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Shanoo Razdan says about the surname Razdan Razdan's are very a synonym for a kashmiri pandit.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Ashwani Kaul says about the surname Kaul I was reading a very old book - Kashmiri Pandit by Anand Koul written in 1924 and it has a table at the end on Kashmiri surnames. Interestingly the surname Kaul is never spelled as Kaul through the whole book. It is always written as Koul. This is most likely a recent change.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Deepak Kaul says about the surname Kothedar Hi, I have been told by my elders that Our actual surname is 'Kothedar/Kothdar' with gotra as 'Dar-Varshignye'. We have been writing Kaul for quite sometime now ( more than 100 yrs appx), We came to srinagar a long time back but its been said that we actually belong to District Baramulla . I just need to check that whether any other person having Surname "Kothedar" has the same gotra or belongs to Baramulla or not. This would confirm what my elders say.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Sanjay P Kaul says about the surname Sumbly Sumbal is 4-5 kms from safapur.Not all who lived in sumbal are sumbly's.But a family who owned Hundreds of Acres of land in Sumbal with Some Huge old wooden palacial houses were sumbly's. My Mothers paternal (Phoofaji)uncle was Denanath sumbley from the same family. You will find some people from that area who call themselves sumbly but they are fake.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Sanjay P Kaul says about the surname bumsoonth Dear Arun Bumchooth is a famous fruit , a varity of apple which grows in kashmir. we used to eat a lot as a fruit & as vegetable in kashmir.I had a classmate by this surname & i think his ancestors were either growers or traders of this fruit.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Varun Pahalwan says about the surname Pahalwan Thanks Sanjay Ji for this important information. If possible please send me your Maternal Family tree, to correlate the same with our family tree. Regards, Varun Pahalwan 09300054024 varunpahalwan@rediffmail.com
Comment was made 15 years ago
Sanjay Kaul Partazi says about the surname Pahalwan My mother is from phalwans.Phalwan's are basically kaul's. My mother's Great Grandfather was a phalwan(wrestler), it is said that no one in the whole kashmir valley could challange him . A famous wrestler visited kashmir to challange him but his dream was also shattered,after that people started calling him phalwan & the same became the surname.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Sanjay Kaul Partazi says about the surname Safapuri Safapur is a place near Tulmul 3-4 kms from Kherbhawani. The word safapur has come out from the original word sabhapur. It is said when Lord Rama during 14 yrs Banvas visited Kashmir , He called a meeting of Rishis/sadhus at that place That is why the place was named as sabhapur. After visiting this place Lord Rama travelled Towards north kashmir & the name of the place he stayed is known as RAMHAL. It is said that the Footprints of Ramji still exists there.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Sanjay Kaul Partazi says about the surname partezi Our Great Grandfather was Revenue officer posted at Anantnag Area in Dogra Regime & was incharge of measurement of land ,In Urdu the meaning of word measurement is PARTAL.With the pessage of time this word partal was pronounced as partali which became partazi with time. Actually our Gotra is Datatri & surname is Kaul.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Leena says about the surname Safaya Hi, My last maiden name is Safai.The fact that we settled down generations in Maharashtra. We were told that we are originally Kashmiris. The interesting fact is I found out people having the exact last name in Iran and USA.
Comment was made 15 years ago