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Thakur Kuan
Thakur may refer to: * Thakur (title), a feudal title and surname used by erstwhile nobility of India * Thakur (caste), an Indian caste also known by the name "Rajput" * Thakur village, a residential locality in Mumbai, India * Thakur Baldev Singh (''Sholay'') or Thakur, a fictional character played by Sanjeev Kumar in the 1975 classic Indian film ''Sholay'' See also * * Thaker, an Indian family name * Thakkar, an Indian family name * Thakar (tribe), an Adivasi tribe of Maharashtra, India * Thakor The Thakor Koli, or Thakarda Koli, is a subcaste of the Koli caste of Gujarat. Koli people form the largest caste-cluster in Gujarat, comprising 24 per cent of the total population of the state. Koli Thakors in Gujarat are classified as Other ..., a Hindu Koli caste in Gujarat * Thakura (other) * Tagore (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakur (title)
Thakur is a historical Indian feudalism, feudal Indian honorifics, title of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used as a surname in the present day. The female variant of the title is Thakurani or Thakurain, and is also used to describe the wife of a Thakur. There are varying opinions among scholars about its origin. Some scholars suggest that it is not mentioned in the Sanskrit texts preceding 500 Common Era, BCE, but speculates that it might have been a part of the vocabulary of the dialects spoken in North India, northern India before the Gupta Empire. It is viewed to have been derived from word ''Thakkura'' which, according to several scholars, was not an original word of the Sanskrit Languages of India, language but a borrowed word in the Indian lexis from the Tukharistan region of Uzbekistan. Another view-point is that ''Thakkura'' is a loan word from the Prakrit language. Scholars have suggested differing meanings for the word, i.e. "god", "lord", and "master of the es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakur (caste)
Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The term ''Rajput'' covers various patrilineal clans historically associated with warriorhood: several clans claim Rajput status, although not all claims are universally accepted. According to modern scholars, almost all Rajput clans originated from peasant or pastoral communities. Over time, the Rajputs emerged as a social class comprising people from a variety of ethnic and geographical backgrounds. From the 12th to 16th centuries, the membership of this class became largely hereditary, although new claims to Rajput status continued to be made in later centuries. Several Rajput-ruled kingdoms played a significant role in many regions of central and northern India from the seventh century o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakur Baldev Singh (Sholay)
''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian epic action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh ( Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. The music was composed by R D Burman. The film was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, in the southern state of Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years, beginning in October 1973. After the Central Board of Film Certification mandated the removal of several violent scenes, ''Sholay'' was released as a 198-minute long film. In 1990, the original director's cut of 204 minutes became available on home media. When first released, ''Sholay'' received negative critical reviews and a tepid commercial response, but favoura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaker
Thaker ( Gujarati: ठाकर, ), is a family name referring to the descendants of Kashiraj Thaker, an 11th-century Kashmiri Brahmin who moved to the region of Saurashtra, Gujarat to spread and maintain Hinduism on the request of the Jayasimha Siddharaja (b. 1094), a Hindu Chaulukya king who ruled modern-day Gujarat until 1143. The family rose to prominence within Saurashtran nobility throughout the 12th-19th centuries as Diwans. also started Jambu Brahmins samaj''join Jambu Brahmins samaj History During the late 11th and early 12th centuries, Gujarat suffered severe violence between the Hindu forces and Muslim invaders. In this time, Brahmins who were tasked with upholding Hindu culture and teachings were often the victims of genocide. As a result, Brahmins from around India were invited to visit, and later settle in Gujarat to maintain Hinduism in the region. Kashiraj Thaker arrived in Saurashtra in the 12th century from Kashmir upon the request of Jayasimha Siddharaja, a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakkar
Thakkar is an Indian family name. Alternative spellings of the name include Thakker, Thaker, Thakar, Thakrar and Thacker. The surname is a title of the Lohana caste, who originate in Sindh, but have settled in the Indian states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan for centuries. Notable people *Ashish Thakkar (born 1981), British businessman * Bhavin Thakkar (born 1982), Indian cricketer * C. K. Thakker (born 1943), Indian judge * Fagun Thakrar (born 1991), British actress * Jayaben Thakkar (born 1952), Indian politician * Natwar Thakkar (1932-2018), Indian social worker * Pankit Thakker (born 1981), Indian actor * Praful Thakkar (born 1940), Indian collector and writer * Rajesh Thakker (born 1954), British doctor * Rakhee Thakrar (born 1984]), British actress *Samay Raj Thakkar (born 1966), Indian actor *Shital Thakkar (born 1962), Indian television actress *Tanvi Thakkar (born 1985), Indian actress *Vaishali Thakkar (born 1964), Indian actress *Vinita Joshi Thakkar Vinita Mahes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakar (tribe)
Thaker is a Adivasi tribe of Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... This tribe was originally living in hilly areas of Maharashtra and is now also found scattered all over Maharashtra state of India. (Not to be confused with Thakar) References Tribal communities of Maharashtra Social groups of Maharashtra Hindu communities Ethnic groups in India Scheduled Tribes of India {{India-ethno-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakor
The Thakor Koli, or Thakarda Koli, is a subcaste of the Koli caste of Gujarat. Koli people form the largest caste-cluster in Gujarat, comprising 24 per cent of the total population of the state. Koli Thakors in Gujarat are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC). During his tenure, the former chief minister, Koli community member Madhav Singh Solanki, included all Koli communities of Gujarat in the OBC. Koli Thakors are mostly cultivators or small land-owners. Social organisations * Kshatriya Koli Thakor Samaj * Sree Smasth Chunvalia Koli Thakor Velnath Pragati Mandal * Chunvalia Koli Thakor Seva Trust, Surendranagar Social disputes In February 2020, in Sharifda village, in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, Thakor Kolis disrupted the wedding of a Dalit man, a 22-year-old army (soldier). Despite the presence of police officers attempting to protect the wedding procession, they pelted the bridegroom and his followers with stones because they objected to a Dalit bridegr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakura (other)
Thakura may refer to: People with the surname * Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, (1874–1937), preacher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout India * Radhamohana Thakura (1697–1778), Vaishnava guru * Srivasa Thakura, close associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and a member of the Pancha Tattva *Vrindavana Dasa Thakura (1507–1589), author of the Chaitanya Bhagavata, the biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the Bengali language Other uses *Thakur (title), a feudal title of the Indian subcontinent See also * Thakur (other) * * Thakurai The Thakurai are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Bihar in India. They are mostly concentrated around East and West Champaran District and the surrounding region. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. Ori ..., a Muslim Rajput community in Bihar, India {{disambiguation, surname de:Thakura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
