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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Kashmiri Pandit surname}}<br /> {{Other uses|Kak (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kak&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{langx|ks|{{small|[[Sharada script|Sharada]] :}} 𑆑𑆳𑆑, {{small|[[Devanagari]] :}} काक, {{small|[[Nastaliq]] :}} کاک|translit=kāk}}) is a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] [[Kashmiri Pandits|Pandit]] surname originating in the [[Kashmir Valley]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Lawrence |first=Sir Walter Roper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqAHweWRUs0C&amp;q=Dar&amp;pg=PA304 |title=The Valley of Kashmir |date=2005 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1630-1 |pages=304 |language=en |quote=Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following surnames:— Tikku, Razdan, &#039;&#039;&#039;Kak&#039;&#039;&#039;, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, Pandit, Sapru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu.}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |date=20 August 2014 |last=Agrawal |first=Premendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2E36BgAAQBAJ&amp;dq=mattu+surname&amp;pg=PT47 |access-date=5 April 2023 |title=Accursed &amp; Jihadi Neighbour |publisher=Commercial Services |page=86 |isbn=9788193051207 |quote=Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, &#039;&#039;&#039;Kakh&#039;&#039;&#039;, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo. |language=en-IN }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Bansi Pandit&quot;&gt;{{cite book |author=[[Bansi Pandit|Pandit, Bansi]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsoC6GWr47QC&amp;dq=bhat+butt+name+kashmir&amp;pg=PA99 |title=Explore Kashmiri Pandits |publisher=Dharma Publications |isbn=9780963479860 |accessdate=2010-12-02}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notable people==<br /> *[[Amar Nath Kak]]- Indian lawyer<br /> *[[Bina Kak]]- Indian politician and actress<br /> *[[Kapil Kak]]- Indian air force veteran<br /> *[[Mushtaq Kak]]- Indian actor and director<br /> *[[Ram Chandra Kak]]- Indian politician and archaeologist<br /> *[[Sanjay Kak]]- Indian author, activist and filmmaker<br /> *[[Siddharth Kak]]- Indian [[Documentary film|documentary filmmaker]] and producer<br /> *[[Subhash Kak]]- [[Indian Americans|Indian-American]] historian<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{Kashmirifamalies}}<br /> {{Surname|Kak}}<br /> [[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]<br /> [[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]]<br /> [[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]<br /> [[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-ethno-stub}}</div>

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