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Lukman says

Barbar shahi ( Kashmiri : ???????? ) , Also Spelled As Bar Shahi , Barbarshahi . Barbar Shahi Is a Kashmiri Surname . It Is Commonly Used By People Who’s Ancestors From Bar Bar Shah Srinagar Kashmir

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Lukman says

Barbarshahi

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Proma Dhar says

I am Proma Dhar. I am from Sylhet Bangladesh. I have known my ancestors came from kashmir...

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Kay says

Dhars' from all parts of the world are directly from Kashmir and descendants of Kashyap muni,hence, Kashmiri Pundits, whereas, the Dars are the converted kashmiri muslims.

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Rakesh Dhar says

We are Dhar as well and we are in Odisha(Orissa), we learnt from our grand parents that their grand parents came to Odisha for Aswamedha Yaggyan when King of Kalinga needed more number of Pandits...we are Brahmin Bharadwaj Gotra and we look like People of Kashmir... now part of my family moved and settled in US and part in Europe... good to learn some more from others. Thanks

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Dr.Vaskar Dhar says

Dhar surname having Bhardwaj gotra from swamin Dhar Bhardwaj And Dhar saklya and darSandilya are kasheri Brahmin.

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Dr.Vaskar Dhar says

Dhar surname having Bhardwaj from Dhar Bhardwaj And Dhar saklya and Sandilya are kasheri Brahmin.

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Aman Sharma says

I think "nabhkosh"is adulterated form of 'nabh kaushik' or 'nand kaushik'.Provide me with any information.

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Aman Sharma says

I am from district kishtwar of jammu and kashmir.As far as hindu population of kishtwar is concerned it consists considerably of kashmiri pandit lineages and most of the brahmins of kishtwar can be found with their ancestry either from maternal side or paternal side.In that sense brahmins of kishtwar are admixture of kashmiri pandit lineages.Most of the brahmins in proper kishtwar trace their ancestry from raniwari, srinagar and some of the families still do their mundan{tonsure}ceremony of male child in kheer bhawani tumul.However, most of the brahmin population with the rajputs and other castes go to the sarthal devi {Ashtadashbhuja Mata},also considered as Sharika mata in her exiled form, for the abovesaid ceremony. If anyone have any knowledge regarding the gotra "nabhkosh", do tell me.

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Jayanta says

I am bengali Dhar brahmin, belng to DharMukherjee; bharadwaj gotra, my grand parent told me that we are from kashmiri dhar bhardwaj pandit. How can i find my ancestor? Can any one help me?

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Sujoy Dhar says

Hello my brother. I am a dhar from bengal. We all dhar may have spread around bharat in the time of annexation but we all are binded by the last name DHAR. In research i come to know we are called direct decendents of lord shiva. Dar n Dhar are the same. Pandit brothrs who converted to islam were named dar as in islam u cant spell dhar. To all my brothers we may have been divided but now we all need to get together to reach back to our aborigin home. I know kashmir condition is not well but its our home and we need to clean it of all durt and all us Dhar are part of it. We are a brave race and a fighting force to clean kashmir of all terrorism and end jehad from the roots.

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AkShat DhAr says

I 'am Proud to be a DhAR ..and Me and mY whole family lives in Dist. Kishtwar ...MY great grandfather came froM KASHMIR ...SAfakadal... and settles in village Kwar ... and nOWDAYs me and my family is living in kishtwar. . . . . . Jai Roop bHAWANI

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VINOD RAZDAN says

Read all these comments with interest and the scientific verification can be through DNA only

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Sushil Kumar Dhar says

Dhars were basically administratOrson of kings not dominated by anyone haughty courageous bold fearless but also kind who bowed to them

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Muteeb says

Faysal No it is not isreali. Don't make up stuff without evidence. kashmiris have no link to israel what so ever. Dar is simply just another north indian kashmiri name.

