Bindra
Bindra (Punjabi: ਬਿੰਦਰਾ) is a Punjabi surname found among Jats and Khatris.[1][2] Many Khatris clans were native to the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab before the Partition of India.[3]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the Surname, include:
- Abhinav Bindra (born 1982), Indian sports shooter
- Dalbir Bindra (1922–1980), Canadian psychologist
- Dolly Bindra (born 1970), Indian actress
- Ishar Bindra (1921–2015), Indian-American investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder-trustee of the Sikh Forum of New York, USA
- Inderjit Singh Bindra, Indian cricketer and cricket administrator
- Jagjeet (Jeet) S. Bindra, member of the board of directors of LyondellBasell.
- Mahesh Bindra, New Zealand politician
- Prerna Singh Bindra, Indian environmental journalist and travel writer
- Satinder Bindra, Canadian TV news reporter
References
[edit]- ↑ Punjab State Gazetteer. Revenue and Rehabilitation Department, Punjab. 2000.
The principal sub - castes among the Khatris in the district are: Malhotra, Kapur, Katial, Chopra, Sehgal, Mehta, Dhawan, Vig, Behl, Uppal, Talwar, etc.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). Hanks, Patrick; et al. (eds.). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0199677764. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Bindra: ... Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat clan.
- ↑ Banga, Indu; Grewal, J. S. (2001). Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The State and Society. Guru Nanak Dev University. ISBN 978-81-7770-029-9.
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