Bakshi
Bakshi is both a surname and an honorific given name or title.
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[edit] Punjabi surname
The surname Bakshi is found among Sikh, Hindu and Muslim Punjabis. It is derived from the Persian word for paymaster. Bakshis were traditionally members of the Khatri and Brahmin castes. They traditionally are from areas of Punjab (Rawalpindi area) and the North-West Frontier Province that now fall in Pakistan. They relocated to India at the time of the partition of India in 1947. Khatris of Bakshi clan are mostly Lohars and Kamboj people, whereas in case of Brahmins, Bakshis a surname of Kashmiri Pandits. Khatri caste and Brahmin caste have no relation. Bakshi are also Kayastha found in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand
People with the surname Bakshi:
- Amit S. Bakshi, Indian hockey player
- Anand Bakshi, Indian songwriter
- Byomkesh Bakshi, a fictional detective
- Chandrakant Bakshi, Indian author
- Kanwal Singh Bakshi, New Zealand member of parliament
- Tirath Singh Bakshi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG Police) during the British Raj
- Zorawar Chand Bakhshi (b. 1919) Indian general
[edit] Jewish surname
Bakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden.
- Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, a former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
- Ralph Bakshi, American animator and film director
[edit] Honorific given name
In historical India, Bakshi was a title bestowed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and other rulers.
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964.
- Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid, a soldier of British India.
- Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber, a police officer of British India and independent India.
[edit] Honorific title in military services during Mughal era
- Bakshi Ghulam Haider, Mir Bakshi, a royal army man in India
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