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Faysal says

Dar is isreali surname

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Dikshit Dhar says

"dhar" are kashmiri pandits who were forced to run away. from kashir as they were said "raleu na ta chaleu" meaning. adopt islam or run away im a dhar living in kishtwar. j&k .. my great great grandfather came from kashmir to chergi in kishtwar. there are not too many kashmiri pandits(dhar.koul.etc) in kishtwar. there will be around 20-30 families. in whole kishtwar.

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Tariq Ahmed says

Dhar are Dar are not same. Dhar is a Pandit name which is also found among muslims. Dar are rajput sect and are all muslims converted. Many people think that the two are same, but they are not.

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RAJESHWAR DHAR says

'DHARS' ARE ABORIGINAL KASHMIRIS N SOME KEPT ON MIGRATINGD TO OTHER PARTS OF INDIA DUE TO TYRANNY OF MUSLIMS N MUSLIM RULERS. THOSE WHO HAD WILL N POWER CONTINUE TO BE PART OF KASHMIR TILL DATE. ORIGINAL DHARS BELONGED TO SAFAKDAL OF SRINAGAR KASHMIR FROM WHERE MATA RUPA BHAWANI WAS BORN. SHE WAS GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER OF MERRU DHAR N I AM PART OF THIS CLAN BEING 17TH GENERATION. SO WHAT IS THE CONFUSION ABOUT, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT DHARS FROM BENGAL WOULD BE BELONGIMG TO SAME CLAN AS SIRA ZU DAULLAH N HIS SON HAD GIVEN SHELTER TO HOST OF KASHMIRI PANDITS IN LUCKNOW, ALLAHABAD, BENGAL ETC AS HE RULED OVER THESE PLACES . THE QUESTION IS THAT ONE HAS TO FIND ONES ORIGIN N CO RELATE. IN THE PROCESS TOO,SURNAMES, CASTES ETC DO KEEP ON CHANGINGN CAN TAKE DIFFERENT OPINIONS , AS THE SOCIETY IS ALWAYS IN THE STATE OF FLUX. AS FAR AS I KNOW MY FAMILY BELONGS TO 'DHAR CLAN' OF SAFAKADAL BEING DIRECT DESCENDENTS OF GOPAL DHAR , BROTHER OF MATA RUPA BHAWNAI HAVING 'DHAR BHARDWAJ' AS GOTRA TO WHICH ALL DHARS OF THIS CLAN BELONG. OUR ANCESTPRS HAVE HELD PREMIUM POSITIONS WITH KINGS, NAWABS, MUSLIMS RULERS , PESKIRS DURING MUSLIM RULERS IN LAST 500 YEARAS IN PRE PARTITION NORTH INDIA INCLUDING KASHMIR N LATER IN POST PARTITION WITH GOI. SO OTHER KASHMIR SURNAMES LIKE KOULS, BHANS, ZUTSHIS, KILAMS ETC HAVE HELD. IN URDU LANGUAGE THE PRONUNCIATION DHAR IS NOT POSSIBLE, SO THE SURNAME DHAR OF CONVERTS CHANGED TO DARS... WE HAVE DARS IN PAK ACCESSED KASHMIT TOO BEING CONVERTS. THIS IS HISTORICAL FACT N ONE NEEDS TO CO RELATE ONES ANCESTRY LIKE ME ... THANKS N BEST WISHES.

