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{{short description|List of notable members of the Khatri community}}
{{short description|List of notable members of the Khatri community}}
[[File:Hari Singh Nalwa british museum.jpg|thumb|275x275px|[[Hari Singh Nalwa]], Commander-in-Chief of the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa Army]]]]
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Following is a list of notable members of the [[Khatri]] community in India.
Following is a list of notable members of the [[Khatri]] community in India.
== Historical figures ==
== Historical figures ==
[[File:Mural painting of Guru Nanak from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai.jpg|thumb|Guru Nanak]]
=== Religious figures ===
=== Religious figures ===
* [[Sikh Gurus]]<ref>{{cite book | title = The A to Z of Sikhism | url = https://archive.org/details/tozsikhismthetoz00mcle | url-access = limited | author = W. H. McLeod | isbn = 978-0-8108-6828-1 | publisher = Scarecrow Press | year = 2009 | page = [https://archive.org/details/tozsikhismthetoz00mcle/page/n118 86] }}</ref>
* [[Sikh Gurus]]<ref>{{cite book | title = The A to Z of Sikhism | url = https://archive.org/details/tozsikhismthetoz00mcle | url-access = limited | author = W. H. McLeod | isbn = 978-0-8108-6828-1 | publisher = Scarecrow Press | year = 2009 | page = [https://archive.org/details/tozsikhismthetoz00mcle/page/n118 86] }}</ref>
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** [[Guru Har Krishan]], Sodhi
** [[Guru Har Krishan]], Sodhi
** [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], Sodhi
** [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], Sodhi
** [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Sodhi, founder of [[Khalsa]]
* [[Bhai Daya Singh]], the first of the [[Panj Pyare]] (the initial members of the [[Khalsa]]), belonged to the Sobti clan of the Khatris<ref>{{cite book | title = The Sikhs in History: a Millennium Study, with new afterwords | author = Sangat Singh | publisher = Uncommon Books | year = 2001 | isbn = 978-81-900650-2-3 | page = 71 }}</ref>
* [[Bhai Daya Singh|Bhai Daya Singh Sobti]], the first of the [[Panj Pyare]] (the initial members of the [[Khalsa]]), belonged to the Sobti clan of the Khatris<ref>{{cite book | title = The Sikhs in History: a Millennium Study, with new afterwords | first = Sangat | last = Singh | publisher = Uncommon Books | year = 2001 | isbn = 978-81-900650-2-3 | page = 71 }}</ref>
*'''[[Sri Chand|Baba Sri Chand]]''' was the founder of the ascetic sect of [[Udasin]] and was the elder son of [[Guru Nanak]], first [[Guru]] and founder of [[Sikhism]].
*[[Sri Chand|Baba Sri Chand]] was the founder of the ascetic sect of [[Udasin]] and was the elder son of [[Guru Nanak]], first [[Guru]] and founder of [[Sikhism]].
*'''Baba Prithi Chand''' (1558–1618), the eldest son of [[Guru Ram Das]] after the younger brother [[Guru Arjan]] was the founder of the Mina sect.
*[[Prithi Chand|Baba Prithi Chand Sodhi]] (1558–1618), the eldest son of [[Guru Ram Das]] after the younger brother [[Guru Arjan]] was the founder of the Mina sect.
*Ram Rai, the eldest son of [[Guru Har Rai]] was the founder of Ram Raiyas sect of Sikhism.
*[[Baba Ram Rai|Ram Rai Sodhi]], the eldest son of [[Guru Har Rai]] was the founder of Ram Raiyas sect of Sikhism.
