Dhar (surname)
- This article discusses Dhar, the Kashmiri caste. For the Indian city, see Dhar.
Dhar (Kashmiri: ढार (Devanagari), ڈھار (Nastaleeq)), also spelled Dar (Kashmiri: डार (Devanagari), ڈار (Nastaleeq)), is a Kashmiri surname (kram), of Brahmin origin, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley of India,[1] as well as Kashmiri émigrés who have migrated to the Punjab,[2][3] a region divided between India and neighbouring Pakistan.[4] The caste name is shared among both Hindus and Muslims.[5][6][7][8][9] The Dhar kram originates from the honorific given to a village head, strongman or a warlord of a jagir.[10][11][12] This honorific was prevalent during the 12th Century A.D. and remained in vogue up until the 14th Century A.D.[10] In antiquity, many Dhars migrated to Gauda, and a large amount later returned to the Kashmir Valley.[13] Nevertheless, to this day, there are many Dhars who are found in that region of Bengal, they belong to different castes (mainly Kayastha and Baniks and sometimes Brahmin or Baidya).[14]
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History and origins
The Dhar kram originates from the honorific given to a village head, strongman or a warlord of a jagir.[10][11][12] This title was often used in the 12th century and stayed fashionable up until the 14th century.[10] In antiquity, many Dhars migrated to Gauda, and a large amount later returned to the Kashmir Valley.[13] Nevertheless, to this day, there are many Dhars who are found in that region of Bengal.[14]
Dhars
- Meeraji (born Mohammed Sanaullah Dar), Urdu poet-scholar, considered with Noon Meem Rashid as one of the father of modernism in Urdu literature.
- Aneek Dhar, Indian singer
- Anuj Dhar
- Birbal Dhar, leader of Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule
- Divya Dhar
- Durga Prasad Dhar, ambassador of India to the Soviet Union
- Kiran Kumar Indian actor
- Keshav Dhar Indian musician and guitarist of band Skyharbor
- Mirza Pandit Dhar
- Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder & former Hizbul Mujahideen commander
- P. N. Dhar, Principal Secretary to Indira Gandhi
- Sandeepa Dhar, Bollywood actress
- Sheila Dhar, famous Kashmiri Indian author and singer
- Sudhir Dar (b. 1934), cartoonist
- Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar, Urdu novelist
- Rumeli Dhar, Indian cricketer
- Ravi Dhar, Technology Management expert
Pakistani Players
- Aleem Dar, Pakistani cricket umpire
- Haroon Rasheed, former Pakistani test cricketer and manager
- Nida Dar, Female Pakistani test cricketer
- Tabarak Dar,Bangkok cricketer
- Munir Ahmed Dar (disambiguation), National Hockey
- Tanvir Dar,National Hockey
- Asif Dar, Boxer
Pakistani Politicians
- Ishaq Dar, Pakistani finance Minister
- Sh Rohail Asghar Dar, Pakistani Member Parliament
- Abid Sher Ali, Pakistani Member Parliament
See also
References
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