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Jeevan Koul says

Dhars are originally from Kashmir thereis no doubt about it. Kashmir always remains a disputed place. Since the invasion of muslim rulars like Budh Sikan, Sultan Shal, Rinchan and Mougals Kashmiris always facing Islami Jehad which is the most unfortunate sufferer of Religious violence, be it at the hands of Islam. It is noted in the history of Kashmir that pandits were forceably converted to islam and otherwise 1) The Hindus will not construct any new temples under the rule of Muslims. 2) They will not repair old temples fallen into ruins. 3) They will respect Muslims. 4) They will not dress like Muslims. 5) They will not ride a horse with saddle & bridle 6) They will not put on a ring. 7) They will not carry swords or bows & arrows. 8 ) They will not adopt Muslim names 9) They will not harbour spies or act as spies 10) If any relation of their’s wants to embrace Islam, they will not oppose it. 11) If a Muslim comes to attend a Hindu meeting he will be respectfully received. 12) They will receive Muslim travelers into their houses & provide them hospitality. 13) They will not prevent Muslim travelers from staying in their temples & shrines. 14) They will not mourn their dead loudly. 15) They will not buy Muslim slaves. 16) They will not build houses in neighborhood of Muslims. 17) They will not sell intoxicating drinks. 18) They will not carry their dead near the grave-yards of Muslims. 19) They will not openly practice their customs & usages among Muslims. 20) They will not give up their traditional dress so that they can be distinguished from Muslims. 21) If a Muslim wants to marry hindu woman, no one will oppose. 22) They will not celebrate any festivals i.e, Navreh, Janamsatam, Zeyth Asthami and Shivratri therefore The episode of herath (Shivratri) is well known to every Kashmiri that when a Afghani ruler in Kashmir namely Jabbar Khan decreed that Kashmiri Pandits must celebrate Shivratri in month of Haar (i.e. around July) since it was not a big deal for snowfall to happen in Kashmir in Phalgun (i.e. around Feb or March). Forced by the decree Pandits celebrated Shivratri once more at peak of summer that year - and it actually snowed that day in summer. The incident is still recalled by Kashmiri's in a folk rhyme just recall the kashur rhyme “Vuchton' ye Jabbar jandhe' Haar-as te' korun wande') Therefore, Kashmiri pundits felt unsafe in those circumstances and they preferred to leave Kashmir and settle in the falflung areas like Kishtwar, Dachan, Marwah, Bhadarwah, Poonch etc., may be Gujrat and Bengal also. Further, it is pertainent to mention here that all the muslims of Kashmir were pandits they must read their own history of ancient Kashmir and also notice your surnames Kashmiri pandits Dhar and became Dar when converted to islam similarly Bhat became Butt Wanchoo became Wani some have changed some are still running with the same caste Kouls, Pandits Rishi Maliks, Guru etc., only eleven brave hindu families could save themselves

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Arun Dhar says

I am originally from Bengal (Bangladesh to be specific), my last name is Dhar, gotra Bharadwaj. Mostly, I grew up in Canada. I know many Indians here (including kashmiri), and they think I am a Kashmiri because of my look and last name, but when I tell them I am neither Kashmir nor a Brahmin, they find it difficult to believe, which made me interested in doing bit of digging about my origin and I ended up here. Am I really of Kashmiri origin?

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Dr. Partha Pratim Dhar says

Our gotro is 'Shandillyo'.

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Dr. Partha Pratim Dhar says

I am Dr. Partha Pratim Dhar, associate Professor, Department of Botany, Rangamati Govt. College, Bangladesh. We are of Dhar family in the village Dabua, Raozan, Chittagong, Bangladesh. I've listened to my forefathers about our ancestry was from Kashmir. We would use 3fold 'Poita' and by profession our ancestors were Brahmin. During the reign of Emperor Shayesta Khan, Mughal emperor, one of our forefather who worked in the army of suja Uddin settled himself in Chakrasala, Patiya, Chittagong, Bangladesh. In course of time, our population increased and they scattered in different places. One part was settled in Dabua, Raozan, Chittagong. I request anybody to contact in my phone no. 008801718211284, eemail: partha_66bd@yahoo.com

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Dr. Partha Pratim Dhar says

I am Dr. Partha Pratim Dhar, associate Professor, Department of Botany, Rangamati Govt. College, Bangladesh. We are of Dhar family in the village Dabua, Raozan, Chittagong, Bangladesh. I've listened to my forefathers about our ancestry was from Kashmir. We would use 3fold 'Poita' and by profession our ancestors were Brahmin. During the reign of Emperor Shayesta Khan, Mughal emperor, one of our forefather settled himself in Chakrasala, Patiya, Chittagong, Bangladesh. In course of time, our population increased and they scattered in different places.

