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'''Sapru''' is a [[clan]] of [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. The majority of the caste is now living in diaspora outside the [[Kashmir|Kashmir Valley]]. Most Saprus are Hindus while some are Muslims.

==Notable people==
*[[Tej Bahadur Sapru]], lawyer, political and social leader<ref name="Mohan Kumar">{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=b7u1AAAAIAAJ&q=Sapru+Kashmiri|author =Mohan Kumar|title =Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru: a political biography|year =1981|publisher =Vipul Prakashan|quote =Even now there are many distinguished scholars of Persian among the Kashmiri Brahmins in India. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Raja Narendranath to mention two of them.|accessdate =2007-03-25|archive-date =8 July 2014|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140708204154/http://books.google.com/books?id=b7u1AAAAIAAJ&q=Sapru+Kashmiri&dq=Sapru+Kashmiri&hl=en&ei=O7UfTcCDAY3BnAeUuLT9DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCQ|url-status =live}}</ref>
*[[Muhammad Iqbal]]<ref name="Jai Narain Sharma">{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=sKMK9WY9OOsC&dq=Muhammad+Iqbal+sapru&pg=PA13|author =Jai Narain Sharma|title =Encyclopædia of eminent thinkers, Volume 17|year =1998|publisher =Concept Publishing Company|isbn =9788170226840|quote =Mohammad Iqbal, the poet philosopher, was born on November 9, 1877 at Sialkot, and died at the peak of his glory and fame in the early hours of April 21, 1938 at Lahore. Sialkot is a border town on Pakistan side of the Punjab; only a few miles beyond the city on the Indian side begins the land man of Jammu and Kashmir. His grandfather, a Sapru Hindu, embraced Islam. He was the first cousin of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru.|accessdate =2007-03-25|archive-date =11 October 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20201011202139/https://books.google.com/books?id=sKMK9WY9OOsC&pg=PA13&dq=Muhammad+Iqbal+sapru&hl=en&ei=5bgfTYO4FsP9nAeN9pCSDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Muhammad%20Iqbal%20sapru&f=false|url-status =live}}</ref> a poet, philosopher and politician.
* [[D.K. Sapru]] (Daya Krishen Sapru) commonly referred as Sapru, noted character actor of [[Hindi film]], in 1960s–1970s.<ref>{{IMDb name|1927212|D.K. Sapru}}</ref>
* [[Tej Sapru]], [[Hindi film]] and television actor, son of D.K. Sapru.<ref>{{IMDb name|0764669|Tej Sapru}}</ref>
* [[Jatin Sapru]], Indian TV sports journalist, television host, broadcaster and cricket commentator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricfit.com/exclusive-interview-with-jatin-sapru-he-made-his-passion-his-profession-and-a-dream-his-career/|title=Exclusive Interview with Jatin Sparu|access-date=11 October 2020|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228112216/http://cricfit.com/exclusive-interview-with-jatin-sapru-he-made-his-passion-his-profession-and-a-dream-his-career/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Priti Sapru]], Indian actress known for her works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema

==See also==
*[[Kashmiri Hindus]]
*[[List of Kashmiri Hindus]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kashmirifamalies}}

[[Category:Kashmiri Brahmins]]
[[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]
[[Category:Pakistani names]]
[[Category:Kashmiri Hindus]]
[[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]]
[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Kashmiri Pandits]]

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