Mehra
| Language(s) | Punjabi |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Malhotra, Mehrotra |
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Mehra is a surname among some of the Rajput and Khatri communities of North India. According to Aditya Malik, Mehra remains a powerful community of Rajput landowners in Kumaon Division of Central Himalayas.[1] The name may derive from the word Mihir, meaning sun,[2][need quotation to verify] or mean chief or master.[3]
Later modifications of this surname are Mehrotra and Malhotra. Whilst Mehra is a general Hindu or Sikh name with origins in the Punjabi language,[3] Mehrotra and Malhotra are derived from the name of a Khatri clan whose founder has been claimed to be Mehr Chand.[4] All the variants remain in use.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with Khatris or Rajputs, include:
- Amod Mehra, Indian trade analyst and film journalist
- Arti Mehra, Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi from 2007 to 2009
- Benita Mehra, British engineer
- Bhanu Sri Mehra (born 1986), Indian film actress in Telugu, Tamil and Punjabi films
- Bharat Mehra, American information science professor
- Brij Bhushan Mehra (died 1991), Indian Punjabi politician
- Divya Mehra (born 1981), Canadian artist
- Gulshan Mehra (1937–1986), Indian cricketer
- Hiten Mehra (born 1997), Indian cricketer
- Jagdish Mehra (1931–2008), Indian-American science historian
- Jankidas Mehra (1910–2003), Indian Hindi actor
- Jitender Mehra, Indian cricketer
- Karan Mehra (born 1982), Indian television actor, model and fashion designer
- Karan Veer Mehra, Indian television actor
- Madan Mehra (born 1934), Indian cricketer
- Mandeep R. Mehra (born 1964), Indian-American cardiologist
- Narinder Kumar Mehra (born 1949), Indian immunologist
- Neelam Mehra, Indian actress
- Nitya Mehra, Indian Bollywood film director and screenwriter
- Om Prakash Mehra (1919–2015), Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force from 1973 to 1976
- Prakash Mehra (1939–2009), Indian film director and producer of Hindi films
- Puneet Mehra (born 1988), Indian cricketer
- Raj Mehra, character actor in Bollywood films
- Raj Kumar Mehra (1918–2001), Indian cyclist
- Rajan Mehra (1933–2010), Indian cricket umpire
- Rajnish Mehra (born 1950), Indian-American economist
- Ramprakash Mehra (1917–1983), Indian cricketer and cricket administrator
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
- Ribbhu Mehra, Indian television actor, model and DJ
- Rohan Mehra (born 1990), Indian actor and model
- Rooma Mehra (born 1967), Indian poet, painter, sculptor, newspaper writer and columnist
- Shiela Mehra, Indian gynaecologist and obstetrician
- Smriti Mehra (born 1972), Indian golfer
- Soniya Mehra (born 1988), Indian Bollywood actress
- Surinder Mehra (1932–2003), Chief of Air Staff of Indian Air Force from 1988 to 1991
- Umesh Mehra, Indian director and producer of Bollywood films
- Vinod Mehra (1945–1990), Indian actor in Bollywood films
References
- ^ Malik, Aditya (2016). Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas. Oxford University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0199325092. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Shibani Roy; S. H. M. Rizvi (2002). Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames. B.R. p. 263. ISBN 978-81-7646-247-1.
- ^ a b Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). Mehra. Oxford University Press.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). Malhotra. Oxford University Press.
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