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Raja Dhar says

hi brothers...iam Dhar and iam from west bengal,i dntknow any abt it plz we do have to search is it really we was a kasmiri pandit...iam so axccited.....

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Ramesh Handoo says

Most Sirnames are nicknames and this is true mostly about Kadhmiris except certain Sirnames like Kauls,or Razdans etc hs definite cultural & Religious meaning. Kashmiri Muslims who are recent converts have same sir names as KPs,including,kaul,pandits,handoos,Bhat Thier is social hiarchy about Sirnames among both.though Muslims look down on Muslims with Bhat surname as it resembles Like BHTTAS the native name Kashmiri Pandits.Though BHATTS were a learned community There is a small book named Sociology of names & nicknames of Kashmir by one T.N.Koul Nick names,Sirnames are not Gotras

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SATISH DHAR says

A REQUEST TO SANJAY DHAR OF VILLAGE AVERY BAIJNATH HIMACHAL CAN YOU SEND THE DETAILS OF YOUR FAMILY CLAN AS I AM COMPLETING A BOOK ON DHAR PANDITS OF KASHMIR WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE gENEOLOGY OF KASHMIRI DHAR PANDITS . MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS DHARSATISH51@GMAIL.COM.

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Subash.dhar says

we are dhars and had migrated from renavari kashmir.

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Sanjay Dhar says

We live in Averi village of Baijnath Himachal near Paprola. I have been trying to find my ancestry for sometime.I have my 13 generation family tree and only thing told to me is that we came from Renawari, SriNagar. Our gottra is Bhardwaj.

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Ahsan Dar says

Watch this page User:Dar tribe Dar((Urdu: ڈار , Kashmri: डार )) famous tribe of Kashmir.People belonging to Dar tribe are found in various regions including Kashmir ,Punjab and in other regions of India and Pakistan .Dar is famous martial tribe of Kashmir.There are three theories about the origin of Dar.One theory is that their ancestors were Jews because many people with surname Dar are found in Israel and America.Second theory about the origin of Dar tribe is that they are the descendent of raja of Kashmir named Damar after that they were called Damar for centuries which change into DAANGER.With further passage of time DAANGER changed into Dar.Third theory about the origin of Dar tribe is that they are brahmin and Dhar and Dar tribe are same.But in Kashmir Dhar and Dar tribe are considered different .Dhar are typical brahmin tribe but Dar tribe is rajpoot tribe. Services During Reign of Muslim SultansEdit History of Kashmir is full of services of Dar tribe.This tribe has been very powerful from Reign of Rajja of Baramula named Damar who was Ancestor of Dar tribe.But power of Dar tribe was on its peak during the reign of Muslim Salateens.Malick Saif Dar was the prime minister of Kashmir during Shahmiri rule.And Malick Ali Dar was also deupty ruler(naib ul sultanat) and prime minister during the reign of Yaqoob Shah Chak.Bahram Dar was also in prominent position in Darbar of emperor of Kashmir.These people were called King Maker and there was difficult to rule in Kashmir without their support.

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Santonu Dhar says

I think Dhars are originated from Kashmir. They are Brahmin. When they migrated to bengal, they were being regarded as kayastha as they were not living life as Brahmin or may be they married to members of kayastha families.

