Thukral is an Indian surname from the
Arora
Arora is a community of Punjab and Sindh, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their ancestral place Aror, Sindh. In 712, the Arora people are said to have left Aror and started to settle in the cities of Punjab, mainly ...
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Khatri
Khatri () is a caste system in India, caste originating from the Malwa (Punjab), Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Khatris claim they are war ...
) community of
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
. Variant spellings of the name include ''Thakral'' and ''Thukraal''.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
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Nikita Thukral
Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu films alongside a few Tamil cinema, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films.
Early life
Thukral was born into a Pun ...
(born 1981), Indian film actress and model
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Rajkumar Thukral, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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See also
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Thukral & Tagra
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Thakral Corporation
Punjabi-language surnames
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin
Khatri surnames