Kohli is a

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 ...

clan from

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

. The clan belongs to

Khukhrain The Khukhrain or Khokhrain is a sub-group composed of eight clans of the Khatri caste that originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range. History The Khukhrains spread over Khushab, Dhune Kheb, Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar, Nowshera D ...

family of the Punjabi Khatris, along with other subcastes: Anand,

Talwar The talwar (), also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent. Etymology and classification The word ''talwar'' originated from the Sanskrit Language, Sanskrit word ''taravāri'' () which means ...

, Sahni/Sawhney,

Sethi Sethi (sometimes spelled Seth) is a surname that is found among the Khukhrain community of India. Sethi is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sreshti" meaning the head of a mercantile. Minor Greek ancestry in Khuhkrains from the Indo-Greek Kingdom ...

, Ghai, Bhasin, Sabharwal,

Chadha Chadha is an Indian surname that is used by the Punjabi Khatri caste. Notable people who bear the name, but are not necessarily associated with the caste, include: Activists * Ena Chadha, Indo-Canadian human rights lawyer, investigator, auth ...

, and Suri.

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{{reflist Khatri clans Punjabi-language surnames Surnames of Hindu origin Punjabi tribes

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