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Amit Sharma says

Dhar kashmiri caste we heard from my parents that we escaped from kashmir during the aurangjebs reign.He forced hindu people to change their religion.So Our forfathers fled from kashmir for the safety of their relgion and got sattle in village samloti teh Nagrota bagwan distt kangra himachal pradesh now we are searching about our Kuldevi if any person know something about this kindly help us to know .You can provide us informations like the name of our Kuldevi,place where the temple of ourvKuldevi is situated and the name our home village from where we escaped.cont no. 09816061996 Amit Sharma vpo samloti distt kangra

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Amit Sharma says

Dhar kashmiri caste we heard from my parents that we escaped from kashmir during the aurangjebs reign.He forced hindu people to change their religion.So Our forfathers fled from kashmir for the safety of their relgion and got sattle in village samloti teh Nagrota bagwan distt kangra himachal pradesh now we are searching about our Kuldevi if any person know something about this kindly help us to know .You can provide us informations like the name of our Kuldevi,place where the temple of ourvKuldevi is situated and the name our home village from where we escaped.cont no. 09816061996 Amit Sharma vpo samloti distt kangra

Comment was made 9 years ago

Prianshu Dhar says

Proud to be the Dhar. As I read we are the direct decendents of Lord Shiva.I felt Happiness,highness and honorability. Om Namah Shivoy

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Shailendra Dhar says

What is Kuldevta of Dhar Brahmins? I very met Dhar Brahmin families in MP who pray solely to Shiva and consider him their 'Kul devta'.

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Razi Ul Hassan Lone says

I want to know about Lone's caste my four father came from kasmir tehsil Bagh his name was faqeer muhammad s/o qadir bakhash s/o kamal din can any body tell me about Lone's Es k elava yeh k Lone kehaaan se aa ay thay in kashmir en ka back ground kya ha

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Aamir Habib says

Dar (surname) is actually came from dhamara wh wr fudal lords in ancient times of kashmir they ve thr own kings...and thr tribe was so much strong and they ve thr own rules, no king of kashmir dare to oppose them after dhamara's the next place was 4 Lavaniyas the present Lone

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Munawar ALI Dhar(dar) says

Dhar( Kashmiri:धर( Devanagari), دھر( Nastaleeq)), also spelledDarare considered to be true desendents of Lord Shiva. They belong to the Srinagar Valley and have been living in outskirts of Shankracharya temple since 500 AD( Kashmiri:दर( Devanagari), ڈار( Nastaleeq)), is a Kashmirisurname (kram), found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valleyof India, [ 1 ]as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab, [ 2 ] [ 3 ]a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan. [ 4 ]The castename is shared among Hindusand Muslims. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] History and origins The Dharkramoriginates from the honorific given to a village head, strongman or a warlord of a jagir. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ]This title was often used in the 12th century and stayed fashionable up until the 14th century. [ 10 ]In antiquity, many Dhars migrated to Gauda, and a large amount later returned to the Kashmir Valley. [ 13 ]Nevertheless, to this day, there are many Dhars who are found in that region of Bengal. Birbal Dhar, leader of Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule Meeraji(born Mohammed Sanaullah Dar), Urdu poet-scholar, considered with Noon Meem Rashidas one of the father of modernismin Urdu literature. We are not now proud of being decendants of Shiva but We ar proud muslims.

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Hirak Jyoti Dhar says

If all DHARs are of same origin then why the Bengali Dhars are of Kayasta caste when the Kashmiri Dhars are Bramhin?

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Sam says

Kashmiri muslim cultivators living in village of kashmir have surname Daar just because it means a villager cultivator. Hindu surname Dhar is a brahmin surname which has nothing to do with kashmiri muslim Daars who are village cultivators and are most likey of dardic origin related to other dardic cultivator muslims living in gilgit and chitral.

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Zahid Dar says

Birbal Dhar was a leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh to invade Kashmir in 1819, which ended Afghan rule

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Truth Teller says

Kashmiri Dars are were village feudal lords and warriors in ancient kashmir. They are mostly descended from warrior races of dardic tribes of kashmir like lone tribe.

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ALI DAR says

every thing ut i proud becouse i am dar

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Ahtram Dra says

Can any body tell rank of Dars in Kashmiri casts and what was their profession in Kashmir

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Chandini Dhar says

I am a Dhar but when i asked about origin to my grandparents they said we are not Kashmiri.... We belongs to west Bengal.

