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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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Raj Dhar says about the surname Dhar I think Dhars are originated from Kashmir, for various reason they had spread to all over India, mainly Gujrat & Bengal.
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ARUNA TUFCHI says about the surname Tufchi I BELONG TO "TUFCHI" FAMILY. IT IS BASICALLY HINDU KASHMIRI (BRAHMAN) COMMUNITY.IT IS A UNIQUE SURNAME. THERE MUST BE A FACT BEHIND THIS SURNAME .BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.HAVE YOU ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT THEN LZ DO HELP ME..... REGARDS.. ARUNA TUFCHI. JAMMU.
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ASHUTOSH PADRU says about the surname Padru I would like to know:a) The roots of my surname; b) Any other family having the same surname
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Ashwani Harkara says about the surname Harkar Dear Sunil, My Name is Ashwani Harkara and I come from Harkar or Harkara Kashmiri Pandit Family from Kashmir (India). Firstly to my understanding Harkar surname in kashmir is associated with limited number of families and all of them used to live in Malayar near ganpatyar Srinager Kashmir. In addition to these there were some more families in Baramula Srinagar kashmir and one on Habbakadal Srinagar Kashimir. Now regarding orgin/history there are various interpretations but for our family it seems to have originated beacause of over ancestors association/service with/in police department. During Afghan rule in Kashmir Police depatment was addressed as Harkara bashi. In History of Kashmiri pandit (by Jia lal Kalam) you will he has mentioned Vas Kak Harkara and it is said he is one ancestor of harkara's living in Kashmir. There is another book by and english author where this name is associted with people working in police department. Also in some of our old family documents I have seen name of my great grand father as Shiv jee Bhat Harkara. So Harkar/Harkara in ganpatyar srinagar kashmir have originally BHAT surname. Therefore it can be concluded that because our ancestors served in police department since long time and during afghan rule police department was addressed by harkara bashi. Family members serving in police got nice named by Harkara/Harkar. With time our original surname got dropped and family started to be more recognised as harkara/Harkar. Hope this throughs some light. I am planning a website for Harkara/Harkar family of Ganpatyar it will take some time before it gets active. Please feel free to get in touch if you need any further clarification. Good luck
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Manisha says about the surname Ogra Sorry, its not originated from UGRA... as per Aurobindo ji, in fact it was earlier wugra...
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Ishitaa Sher says about the surname sher Sher, Ishitaa I need to know what it means, as in, is the connotation of the word same as that in hindi.
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