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People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.
Bana Singh (born 1949), Indian soldier and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, the highest Indian military decoration; Bandeep Singh (born 1989), Indian first-class cricketer; Banshi Singh (born 1962), Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2012–2017) Bant Singh, Indian agricultural labour activist and singer
Singh (IPA: / ˈ s ɪ ŋ / SING) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, [1] it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice [2] and to emulate Rajput naming ...
Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh priest) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
Inderpal Grewal, a professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Yale University; J. S. Grewal, an Indian writer, historian, and scholar; Mehtab Singh Grewal, royal Home minister in the court of Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha State. Nina Grewal, a former 4-term Member of Parliament in Canada. Nina and Gurmant Grewal were the first married ...
General V.K. Singh, Indian politician and former chief of the Indian Army [146] General Anil Chauhan , current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces [ 147 ] Maj Gen Anant Singh Pathania , a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra and the first Indian to receive Military Cross in the Second World War.
Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,074 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kaushik/Koushik is ancient Indian "Gotra" applied to an Indian clan. Origin of Kaushik can be referenced to an ancient Hindu text. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "Vishvamitra" literally meaning 'friend of the universe', "Vishwa" as in universe and "Mitra" as in friend, he was also called as Rishi "Kaushik".