https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Wanchoo Wanchoo - Revision history 2026-09-07T02:31:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanchoo&diff=395198&oldid=prev Prabhanjaytiwari: Fresh page format. 2023-07-14T18:04:18Z <p>Fresh page format.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Kashmiri Pandit surname}}<br /> {{Use Indian English}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Wanchoo&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;Wanchu&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] clan and surname native to the [[Kashmir Valley]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=Agrawal |first=Premendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2E36BgAAQBAJ&amp;dq=mattu+surname&amp;pg=PT47 |url-status=live |access-date=July 10, 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/&#039;&#039;&#039;Wanchu&#039;&#039;&#039;, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo. |language=en-IN }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&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 |url-status=live |access-date=July 9, 2023 |title=Explore Kashmiri Pandits |page=101 |publisher=Dharma Publications |isbn=9780963479860 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notable people==<br /> *[[Kailas Nath Wanchoo]] (1903–1998), Indian judge, tenth [[Chief Justice of India]]<br /> *[[N. N. Wanchoo|Niranjan Nath Wanchoo]] (1910–1982), Indian civil servant, former governor of [[Kerala]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> *[[Bharat Vir Wanchoo]] (born 1951), Indian politician, former governor of [[Goa]]<br /> *[[Hriday Nath Wanchoo]] (died 1992), [[Separatist movements of India#Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmiri-nationalist]] politician<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{Kashmiri families}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Wanchoo}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Indian surnames]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu surnames]]<br /> [[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]<br /> [[Category:Kashmiri-language surnames]]<br /> {{India-ethno-stub}}</div> Prabhanjaytiwari