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Subash Kaul says about the surname Ganhar Are GANHARs non karun kashmiris
Comment was made 4 years ago
Kay says about the surname Dhar Dhars' from all parts of the world are directly from Kashmir and descendants of Kashyap muni,hence, Kashmiri Pundits, whereas, the Dars are the converted kashmiri muslims.
Comment was made 4 years ago
Farooq says about the surname Teli Kashmiri pandits teli caste
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R C RAINA says about the surname Tikku Tiky Chorum: This festival was celebrated in the house of Shri Prithvi Nath Ji Tikoo at Karfali Mohalla, Srinagar The compound had three houses all belonging to Tikoo's and there was a sacred well in the compound.Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits, irrespective of whether their surname was Tikoo or something else would visit the house of Shri Prithvi Nath Ji to have darshan if Mata Tripura. They would also lit ratabdeeps and place them around the sacred well. It used to be a full day festival. I have spent my childhood in this compound playing with Late Shri Satish Kumar Tikoo and other children of Tikoo families living there.
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Shubam says about the surname Mathu i would like to know about mathu caste
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Shubam says about the surname Mathu no idea
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Neha Reshi says about the surname wangoo Hi I would like to know wangoo sirname in kashmiri pandit belong to gor caste or not.
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Khawaja Muhsin Bhat says about the surname Bhat My full name is Khawaja Muhsin Nabi Bhat Father: Gh Nabi Bhat Grandfather: Khawaja Abdul Khalil Bhat Great grandfather:Khawaja Md Abdullah Bhat Great great gf: Khawaja Abdul Ghaffar Bhat .... Khawaja Ab Gani Bhat . .(continued) We have our own lands (Apple orchards now) at Anantnag since past 200 years. Our family is business family, all of my forefathers have been traders. We belong to Bhat caste and use Khawaja as title. Our family usually marries in castes like Rather, Lone, Bhat, Wani, and Dar, but there is no hard and fast rule to marry within these castes only. But if someone wants to marry within lower castes, they face objections. For example, if I will tell my parents that I want to marry a girl who belongs to Kumar/Najar/Sheikh/Hajam/Chopan/Ahanger/ anyother lower caste,,,they will not accept. Sometimes, parents also don't consent a marriage if a girl belongs to Sayyid castes because of some sort of incompatibility among Bhats and Sayyids, but here rejection is not that much strong as in case of lower castes
Comment was made 4 years ago
Khawaja Muhsin Bhat says about the surname Bhat Khawaja is a title, not a caste. Khawaja title is used by well off families who are mostly traders and have lands; it is also used to indicate some connection with sufis. Some Bhats in kashmir including my family use khawaja along with Bhat in the name.
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Farooq Ahmad says about the surname Teli Originality and history of kashmiri teli caste people
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