Nanda (also Nandha and Nandhra) is a surname of Punjabis . Nanda is a Tarkhan (Punjab) and Kamboj surname. All the clans of Tarkhan (Punjab), Lohar, Gujjar, Kamboj tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they form the Khatri caste.
| Gujjar Clan, Kamboj Clan, Lohar Clan, Tarkhan Clan,: Nanda |
| Distribution |
Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab (India), Haryana, North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan, etc. |
| Descended from |
Indo-Scythians(Some people and scholars claimed Chechen, Georgian, Abkhaz) |
| Religion |
Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism |
| Languages |
Punjabi, Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Urdu, Balochi |
| Surnames |
Nanda, Nandhra, Nandey, Nandhrah, Nandra, Nandhar, Nandharah, Nandhera, Nandha |
[edit] Among Kamboj people
- Nanda (and Nandha) is a Kamboj clan name found among the Sikhs, Muslim and Hindus Kamboj of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan .[1][2][3][4]
[edit] Among people of the Tarkhan (Punjab) tribe
Some of the Tarkhan people such as Ramgarhias of Mohali, Jallandhar, Amritsar, and Chandigarh have Nanda as their surname.
Nandra is sikh ramgarhia clan
[edit] Connection with other Ramgarhia
In earlier days the Virdi, Hunjan, Kalsi, Bhogal, Bhuie, Dev, Jandu, Bhambra, Bhurjee, Matharu, Rayat, and Sehmi had a historical connection with Nanda, as mentioned in the Lions of Punjab.
[edit] References
- ^ Chandigarh?, 1997, p 83, Swaran Singh, V. Bhalla, Anthropological Survey of India - Social Science.
- ^ Kamoj Itihaas, 1972, p 42, H. S. Thind.
- ^ The Kambojas Through the Ages, 2005, p 423, K. S. Dardi.
- ^ http://www.kambojsociety.com/SubCastes.asp?alpha=N
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