Following is a list of notable members of the Khatri community in India.
Historical figures
Religious figures
- Sikh Gurus[1]
- Guru Nanak Dev Bedi, founder of Sikhism
- Guru Angad Dev, Trehan
- Guru Amar Das, Bhalla
- Guru Ram Das, Sodhi
- Guru Arjan Dev, Sodhi
- Guru Har Gobind, Sodhi
- Guru Har Rai, Sodhi
- Guru Har Krishan, Sodhi
- Guru Tegh Bahadur, Sodhi
- Guru Gobind Singh Sodhi, founder of Khalsa
File:Guru Gobind Singh portrait.jpg Guru Gobind Singh
- Bhai Daya Singh Sobti, the first of the Panj Pyare (the initial members of the Khalsa), belonged to the Sobti clan of the Khatris[2]
- Baba Sri Chand was the founder of the ascetic sect of Udasin and was the elder son of Guru Nanak, first Guru and founder of Sikhism.
- Baba Prithi Chand Sodhi (1558–1618), the eldest son of Guru Ram Das after the younger brother Guru Arjan was the founder of the Mina sect.
- Ram Rai Sodhi, the eldest son of Guru Har Rai was the founder of Ram Raiyas sect of Sikhism.
- Shiv Dayal Singh Seth, founder of the Radhasoami religious movement.[3]
- Baba Dayal Singh Malhotra, founder of Nirankari[4]
File:Diwan Mulraj cell.jpg Diwan Mulraj Chopra
Sikh Empire
- Hari Singh Nalwa (Uppal Khatri) (1791–1837), the Commander-in-Chief of the Khalsa army of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh[5]
- Nawab Kapur Singh (1697–1753)(Virk Khatri), Founder of modern day city Kapurthala, Punjab and he was also the founder of Dal Khalsa a Sikh Misl (Singhapuria).[6]
- Dewan Mokham Chand Kochhar (1785-1814), General of the Khalsa Army under Ranjit Singh[7]
- Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra, Governor of Lahore and Multan, Commander in the Khalsa Army[8]
- Diwan Mulraj Chopra (1814–1851), Governor of Multan, leader of a rebellion against the British which led to the Second Anglo-Sikh War[8]
- Sardar Gulaba Khatri, founder of Dallewalia Misl which controlled Nakodar, Talwan, Badala, Rahon, Phillaur, Ludhiana at its peak.
Others
- Sultan Muzaffar Shah I, the founder of the Gujarat Sultanate, a Muslim Khatri kingdom and it's ruling Muzaffarid Dynasty. He was a Tanka Khatri convert to Islam.[9]
- Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahtab Kapoor GCIE, KCSI, IOM, with origins from Kotli, Sialkot was the ruler of Bardhaman Raj in Bengal from 1887 till his death in 1941. At its height, the kingdom extended to around 5,000 square miles (13,000 km) and included many parts of what is now Burdwan, Bankura, Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly and Murshidabad districts[10]
- Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab of Bardhaman Raj, K.C.I.E., (14 July 1905 – 10 October 1984) was the last ruler of Burdwan Raj, who ruled from 1941 until 1955[11]
- Maharaja Chandu Lal was the prime minister (1833–1844) for 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad Sikandar Jah.