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Rajnesh Dhar says

Dhars are decedents of General Meeru pandit Dhar who was general in Mughal army.This includes Dars of Muslim community also who were forcibly converted to Islam in Pathan rule.

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Dr.Afaq AZIZ Yatoo says

dar word is derived from damara, while latter is derived from udambara, the rulars of patthaninkot panjab.they had their own curancy, traced from jalandar, ludhana and hamachal.damaras were land lords of ancient Kashmir.they were king makers of Kashmir

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Dr.Afaq AZIZ Yatoo says

I am working on the original castes of Kashmir. I have completed Yatoo and Tak caste only till date. At PRESENT Dar caste is under discussion.

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Saifullah Dar says

Can anybody tell me the actual history of dar i am here confused bcoz there is no satisfying answer .plz

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Inn0cent Wajhi says

sarwar is pure kashmiri name...

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Zeeshan Dar says

Dar a worrior of kashmir and faught for kashmiries

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Ammar Hussain Dar says

Dar is a kashmari cast and actually brahmins when they accepted islam they adapted last name dar

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Avishek Dhar says

I believe that our family migrated from Kashmir.As i heard from my grandfather and elders from my family that we were staying in moymoysing(District) which is now in Bangladesh and we came there from India's northern region.It's been said that we came there for business and till now our family is basically a business family. But here we say we are kayastha and the rest is our physics has a resemblance with the kind of north people. So may be we we Bengali Dhar have migrated from kashmir.

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M. Usman Dar says

Dar is differeent than Dhar. Dhar is a brahmin surname found only among kashmiri Batta. Dar on the other hand are predominantly descendants of non-brahmin rural agricultural population of kashmir and are almost 99% muslims. Pronunciation of Dar is with hard D and is pronounced as Daar in kashmiri. Dhar is totally different and is pronounced with soft D and liguistically it is impossible for Dar and Dhar to be of the same origin. I have never seen in my life any kashmiri muslim who has surname of Dhar , they are just Dar. And a very important thing about Dar mulims kashmiris is that they are almost all agriculturists and quite agressive in their character, the closest tribe to them is Lone which is another kashmiri muslim kram also found chiefly in villages of kashmir doing agriculture. I have no doubt whatsoever in my mind that both Dar and Lone are descended from ancient original dardic population of kashmir valley and hence they have agressive characters like all other dardic tribes found in gilgit and chitral and pashtun lands.

Comment was made 12 years ago

Mehraj Dar says

Dar is a surname in kashmir..n for that matter we haveohd. Mawbool dar one time minister of state for home union of india..he was a brave n powerfull leader

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Jamsheed Rasool Dar says

well I think dars are ethnically kashmiris. I am a Muslim dar. Dars are comparatively braver than people of other castes. even in pandits i have seen dhars are a far braver people then other pandit castes.

Comment was made 12 years ago

Rahul Dhar says

All Dhars are basically from kashmir. The oldest KP Dhar being Shri Meeru Pandit Dhar who was the commander of Army of King Sikander from 1389 to 1413 AD. Almost all present Dhars are his descendants.

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Heer Dar. says

Yes! The Dars or the Dhars are from kasmiri pundit origin originally . But due to the violence in the valley they shifted to other areas of India like Bengal (for trade)and gujrat also for trade. But a large of these Original people from kashmir can befound in jammu, kolkata, himachal and Delhi. They were brahmin warrioirs. They were the modt selfdependentwho also gave freedom to read and write to their daughters and girls. In the mod 18-th century the dar girls used to run businesses in handicrafts. So basicaly they origin from srinagar (anantnag, kangan and mattan). A part of this community can be found in the village ustehar, tehsil baijnath, district Kangra(Himachal Pradesh. ) The kaul and dar community lives there. By the way most of dar oundits are today converted to muslims but still hindus exist too.The Dar and the Kaul-also the khosa, kar ganju are hail from kasmir valley.

