Dhingra
Dhingra is a family name of Arora Hindus and Sikhs. It is derived from a clan of Jats.[1][2]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clans or religions, include:
- Gaurav Dhingra (born 1980), Indian film and television producer
- Gurbachan Singh Dhingra (born 1950), Indian entrepreneur
- Kuldip Singh Dhingra (born 1947), Indian entrepreneur
- Leena Dhingra, British writer, actress and teacher
- Madan Lal Dhingra (1883–1909), Indian revolutionary
- Manka Dhingra (born 1973/74), India-American attorney and politician
- Pooja Dhingra (born 1986), Indian pastry chef and businesswoman
- Rachna Dhingra (born 1977), Indian social activist
- Ravi Kumar Dhingra (born 1970), Indian admiral
- Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (born 1958), Indian jurist
- Swati Dhingra (born 1980), Indian-British economist and professor
References
[edit]- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 717. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4.
Dhingra ... Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh, based on the name of a Jat clan.
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
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