- Maharaja Kishen Pershad, GCIE (1864-1940) came from a Peshkari Hyderabadi Noble family and served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State twice [12][13][14]
- Raja Sukh Jiwan Mal, The ruler of Kashmir (1754-1762)[15]
- Raja Todar Mal Tandon, finance minister of Akbar. He rebuilt the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in 1585.[16][17]
- Haqiqat Rai Puri, beheaded at the age of 14 for refusing to convert to Islam by Governor Zakariya Khan. Puri stood up against his classmates ridiculing Hindu deities.[18]
Indian military
- Vikram Batra, Param Vir Chakra awardee during the 1999 Kargil War.[19][20]
- General Pran Nath Thapar, 4th Chief of the Indian Army.[21]
- General J.J Singh Marwah , 21st Chief of Indian Army[22]
- Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, 7th Chief of the Indian Navy.[21]
- Air Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, Chief of the Indian Air Force.[21]
Indian independence activists
File:Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.jpg Sukhdev, Indian freedom fighter, he participated in several actions alongside Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru, and was hanged by the British authorities on 23 March 1931 at the age of 23. He was a Thapar Khatri.[23]Statue of Sukhdev Thapar, along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru - Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian freedom fighter, While studying in England, he assassinated William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official.[24]
- Prem Krishan Khanna, Indian freedom fighter and a member of the Hindustan Republican Association. One of the revolutionaries prosecuted for the Kakori Conspiracy.[25][26]
- Purushottam Das Tandon, Indian freedom fighter who opposed the partition of India, British rule over India. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 1961.[27]
Science, technology and academics
- Satish Dhawan, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)[28]
- Har Gobind Khorana, Nobel Prize winner[29]
- Daya Ram Sahni, first director-general of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)[28]
- Ram Nath Chopra, Father of Indian Pharmacology[28]
- Birbal Sahni, Indian Paleobotanist and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS) [28]
- Mahesh Prasad Mehray, Indian ophthalmologist and the founder of Sitapur Eye Hospital[28]
- Mahatma Hansraj, co-founder of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools (D.A.V) on whose memory Hansraj College was established.[30]
- Faqir Chand Kohli, also known as "father of Indian software Industry", founder of Tata Consulltancy Services (TCS)[31]
Business and finance
- J.C and K.C Mahindra ,founders of Mahindra & Mahindra.It is a part of the Mahindra Group,an Indian conglomerate[32][33]
- Mohan Singh Oberoi ,founder and chairman of The Oberoi Group[32]
- Karam Chand Thapar, of the Thapar Group of companies.[33]
- HP Nanda, founder of Escorts Limited[32]
- Ponty Chadha, founder of Wave Group[34]
- Om Prakash Munjal, founder of Hero MotoCorp and Hero Cycles[32]
- Lala Jagat Narain, founder of Punjab Kesri[34]
- Lala Harkishen Lal, also known as "Napoleon of Finance", co-founder of Punjab National Bank[35][36]
Bollywood
- Dev Anand, Indian actor[34]
- Kanika Kapoor, Indian singer[37]
- Prithviraj Kapoor, Indian actor[38]
- Raj Kapoor, Indian actor[39]
- Balraj Sahni, Indian actor[40]
- B.R Chopra, Indian director[40]
- Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor[41]
- Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor[42]
- Parineeti Chopra, Indian actor[42]
Literature and Poetry
- Amrita Pritam (born in Gujranwala), Punjabi author[43]
- Devaki Nandan Khatri, Hindi author[44]
Politics
- Inder Kumar Gujral (born in Jhelum), 12th Prime Minister of India[45]
- Gulzarilal Nanda (born in Sialkot), Two-time Acting Prime Minister of India[25]
- Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (born in Attock), Former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Balraj Madhok, RSS veteran and founder of ABVP & BJS
- Sheila Kapoor Dikshit (born in Kapurthala), Former Chief Minister of Delhi[46]
- Madan Lal Khurana (born in Lyallpur), Former Chief Minister of Delhi[47]
References
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- ↑ Socio-Religious Reform Movements in British India{{#if:Jones|, Jones}. Cambridge University Press(1989). ISBN 978-0-521-24986-7
- ↑ Hari Singh Nalwa, "champion of the Khalsaji" (1791-1837){{#if:Nalwa|, Nalwa}(13 January 2009). ISBN 978-81-7304-785-5
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bobby Singh Bansal, Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan, Hay House, Inc, 1 December 2015
- ↑ The Rise of Muslim Power in Gujarat: A History of Gujarat from 1298 to 1442. By S. C. Misra. pp. xii + 252. Asia Publishing House. London. 1963. 45s.. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland({Template:Date).
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- ↑ Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal{{#if:McLane|, McLane}. Cambridge University Press(25 July 2002). ISBN 978-0-521-52654-8
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- ↑ 'Yeh Dil Mange More': An ode to Captain Vikram Batra. dailybhaskar(24 January 2013). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Vikram Batra's parents say Shershaah 'well made', open up about Dimple Cheema: 'Said she would live with his memories'. The Indian Express(22 August 2021). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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