Dhar (surname)

Dhar is a surname commonly found among the Hindu Bengali Kayastha community in West Bengal, India.[1][2] Dhar or Dar is also used by some Kashmiri clans and communities[3][4][5] native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India, and common today[3] among Kashmiri Hindus[6] and Kashmiri Muslims.[7][8]

  1. ^ Singh, K.S. Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. pp. 1421–1423.
  2. ^ Bhattacharya, J.N. Hindu Castes and Sects.
  3. ^ a b Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  4. ^ Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, Volumes 62–63. Dr. A. M. Ghatage. 2004. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Hence Kashmiri speech community can be viewed as the population united by sharing social norms; acquire Kashmiri as their native language; and use Kashmiri language to meet ... The surnames like Bhat, Pandit, Munshi, Dhar, Dar, Handoo, ...
  5. ^ Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Bansi Pandit. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-9634798-6-0. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ D. D. (Dhruv Dev). Sharma (2005). Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: An Historical, Socio-Cultural and Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names. Mittal Publication. ISBN 9788183240789. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Similar is the case of Hindus and Christians in Kerala, eg (Krisna Panikkar; George Panikkar), and Hindus and Muslims in Kashmir or Hindus and Sikhs in Punjab who have many common surnames, eg (Kashmir): Bhat, Dar, Malik, Rana, Pandit (Saleem Pandit), etc. and (Punjab): Arora, Bedi, Kapoor, Bjaj, Sahney, Maini, Ahloowalia, etc. In such cases reference to a person by his surname, as Mr. Bhat or Mr. Arora does not indicate whether the person under reference is a Hindu, a Muslim or a Sikh.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bhatt2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Saligram Bhatt; Jānakīnātha Kaula (2004). Kashmiri Pandits, a cultural heritage. Lancer Book. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Incidentally it may be stated that many Kashmiri Muslims still have the surnames of the pandits, like Kaul, Bhatt, Pandit, Dar, etc. With the accession to throne of Hari Singh in 1925, the State was given a 'new look'.