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|name = Dabral<br />
|pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|d|æ|b|ˈ|ɹ|ə|l}} {{respell|DAB|rəl}} <br /> {{IPA|hi|ɖəbˈraːl}}<br />
|image = File:Aum Om orange circle blue.svg<br />
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|meaning = derived from a village named ''Dabar'', meaning "originated from Dabar"<br />
|region = [[Tehri Garhwal district]], Uttarakhand, India<br />
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|seealso = [[Bahuguna]], [[Barthwal]], [[Chandola]], [[Gairola]], [[Hatwal]], [[Naudiyal]], [[Nautiyal]], [[Semwal]], [[Uniyal]], [[Nailwal]]<br />
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'''Dabral''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: ''Ḍabrāl''), is a surname found in the Hindu community of [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] [[Gangari Brahmin]]s primarily living in the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] region of [[Uttarakhand]]. Members of this community are also found in Tehri Garhwal and Kumaon.<br />
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According to their traditions, Dabrals are the descendants of the [[Rishi|sage]] [[Bharadwaja]]. Adherent of the [[Shaivism]] sect, they do worship [[Shiva]] as their [[Kuladevata|prime deity]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das Part Three pages 1545 to 1549 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The word ''Dabral'' is a [[Middle Indo-Aryan]] word, derived from a village named ''Dabar'', meaning "originated from Dabar".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namespedia.com/details/Dabral|title=Dabral – Names Encyclopedia|website=namespedia.com}}</ref> Dabar word is present in many modern [[Indo-Aryan languages]] meaning a small lake or pond in a country area. There are many villages named Dabar and its local variations like ''Dabra'' or ''Dabri'' scattered throughout Indian Subcontinent.<br />
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==History==<br />
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According to [[Rahul Sankrityayan]]'s book ''Himalaya Parichaya: Garhwal'' ({{Translation|Introduction of the Himalayas: Garhwal}}), the Dabrals were originally inhabitants of [[Maharashtra]] in [[Western India]], from where they migrated to the [[Himalayas]] in the [[North India|north]] as a result of the [[Islamic conquest of India|Islamic invasion]] in the 14th century A.D.<br />
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The same source cites that two [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]] brothers from Maharashtra named Raghunath and Vishwanath migrated to the Garhwal region in the year 1376 A.D. where they first settled at the hilly village ''Dabar'' in [[Pauri Garhwal district]] near the town [[Lansdowne, Uttarakhand|Lansdowne]] in present-day Uttarakhand, hence the surname ''Dabral''. Modern day Dabrals are considered their descendants.<br />
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== Notable people with the name Dabral==<br />
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*[[Shivprasad Dabral Charan]]; historian and writer from Uttarakhand<br />
*[[Dabral Baba]] (born Govind Prasad Kukreti); Indian yogi and mystic<br />
*[[Manglesh Dabral]]; Indian poet<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Sarola Brahmin]]<br />
*[[Garhwal Kingdom]]<br />
*[[Garhwali language]]<br />
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