraduate course or introductory graduate course, or as a reference for researchers and students in computer science and allied fields such as mathematics and physics. Sometimes people belonging to these castes are called bhapa sikhs. I shall however argue that they are probably closer to khatriarora than hitherto conceded. Khatris and aroras are equivalent of baniyas found elsewhere in india. Khatri, arora and sood are products of this alliance. The company is headquartered in bangalore and has its offices in new delhi and chennai. Khattar is a tribe found in northern part of punjab mainly in rawalpindi and attock districts and some parts of kpk in pakistan.
Ravi mehta grandson of gulzarilal nanda, bharat ratna, second prime minister of india. She is a young enthusiast who has two mba degrees and. Khatri and arora sikhs are also sometimes called kirar or bhapa sikhs. The adi granth must be present at the gurdwara, and all attending must enter with heads covered and feet bare.
Khatris the most mobile and magnificent people of india by b. Arora are kshatriya arora is a caste and a surname, the arora fall into kshatriya in the caste system, hence many claim to be khatrimaybe a punjabi dialect for the word kshatriya. Khatri is caste which belongs to kshatriyas in history but go to business due to certain circumstances. Vikas khatri has 48 books on goodreads with 449 ratings. As administrators and rulers, kshatriya were assigned with protecting dharma, and serving humanity and the world. Maliks and mukhijas also belong to both the communities. Arora sikhs normally come from industrialists and trader sikh community now vs. Divisions among the khatris there are several subdivisions within the khatri clans. It carries the prestige of over 47 years of retail experience. This surname is one of the most predominant arora khatri. You can see how arora families moved over time by selecting different census years. Guru angad was an indian religious leader and the second of the ten sikh gurus. Other castes represented among the sikhs, in addition to the distinctive sikh caste of ramgarhias artisans, are the ahluwalias formerly kalals brewers who have raised their status.
The region is connected with the composition of vedas, mahabharata and many more. In one of the worst human trajedies of modern history, which resulted in the. Sapnaonline provides online shopping for over 10 million book titles in various languages and genres. The word arora means one belonging to the ancient city of aror situated on the banks of the river indus in the northwestern part of the sindh province of pakistan. Khatri arora divide khatris claim that they are the survivors of parshurams antikshatriya campaigns.