*[[Balak Singh|Baba Balak Singh Batra]], an religious Leader who founded [[Namdhari]] Sect.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grewal|first=J.S|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_nryFANsoYC|title=The Sikhs of Punjab|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1998|isbn=9780521637640}}</ref>
* [[Shiv Dayal Singh|Shiv Dayal Singh Seth]], founder of the [[Radha Soami|Radhasoami]] religious movement.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Seth|first=Partap Singh|title=Jivan Charitar Hazur Maharaj|pages=6 and 36}}</ref>
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*[[Baba Dyal Singh|Baba Dayal Singh Malhotra]], founder of [[Nirankari]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jones|first=Kenneth W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HV4nHv8urgC&dq=born+in+a+khatri+family&pg=PA87|title=Socio-Religious Reform Movements in British India|date=1989|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-24986-7|pages=87|language=en}}</ref>[[File:Diwan Mulraj cell.jpg|thumb|Diwan Mulraj Chopra|382x382px]]
*[[Shiv Dayal Singh|Shiv Dayal Singh Seth]], founder of the [[Radha Soami|Radhasoami]] religious movement.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Seth|first=Partap Singh|title=Jivan Charitar Hazur Maharaj|pages=6 and 36}}</ref>
*[[Baba Dyal Singh|Baba Dayal Singh]], founder of [[Nirankari]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jones|first=Kenneth W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HV4nHv8urgC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA87&dq=born+in+a+khatri+family&hl=en|title=Socio-Religious Reform Movements in British India|date=1989|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-24986-7|pages=87|language=en}}</ref>
=== Sikh Empire ===
=== Sikh Empire ===
* [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] (Uppal Khatri) (1791–1837), the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa army]] of the [[Sikh Empire]] under [[Ranjit Singh]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Hari Singh Nalwa, "champion of the Khalsaji" (1791-1837)|isbn=978-81-7304-785-5|page=228|author=Vanit Nalwa|date=13 January 2009}}</ref>
* [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] (Uppal Khatri) (1791–1837), the Commander-in-Chief of the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa army]] of the [[Sikh Empire]] under [[Ranjit Singh]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Hari Singh Nalwa, "champion of the Khalsaji" (1791-1837)|isbn=978-81-7304-785-5|page=228|first=Vanit|last=Nalwa|date=13 January 2009}}</ref>
*'''Sir Deva Singh Arora''' (1834 - 1890) Patiala Administrator
* [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] (1697–1753)(Virk Khatri), Founder of modern day city Kapurthala, Punjab and he was also the founder of [[Dal Khalsa]] a Sikh Misl (Singhapuria).<ref>{{https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_Kapur_Singh#Early_life}} </ref>
* [[Dewan Mokham Chand]] (1785-1814), General of the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa Army]] under [[Ranjit Singh]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Khushwant Singh A History Of The Sikhs Vol. 1 |page=216 |url=https://archive.org/details/KhushwantSinghAHistoryOfTheSikhsVol.1/page/n231/mode/2up |language=English |quote=Mokham Chand, the most distinguished of the Darbar's generals was the son of Wisakhi Mal, a Khatri tradesman of the village Kunjah, near Gujrat}}</ref>
* [[Dewan Mokham Chand|Dewan Mokham Chand Kochhar]] (1785-1814), General of the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa Army]] under [[Ranjit Singh]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Khushwant Singh A History Of The Sikhs Vol. 1 |page=216 |url=https://archive.org/details/KhushwantSinghAHistoryOfTheSikhsVol.1/page/n231/mode/2up |language=English |quote=Mokham Chand, the most distinguished of the Darbar's generals was the son of Wisakhi Mal, a Khatri tradesman of the village Kunjah, near Gujrat}}</ref>
* [[Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra]], Governor of [[Lahore]] and [[Multan]], Commander in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa Army]]<ref name="ReferenceA">Bobby Singh Bansal, Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan, Hay House, Inc, 1 December 2015</ref>
* [[Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra]], Governor of [[Lahore]] and [[Multan]], Commander in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa Army]]<ref name="ReferenceA">Bobby Singh Bansal, Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan, Hay House, Inc, 1 December 2015</ref>
* [[Diwan Mulraj Chopra]] (1814–1851), Governor of [[Multan]], leader of a rebellion against the British which led to the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* [[Diwan Mulraj Chopra]] (1814–1851), Governor of [[Multan]], leader of a rebellion against the British which led to the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* [[Sardar Gulab Singh|Sardar Gulaba Khatri]], founder of [[Dallewalia Misl]] which controlled [[Nakodar]], Talwan, Badala, [[Rahon]], [[Phillaur]], [[Ludhiana]] at its peak.
=== Gujarat Sultanate ===
=== Others ===
*[[Muzaffar Shah I|Sultan Muzaffar Shah I]], the founder of the [[Gujarat Sultanate]], a Muslim Khatri kingdom and it's ruling [[Muzaffarid dynasty, Gujarat|Muzaffarid Dynasty.]] He was a Tanka [[Khatri]] convert to Islam.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Watt|first=W. Montgomery|date=January 1965|title=The Rise of Muslim Power in Gujarat: A History of Gujarat from 1298 to 1442. By S. C. Misra. pp. xii + 252. Asia Publishing House. London. 1963. 45s.|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0035869x00123998|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland|volume=97|issue=1|pages=79|doi=10.1017/s0035869x00123998|issn=0035-869X}}</ref>
*[[Muzaffar Shah I|Sultan Muzaffar Shah I]], the founder of the [[Gujarat Sultanate]], a Muslim Khatri kingdom and it's ruling [[Muzaffarid dynasty, Gujarat|Muzaffarid Dynasty.]] He was a Tanka [[Khatri]] convert to Islam.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Watt|first=W. Montgomery|date=January 1965|title=The Rise of Muslim Power in Gujarat: A History of Gujarat from 1298 to 1442. By S. C. Misra. pp. xii + 252. Asia Publishing House. London. 1963. 45s.|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0035869x00123998|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland|volume=97|issue=1|pages=79|doi=10.1017/s0035869x00123998|issn=0035-869X}}</ref>[[File:KishenPershad ca1915.jpeg|thumb|223x223px|His Excellency Highness Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur, in uniform as commander of the state forces of the Indian state of Hyderabad. (He was prime minister twice as well).]]
