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R.C.Raina says about the surname Pahalwan I am married in PAHALWAN family who are originally from Manasbal. His grandfather's name is Mahadev and father's name is Som Nath. Though they now write Bhat as their surname but they are from the Pahalawan family of Manasbal. I visited Manasbal twice with my wife in 2004 and 2006, we had a shikara ride both the time and the locals there recognised my wife. I am myself from a Thalachoor family. I have given the details as to how the nick name came. But I would love to know how this Pahalwan surname is there.
Comment was made 15 years ago
R.C.Raina says about the surname Thalchoor Mr. Rakesh, you are right. The Thalachoor family of Ragunath Mandir stays in Delhi. There were a few Thalachoor families staying from Purshyar to Ragunath Mandir. Mr. Gopi Nath Thalachoor at Purshyar, Sarvanand/Balbadar/Padam Nath/ Kashi Nath/Sukhdayal/Janki Nath at Drabiyar and the one you know from Ragunath Mandir is Tej Krishan who was in Police Services. I am also one of the Thalachoor, presently staying in Mumbai.
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Sakshikoul says about the surname Koul My name is sakshi koul and i am kasmiri.
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Daleep Sabni says about the surname naqaib my cast is "SABNI" I am from srinagar kashmir.I am kashmiri pandit.
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Khawaja F. A Butt says about the surname Bhat My ancestore came from Qasba "Chandeen" Thesil Kulgam, which is now a district. My ancestor converted to Muslim some where around late 18th century. Then in 1823 his son moved to the area near Sialkot, Pakistan. Is there any one from the same area?????????????
Comment was made 15 years ago
Khawaja F. A Butt says about the surname Bhat While doing some research for my own family I have come across this info. on the net. For the general caste, see Bhatt. Bhatt (Kashmiri: भट (Devanagari), بھٹ (Nastaleeq)), sometimes spelled as Butt (Pahari: بٹ), both of which are a shortened rendition of Bhatta (Kashmiri: भट्ट (Devanagari), بھٹٹ (Nastaleeq)), is a Kashmiri surname, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley, as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab, a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan. Kashmiris bearing the surname Bhat belong to the larger Bhat caste of Brahmins found in the rest of the India; the surname is shared by both Hindus and Muslims. Historians state the surname is a distorted form of Bhatta, which originates from Sanskrit (भटट), meaning "scholar" according to Brāhmaṇa. While the original shortened rendition of the "Bhatta" caste was "Bhat" or "Bhatt," many of the migrants to the Punjab, started spelling their surname as "But" or "Butt" which is the spelling of the clan used in the Pahari language. People named Bhat were said to be a clan of Brahmin descents of intellectual Vedic and Dardic saints that inhabited the banks of the Saraswati River, which ran dry around 2000 BC. This forced the community to migrate to Kashmir in search of "ultimate truth" P.S....I will also appreciate any info. about the " Bhar Dooge" branch of cast Butt.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Anita Sharma says about the surname Sharma i myself is a "sharma"...but not a kashmiri pandit....infact i belong to pathankot(punjab).....but i have an ambiguity regarding my origin....if ur website cud help me clear that..........my "gotra"(clan)is "kashyap"....n it s a known fact that kashyaps had first originated in some himalayan regions in kashmir..... so....if cud help me trace back the origins of people belonging to "kashyap" clan....
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Sudhir says about the surname Kashkari originally from kashgar in Afghanistan the real afghan breed
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Shria Tikoo says about the surname Sadhu just wanted to ask if Sadhu is a kashmiri surname or is used by other ethnic groups too? shria tikoo thane
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JK says about the surname Padru It is also spelled Padroo - most likely it was the name of a village
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