Wadhawan (also spelled as Wadhavan) is a
Punjabi Khatri surname. Among the Khatris, it is a part of the "
Bahri Bahri ( ar, بحري) is a masculine Arabic given name, Bahri is also a surname in Punjabi Khatri families of India.
Given name
* Huseyin Bahri Alptekin (1957-2007), Turkish artist
* Bahri Tanrıkulu (born 1980), Turkish taekwondo athlete
Surname ...
" sub-caste. The Wadhawan
Khatris community owned several villages in
Gujrat district
Gujrat (Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Riv ...
of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
.
Bhai Gurdas
Bhai Gurdas ( pa, ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ; 1551 – 25 August 1636) was a Sikh writer, historian and preacher who served as the Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 1606 to his death in 1636. He was the original scribe of the early version o ...
, the first
Jathedar of Akal Takth, mentioned about Wadhawan Khatris present in
Burhanpur
Burhanpur'' is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River and northeast of city of Mumbai, southwest of the state's cap ...
.
Notable people
*
Anup Wadhawan, IAS Officer who served as Commerce Secretary to the Government of India
*
Avinash Wadhawan, Indian actor
*
Kanhaiya Wadhawan
Kanhaiya Wadhawan (born 27 September 2001) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class ...
, Indian cricketer
References
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Surnames
Punjabi-language surnames
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin
Khatri surnames