Khatri-Dhangar
Initially there were 3 divisions of Dhangar.Later 1/2 division
is known as Khatik.The no.3 and 1/2(साढ़े तीन)
is not a random selection but it has relegious and cosmological significance.
Origin of Dhaighar(Dhaigude/धायगुडे)
clan
The Dhai Ghar (also written as Dhaighar) Khatris
originally consisted of three family groups of North India – Kapoor,
Khanna(Khanna is derived from Khanda/Khande/Sword/Talwar) and Malhotra (also
known as Mehra or Mehrotra derived from Mihir/Surya ).They were regarded as
Kshatriyas of two and a half houses because a grouping of three is considered
unlucky; more so because half the house of Mehras, those who remained in the
Himalayas (present day Uttarakhand) had not joined the new group. They were
also regarded as Khatri, especially after their expansion into Char Ghar (four
houses).
The word Hatkar is derived
from Hatti.The words Khutekar and Khatik is derived from Khatri/Kshatri.
Origin of Tandon
(Martand/Markad) clan
Tandon is also said to be an abbreviation of Martand and to mean the sun,but it
is also said to mean warrior.
Bara-Ghar (12 House) Khatri
Section
Chopra (Punjabi: ਚੋਪਰਾ, Hindi: चौपड़ा, IAST: chopṛa) is a clan name found in Jain, Punjabi Khatris.
Jain
Chopra is a Jain clan and belongs to Rajasthan.
Khatris
Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri clan and belongs to the Bara-Ghar (12 House) Khatri
section.
Dhaigude and
Dhaighar-Khatri are the sub clan of Kharat.
Kakkar surname must be
derived from Kokare and Kakkad from Kakade.
Origin of Gandhi
Gandhi clan found in Punjabi Khatri and Baniya.Baniya is the subclan of
Dhangars.Gandhi must be derived from Gandhar.Gandhar is derived from Dhangar.
The words Khutekar and
Khatik are derived from Khatri/Kshatri.Khatri and Khatik are the sub division
of Shepherds.Khatik is the half division of the shepherds
Usha Devi Maharani Sahiba
Holkar (Malhotra) XV Bahadur, Maharani of Indore .
Malhotra is one of the three clan of Dhaigude family of Shepherds.
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