Khatri - Revision history

Pdewan at 21:28, 17 February 2026

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-[[File: manmohan singh kohli.jpg|Dr. Manmohan Singh (Kohli), architect of the modern Indian economy and Prime Minister of India (1904-14) |frame|500px]]
+[[File: manmohan singh kohli.jpg|Dr. Manmohan Singh (Kohli), architect of the modern Indian economy and Prime Minister of India (2004-14) |frame|500px]]
 [[File: Shammi Kapoor Khatri1a.jpg|Shammi Kapoor, filmstar |frame|500px]]
 [[File: Vikram Seth.jpg|Vikram Seth, author,poet |frame|500px]]
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 Gotra: Kashyap [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
 Exogamous units/lineages (vansa): [Orissa]

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	When India was divided to placate the demands of its Muslims for a country of their own, most of the Khatris in the Panjab which was divided to create Pakistan migrated to India. In one of the worst human trajedies of modern history, which resulted in the deaths of untold thousands, millions of Hindu and Sikh families, many of them of the Khatri caste, were forced to abandon their heriditary family lands and flee to the Indian side of the British imposed dividing line. Today Khatris live in all regions of India, but are concentrated in East Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. While most Khatris are Hindu, some are also Sikh, some Muslim and even a small minority are Jain. Khatris of all these faiths collectively form one community. In modern times, the Khatri play a significant role in the Indian economy, serving as businessmen, civil and government administrators, landlords and military officials.		When India was divided to placate the demands of its Muslims for a country of their own, most of the Khatris in the Panjab which was divided to create Pakistan migrated to India. In one of the worst human trajedies of modern history, which resulted in the deaths of untold thousands, millions of Hindu and Sikh families, many of them of the Khatri caste, were forced to abandon their heriditary family lands and flee to the Indian side of the British imposed dividing line. Today Khatris live in all regions of India, but are concentrated in East Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. While most Khatris are Hindu, some are also Sikh, some Muslim and even a small minority are Jain. Khatris of all these faiths collectively form one community. In modern times, the Khatri play a significant role in the Indian economy, serving as businessmen, civil and government administrators, landlords and military officials.
		+	==Geographical distribution, sub-groups==
		+	[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OCCSC9I7jKYJ:https://issuu.com/wisheshmagazine/docs/wishesh_september_magazine_2015_+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in Wishesh, September 2015]
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		+	''' Divided into groups, but living as one '''
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		+	Firstly, Khatri is an endogamous community, which means, they do not marry outside their group, Khatris are mainly related to the trading community. They are originated originally in Punjab and later spread to many other states like Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh. Khatri people follow a typical type of tradition, let us get into their tradition and experience their tastes.
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		+	Khatri in Punjab Firstly, Khatri is an endogamous community, which means, they do not marry outside their group, except between the clans and also villages. Those clan names are generally used as surnames. In Punjab, Khatris are spread over in the areas like Bahri, Bunjahi, Sariu and Khokhrar, which are further divided into a number of clans. Khatri in Haryana As said, Khatri are migrated to different states and so they are accustomed to different traditions and customs. In Haryana, Khatri can be spotted in Hissar, Ambala, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Yamunanagar, and have subgroups or sub castes like Bunjahi, Sarin, and Bahri Khokhrar, divided into clans. Folksongs such as Ghori and Mahia are sung at the time of marriage in both Punjab and Haryana’s Khatri tradition. During these marriages, men perform Bhangra dance and women ‘gidda’. Traditional musical instruments include the harmonium, chimta (tongs), dhol (drum), daphli (tambourine) and bansuri (flute) will appear in most of their celebrations.
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		+	Khatri in Delhi In Delhi, Khatri has two main groups, named as the Purbia, (eastern) and Pachhadha (western), which are further sub divided into clans such as Mehra, Kapoor, Mehrotra, Khanna, Tandon and Seth.
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		+	Khatri in Uttar Pradesh The Khatri of Uttar Pradesh are divided into subgroups like Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Lahauri, Seth and Tandon, as well as clans like Bhalla, Bhasin, Mehra, Mehrotra, Bedi and Sodhi.
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		+	Khatri in Himachal Pradesh
		+	The sub groups of Khatris in Himachal Pradesh are named as Bari, Bunjahi and Sarin. Among these, Bari and Bunjahi have twelve sections each, whereas Bunjahi has 152 sections. Coming to clans, Chaddha, Sethi, Ratwan, Chopra, Kaure, Mehta, Mehra, Verma, Jagota and Vaidya are
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		+	Khatri in Bihar and Rajasthan Bihar Khatri has six subgroups, namely the Charjati , Panchjati, Chhajati, Barajati, Bahannajati. Unlike other states, widow remarriages are strictly forbidden in Bihar. Rajasthan Khatri has two [subgroups,]
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		+	In Delhi, Khatri has two main groups, named as the Purbia, (eastern) and Pachhadha (western), subgroups divided into eighty four gotras such as Dodecha, Gaba, Saghia, Morgoja, Morbani, Kangra, Bagecha and Sada. Sitala Mata (goddess of small pox) and Shrinathji are regional deities of the Khatri of Rajasthan. Khatri life style There are no specific rules for Sikh Khatri women, but the Hindu women wear (sindur) the vermilion mark, glass bangles, a coloured dot on the forehead known as bindi, toerings and finger rings. There are no symbols of marriage among the Sikh Khatri women, but among those who are Hindu, married women wear (sindur) the vermilion mark, glass bangles, a coloured dot on the forehead known as bindi, toe-rings and finger rings. Monogamy is the strict rule among the Khatris and will continue to be so. Khatri women are proficient in embroidery and knitting. The Khatri have oral traditions in the form of folksongs and folklore. After divorce life in Khatris Divorce is not allowed in both Hindu and Sikh Khatri, unless and until the situations
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		+	Except in Bihar, widows, widowers, and divorcees among Khatris can remarry. Junior sororate prevails.
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		+	The Khatri have informal councils headed by the elders, dealing with the issues relating to marriage, divorce and property. There are other organized societies for the welfare of the community like the All India Khatri Mahasabha in Uttar Pradesh. Only the sons inherit ancestral property. It is divided equally but the eldest son inherits the late father’s authority as head of the family. Daughters will not have any share in the parents’ property. Among the Khatri, 69 % are Hindus, 22 % are Muslim and 11 % are Sikhs. A few of them belong to egalitarian Arya Samaj and the Guru-centric Radhasoami and Nirankari sects. Khatri Hindus worship all the deities of the Hindu pantheon. Maharashtra Khatri worships a communal deity and a regional goddess.

