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'''Kakkar''' or '''Kakar''' ({{ipa|hi|kəkːəɽ|ipa}}) is an Indian surname originating with the founder of a Bahri clan. It is associated with the [[Punjabi Khatri|Khatri]] caste of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. Whilst the ''Dictionary of American Family Names'' states the etymology derives from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''karalagni'', used in reference to the Sun and translating as "one who holds fire in its hands",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hanks |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&q=kakar+khatri |title=Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set |date=2003-05-08 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |language=en}}</ref> historians R. C. Dogra and [[Baij Nath Puri]], believe it is derived from the word ''Karkar'', meaning strong or powerful.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Dogra|first1=R. C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=upLXAAAAMAAJ&q=kakkar+karkar+strong+powerful|title=Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture|last2=Mansukhani|first2=Gobind Singh|date=1995|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|isbn=978-0-7069-8368-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Puri |first=Baij Nath |author-link=Baij Nath Puri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ytuAAAAMAAJ&q=kakkar+karkar+strong+powerful |title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study |date=1988 |publisher=M. N. Publishers and Distributors |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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Notable people bearing the name Kakkar, who may or may not be associated with the Khatri caste, include:<br />
*[[Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar]] (born 1964), British surgeon<br />
*[[Akriti Kakar]] (born 1986), Indian singer<br />
*[[Dipika Kakar]] (Born 1986), Indian Television Actress<br />
*[[Loveleen Kacker]], Indian bureaucrat and executive<br />
*[[Neha Kakkar]] (born 1988), Indian playback singer<br />
*[[Nina Kakkar]] (born 1955), Indian businesswoman<br />
*[[Nitin Kakkar]], Indian director<br />
*[[Prahlad Kakkar]] (born 1950), Indian ad film director and media personality<br />
*[[Prakriti Kakar]] (born 1995), Indian playback singer<br />
*[[Rajeev Kakar]], Indian banker and serial entrepreneur<br />
*[[Santosh Kumar Kacker]], Indian doctor and medical researcher<br />
*[[Shyam Nath Kacker]], Indian politician and lawyer<br />
*[[Sonu Kakkar]] (born 1986), Indian playback singer<br />
*[[Subbiraj|Subbiraj Kakkar]] (died 2007), Indian actor<br />
*[[Sudhir Kakar]] (born 1938), Indian Psychoanalyst, novelist and author<br />
*[[Sukriti Kakar]] (born 1995), Indian singer<br />
*[[Tony Kakkar]] (born 1984), Indian playback singer<br />
*[[Vinit Kakar]], Indian actor<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Kakkar Subdistrict]]<br />
*[[Kakar]]<br />
*[[Kekkar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi-language surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]<br />
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