Thapar family is an Indian business family. They are not a single business group, and every branch of the family runs its own clutch of companies. The family is of
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
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origin. The family's fortunes as a business house was founded by
Karam Chand Thapar.
Prominent members
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Karam Chand Thapar
** Inder Mohan Thapar
*** Vikram Thapar
**** Ayesha Thapar, married to
Nikesh Arora
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, chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of
Palo Alto Networks
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**** Nitasha Thapar, married to Mukul Deora, son of
Murli Deora
**** Varun Thapar
** Brij Mohan Thapar
*** Karan Thapar
***
Gautam Thapar
Gautam Thapar (born 7 December 1960) is an Indian businessman who is the chairman of Avantha Group and a member of the Thapar family. Thapar was noted as an industrialist; however, in 2019, he faced allegations of financial fraud which negati ...
**
Lalit Mohan Thapar, never married
** Man Mohan Thapar
*** Sameer Thapar
**** Priya Thapar
**** Sonia Thapar
**** Arjun Thapar
**Mrs. Surinder Lal
***
Naina Lal Kidwai
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, wife of Rashid K Kidwai
***Nonita Lal Qureshi, wife of
Pakistani
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golf champion
Faisal Qureshi
See also
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Thapar Group
*
Thapar University
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), formerly Thapar University, is a deemed-to-be-university, private deemed-to-be-university, in Patiala, India. The institute provides multiple subjects; including art, computer science, liber ...
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Business families of India
Avantha Group
Punjabi families