Pawar (surname)
Pawar (also spelled as Puar) is an Indian surname. Pawar Surname is found among the Rajput origin.[1][2] Pawar is also a clan among the Maratha & Chhetri (Khas Rajput) clan of Nepal.[3]
People with this surname include:
- Puar Maratha Rajputs
- Tukoji Rao III Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior)
- Vikramsinh Rao I Puar (Shahaji II Bhonsle), (The Maharaja of Dewas Senior who also became The Maharaja of Kolhapur, after being adopted as Chhatrapati to the Gadi of Kolhapur)
- Krishnaji Rao III Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian Politician)
- Tukoji Rao IV Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party)
- Vikram Singh Rao II Puar (Present Maharaja of Dewas Senior)
- Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar, (Present Maharaja of Dhar State)
- Lalita Pawar (1916-1998), Indian actress
- Narayan Rao Pawar (1925-2010), Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj who plotted to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad
- Sharad Pawar (born 1940), Indian politician
- Urmila Pawar (born 1945), Indian Marathi-language writer
- Ajit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad Pawar
- Rajesh Pawar (born 1979), Indian cricketer
- Ameya Pawar (born 1980), American politician and City of Chicago Alderman
- Kuldeep Pawar, Indian actor in the Marathi language film industry
- Anand Pawar, Indian badminton player
- Anjali Pawar, Indian social worker
- Rajendra Singh Pawar, Indian businessman, chairman of NIIT
- Uttamsingh Pawar, Indian politician
- Bharati Pawar, Indian politician
See also
References
- A. Aiyappan; L. K. Bala Ratnam (1956). Society in India. Social Sciences Association. p. 41. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- K. S. Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (2005). People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788173041143. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
The Chhetri clans (thar) include Adhikari, Bania, Basnet, Bhandari, Bist, Bohra, Burathoki, Charti, Karki, Khanka, Khatri, Kanwar, Manghi, Mahat, Panwar, Rana, Rawat, Roka, Thapa, etc.
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