	=Historical Background=		=Historical Background=

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	=See also=		=See also=
	[[Khatri: South India ]]		[[Khatri: South India ]]
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		+	(From ''People of India/ National Series Volume VIII.'' Readers who wish to share additional information/ photographs may please send them as messages to the Facebook community, [http://www.facebook.com/Indpaedia Indpaedia.com]. All information used will be gratefully acknowledged in your name.)
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		+	Gotra: Kashyap [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
		+	Exogamous units/lineages (vansa): [Orissa]

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 [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] (Kohli), Prime minister of India
-[[Dev Anand]] - Bollywood actor
+[[Dev Anand]] - Filmistan actor
 Om Prakash Malhotra Former Chief of Army Staff, Governor of the Punjab
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 Gurinder Chadha - Kenyan- Brit movie director ('Bend it like Beckham', 'Bhaji on the Beach')
-[[Yash Chopra]] - Bollywood movie director and producer
+[[Yash Chopra]] - Filmistan movie director and producer
 Satish Gujral, artist and muralist who trained under Diego Rivera

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 =Groups within the Khatris=
 ==Higher and lower groups==
 ''' From Russell, 1916 '''

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 The two-term Prime Minister of India (2004-2014), Dr. Manmohan Singh is a Kukhran of the Kohli subcaste. Other famous Khukrain personalities are: Mulkh Raj Anand (English novelist/Writer), Dev Anand (Actor/Producer/Director), Balraj Sahni (Actor), Geet Sethi, Narinder Kohli (Hindi Novelist), Gurinder Chadha (UK based film director), Bhism Sahni (Sahitya Academy Award and Padam Shree winner).
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+===Gujarat: Brahma-Kshatris===
 '''Customs'''

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 [[File: kareena_kapoor_maxim1a.jpg|[[Kareena Kapoor]], filmstar |frame|500px]]
 [http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Khatri SikhiWiki]
-[[File: karisma kapoor.jpg|[[Karisma Kapoor]], filmstar |frame|500px]]
+[[File: karisma kapoor Khatri.jpg|[[Karisma Kapoor]], filmstar |frame|500px]]
 [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] (Kohli), Prime minister of India

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 Sukhdev (Thapar) - freedom fighter, revolutionary comrade of Bhagat Singh
-Khushwant Singh, Author and commentator
+[[Khushwant Singh]], Author and commentator
 Bhai Mohan Singh, Founder of Ranbaxy

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-[[File: kareena_kapoor_maxim1a.jpg|Kareena Kapoor, filmstar |frame|500px]]
+[[File: kareena_kapoor_maxim1a.jpg|[[Kareena Kapoor]], filmstar |frame|500px]]
 [http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Khatri SikhiWiki]
-Manmohan Singh (Kohli), Prime minister of India
+[[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] (Kohli), Prime minister of India
-Dev Anand - Bollywood actor
+[[Dev Anand]] - Bollywood actor
 Om Prakash Malhotra Former Chief of Army Staff, Governor of the Punjab
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 Gurinder Chadha - Kenyan- Brit movie director ('Bend it like Beckham', 'Bhaji on the Beach')
-Yash Chopra - Bollywood movie director and producer
+[[Yash Chopra]] - Bollywood movie director and producer
 Satish Gujral, artist and muralist who trained under Diego Rivera
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 Anish Kapoor - Indo-British sculptor
-The father-son duo of Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor legendary actors, directors, and producers of Indian movies
+The father-son duo of Prithviraj Kapoor and [[Raj Kapoor]] legendary actors, directors, and producers of Indian movies
 Shekhar Kapur - movie director ('Bandit Queen', 'Elizabeth')
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 Deepa Mehta - award winning Indo-Canadian director of the trilogy 'Earth','Wind','Fire'
-Meera Nair, the director and producer of the award winning movies as 'Salaam Bombay'
+Mira Nair, the director and producer of the award winning movies as 'Salaam Bombay'
 Kuldip Nayyar - crusading Indian journalist
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 Birbal Sahni - renowned botanist
-Kundan Lal Saigal (Sahgal/Sehgal), the legendary singer and actor in early North Indian (Hindi and Bengali) talkies, known as the Enrico Caruso of North India for his vocal range.
+[[K.L. Saigal]] Kundan Lal Saigal (Sahgal/Sehgal), the legendary singer and actor in early North Indian (Hindi and Bengali) talkies, known as the Enrico Caruso of North India for his vocal range.
 Roshan Seth - Indo-British actor ('My Beautiful Laundrette' etc.)