Mahara (surname)
Mahara or Mahra (Mara,Mahra, also Mehra,Phartiyal/Fartiyal are same surnames) are usually found in Uttarakhand Kumaon Region of India and far western region of Nepal. They belong to Kshatriya/Rajput community not to be mistaken for dalit and madhesi community from east or terai region of Nepal. Having no reletion with Punjabi Mehra and other states of India
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kalu Singh Mahara, Kumaoni freedom fighter
- Karan Mahara (born 1972), Indian politician
- Krishna Bahadur Mahara (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
- Mahendra Singh Mahra was MP of Rajya Shabha for Uttarakhand.
- Ummed Singh Mahra (21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971) was a posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.
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