Surname Talk

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Jatin Sharma Modgil says about the surname Modgil iam also modgil kashmiri pandit.
Comment was made 8 years ago
Swaraj Deepak Raina says about the surname Raina I am also raina I have history of 13 generations my father's birth place was chawal gaon in pehlgaon. His date of birth 1920. I have seen sikh and muslim raina also. I have asked so many peoples that generally said raina are those who live in Raina badi a small mohalla near Dal lane ? Is it so ? I don't know . But I am brahmin with goutam gotra that's true.
Comment was made 8 years ago
Swaraj Deepak Raina says about the surname Raina I am also raina I have history of 13 generations my father's birth place was chawal gaon in pehlgaon. His date of birth 1920. I have seen sikh and muslim raina also. I have asked so many peoples that generally said raina are those who live in Raina badi a small mohalla near Dal lane ? Is it so ? I don't know . But I am brahmin with goutam gotra that's true.
Comment was made 8 years ago
Mehrab says about the surname Kashkari Originally from kashghar China
Comment was made 8 years ago
Tej Saraf says about the surname Saraf Saraf is a common surname amongst Kashmiri pandits(Brahmins).it is not a caste name but denotes that the family were in the money business or jewellers
Comment was made 8 years ago
M. Aslam says about the surname Raina The title Raina originates from the Kashmir Valley, example Ramachandra Raina. During the period of Hindu Kashmir often Poonch, Rajapuri (Rajouri) were under Kashmir thus Raina people moved in these areas. The Sikhs a fine people in Kashmir are outsiders and are mainly from Jammu and the Punjab. Their ethnicity and language is totally different from us (Muslims and Pandits) and they are distinct people living mainly in Tral and Baramulla. Some carry the name Raina (most have Punjabi family names) as a few Kashmiris became Sikhs in Poonch and Rajouri and then they married with other Sikhs of Jammu and Punjab. We love and welcome the Sikhs in the Valley but they do not call themselves Kashmiris either. They are of Jammu-Punjab region. Many Kishtwar Muslims-Hindus are pure Kashmiris, look Kashmiri and speak Kashmiri. Most of us Muslims today in the Valley are converts from Hindus of Kashmir and still maintain our caste names. No controversy simple and fundamental.
Comment was made 8 years ago
Iqbal Saasan says about the surname Raina Saasan ,Sudan,ishar,raina,poonj,phaglal,rishi all are brahmin siks caste which run side by side of Mohyal brahmin Sikhs as the title bakshi is common among these castes Jai maa Reinuka devi jai Parhuram Dhann bhai mati dass ji
Comment was made 8 years ago
Dikshit Dhar says about the surname Dhar "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.
Comment was made 8 years ago
Tariq Ahmed says about the surname Dhar 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.
Comment was made 8 years ago
Tariq Ahmed says about the surname Khan @moazzam khan: it is not a native kashmiri name. Its definitely not a Pandit name. It has been wrongly included here.
Comment was made 8 years ago