In fact the founding author of the Kashmiri Pandit almanac (Vijayeshwar Panchang)was none other than Jyotishi Aftab Sharma (1887-1966), a native Kashmir Pandit. Any KP worth their salt buys a copy of this almanac as an essential part of the Bharun thali used in the KP New Year Puja (Navreh). Every copy of the Vijayeshwar Panchang has a picture of Pandit Aftab Sharma on the back of the front cover.
CSChandan Sharma
June 10, 2012 at 6:30 AM
Sharma is vry common surname which every brahman can use , but a lot of kashmiri brahmans are also have the same surname "SHARMA", But it doesn,t mean tht only kashmiri brahmans can use Sharma , A non Kashmiri can also be a Sharma.
As i am a kashmiri Brahman and i use Sharma as my surname . but a lot of my frnds who are not kashmiri are also useing the same surname .
ASAnita Sharma
February 3, 2011 at 7:58 AM
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....
AAshok
June 13, 2010 at 7:59 PM
Shiv Kumar Sharma is from Jammu - he is NOT a kashmiri
RRohan
January 31, 2010 at 11:15 PM
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma(Renowned Santoor Vadak)is himself a 'Sharma' & is a renowned Kashmiri Pandit.
'Sharma' though is a common sirname used by Brahmins in North India however some people whose actual sirname is not Sharma also use it as a sign of common popular brahmin sirname.
DSDeepak Sharma
February 17, 2009 at 2:47 AM
my father, col. krishan kumar took on the surname sharma,
and i have followed the same.my grandfather's name was
Pandit durga nath (police officer,settled and died in sialkot,pakistan]
and my greatgrandfather's Dr.Bhagwandas (personal physician to the then maharaja of j&k). we belonged to kashmir but unfotunately there are no elders to refer to regarding my
original surname. iam requesting your website to try and find out the same.
DRDr Raj Pandit
June 11, 2004 at 6:47 PM
Sharma is a title common to all Brahmins throughout the various regions of India.It is a fact that some Kashmiri Pandits use the title Sharma as part of their name!
AKAshwani Kaul
June 1, 2002 at 8:38 AM
I had a Sharma teacher - spoke Kashmiri, but I doubt if he was Kashmiri
SSeema
June 1, 2002 at 4:03 AM
Sharma's are not KP's as far as i know, but i may be wrong.
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Add CommentIn fact the founding author of the Kashmiri Pandit almanac (Vijayeshwar Panchang)was none other than Jyotishi Aftab Sharma (1887-1966), a native Kashmir Pandit. Any KP worth their salt buys a copy of this almanac as an essential part of the Bharun thali used in the KP New Year Puja (Navreh). Every copy of the Vijayeshwar Panchang has a picture of Pandit Aftab Sharma on the back of the front cover.
As i am a kashmiri Brahman and i use Sharma as my surname . but a lot of my frnds who are not kashmiri are also useing the same surname .
'Sharma' though is a common sirname used by Brahmins in North India however some people whose actual sirname is not Sharma also use it as a sign of common popular brahmin sirname.
and i have followed the same.my grandfather's name was
Pandit durga nath (police officer,settled and died in sialkot,pakistan]
and my greatgrandfather's Dr.Bhagwandas (personal physician to the then maharaja of j&k). we belonged to kashmir but unfotunately there are no elders to refer to regarding my
original surname. iam requesting your website to try and find out the same.