Comment was made 12 years ago

Arjun Dhar says

All Dhars are originally from Kashmir. Over time, many Dhars decided to move across India. Subsequently, many Dhars decided to return to Kashmir, which is why Kashmir has so many Dhars. All Dhars have origins in Kashmir. The Dhars across India are of Kashmiri descent.

Comment was made 12 years ago

SUNIL DHAR says

Dhars are from KASHMIR there should be no doubt about it. But many Dhars are now Living in HARYANA and North Eastern States of MIZORAM, NAGALAND etc.I know many Dhar Famelies who dont follow any kashmiri tradition and language but are sure that their foreather have migrated from KASHMIR.The most notable and famous Dhar was Pandit SITA RAM DHAR, the First Kotwal of DELHI, on whose name famous SITA RAM BAZAAR in OLD DELHI is named.

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ARUN DHAR says

HISTORY OF DHAR Dhar also spelled Dar is a Kashmiri surname (kram), of Brahmin origin, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley of India, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab,a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan.The caste name is shared among both Hindus and Muslims. The Dhar kram originates from the honorific given to a village head, strongman or a warlord of a jagir. This honorific was prevalent during 12 century AD (Jaisimha) and remained in vogue up until the 14th century AD. In antiquity, many Dhars migrated to Gauda, and a large amount later returned to the Kashmir Valley. Nevertheless, to this day, there are many Dhars who are found in that region of Bengal. It is stated to be a pure gotra name. Dhar Bharadvaja is the name of their gotra. However, many scholars are of the view that Dhars are the descendants of Damras, the war lords and a troublesome non-Brahmanic tribe of ancient Kashmir. Birbal Dhar was a leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh to invade Kashmir in 1819, which ended Afghan rule.

Comment was made 13 years ago

Rakesh Kr Koul says

surnames of kashmiri pandits were influenced by their place of living ,some typical attributes e.g., those who had a pit in their lawn were called Khoda those who had hump in their lawns were called taing those who used to take food in bowls were called kawal or kaul those who used to wear socks were called mozas those who lived at kilam ,kulgam were called kilam we newer tried to keep our surnames on the basis of our gotras like datatri, kashyup and nearly lost our ancestral touch. etc we newer thought to unite and have cohesive community feeling and sacrifice for our community men and women

Comment was made 13 years ago

Raj Dhar says

I think Dhars are originated from Kashmir, for various reason they had spread to all over India, mainly Gujrat & Bengal.

Comment was made 13 years ago

Bansilal says

Dhars are originated from Kashmir. Coincidently, some times ago I was reading a book about history of Bengal, there I found, during early mongol rule, many Kashmiris setteled down in Bengal, and Bengali Dhars are direct descendent of them. I guess same will be true for Gujarati Dhars. In fact,I have seen few Bengali and Gujarati Dhars, and they looks like Kashmiri. safaya, its not a place of joke, people are doing serious talking here.

Comment was made 17 years ago

Dr. N. K. SAFAYA says

Dhars originally came from Bengal, These were two Bengalis Vaman Dhar and yaman Dhar brothers who use to come every year to kashmir for trade, in one winter they were held back in the valley and fancied two kashmiri pandit girls and finally married these girls this dates back to roughly to 1360 around the dhars of kashmir are direct decendents of the same dhars

Comment was made 20 years ago

Alpana says

I feel all Dhars are originally from kashmir. Over a period of time many families may have migrated to other parts of India and settled down slowly imbibing the culture, food habits etc. of that particular region. Hence we find Dhars amongst Gujratis and Bengalis too.

Comment was made 20 years ago

Amit Hakhu says

It can be various other Indians too, but some Dhars are Kashmiri - henc eit is definitely a Kashmiri name (in addition to others)

Comment was made 21 years ago

Sanjay Raina says

Dhar is not a 100 % kashmiri last name. It can be found in gujratis and bengalis also.

Comment was made 22 years ago

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