* [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahtab Kapoor]] [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]], [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India|KCSI]], [[Indian Order of Merit|IOM]], with origins from Kotli, Sialkot was the ruler of [[Bardhaman Raj]] in [[Bengal]] from 1887 till his death in 1941. At its height, the kingdom extended to around 5,000 square miles (13,000 km) and included many parts of what is now [[Bardhaman district|Burdwan]], [[Bankura district|Bankura]], [[Medinipur Sadar subdivision|Medinipur]], [[Howrah district|Howrah]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] and [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] districts<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burdwan Municipality|url=http://burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/about.php?subject=About%20Burdwan%20Town|access-date=23 September 2020|website=burdwanmunicipality.gov.in}}</ref>
=== Bardhaman Raj ===
* [[Bijay Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahtab]] [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]], [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India|KCSI]], [[Indian Order of Merit|IOM]] (19 October 1881 – 29 August 1941) was the ruler of [[Bardhaman Raj]], [[Bengal]] in [[British India]] from 1887 till his death in 1941<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burdwan Municipality|url=http://burdwanmunicipality.gov.in/about.php?subject=About%20Burdwan%20Town|access-date=23 September 2020|website=burdwanmunicipality.gov.in}}</ref>
* [[Uday Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab]] of [[Bardhaman Raj]], [[K.C.I.E.]], (14 July 1905 – 10 October 1984) was the last ruler of [[Burdwan Raj]], who ruled from 1941 until 1955<ref>"No. 37119". ''[[The London Gazette]]'' (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2938.</ref>
* [[Uday Chand Mahtab|Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab]] of [[Bardhaman Raj]], [[K.C.I.E.]], (14 July 1905 – 10 October 1984) was the last ruler of [[Burdwan Raj]], who ruled from 1941 until 1955<ref>"No. 37119". ''[[The London Gazette]]'' (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2938.</ref>
*[[Chandu Lal|Maharaja Chandu Lal]] was the [[prime minister]] (1833–1844) for 3rd [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] [[Sikandar Jah]].
=== Hyderabad State ===
* [[Kishen Pershad|Maharaja Kishen Pershad]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]] (1864-1940) came from a Peshkari Hyderabadi Noble family and served as the [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad state|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] twice <ref>{{Cite book|last1=Patel|first1=Alka|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GU8zAQAAQBAJ|title=Indo-Muslim Cultures in Transition|last2=Leonard|first2=Karen|date=7 December 2011|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-21887-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Leonard|first=Karen Isaksen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32aMey7k-IYC&dq=kishen+pershad+khatri&pg=PA183|title=Social History of an Indian Caste: The Kayasths of Hyderabad|date=1994|publisher=Orient BlackSwan|isbn=978-81-250-0032-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bawa|first=Basant K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h45uAAAAMAAJ&q=kishen+pershad+khatri|title=The Last Nizam: The Life and Times of Mir Osman Ali Khan|date=1992|publisher=Viking|isbn=978-0-670-83997-1|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Raja Sukh Jiwan Mal]], The ruler of Kashmir (1754-1762)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jagmohan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWjLtfi-ssIC&dq=raja+sukh+jiwan+khatri&pg=PA61|title=My FrozenTturbulence in Kashmir (7th Ed.)|date=2006|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7764-995-6|pages=62|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Chandu Lal|Maharaja Chandu Lal]]''' was the [[Prime Minister]] (1833–1844) for 3rd [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] [[Sikandar Jah]].
* [[Todar Mal|Raja Todar Mal Tandon]], finance minister of Akbar. He rebuilt the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in 1585.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McLane|first=John R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YH6ijJnUPmcC&dq=todar+mal+khatri&pg=PA131|title=Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal|date=25 July 2002|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-52654-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Udayakumar S.P|title="Ramarajya: Envisioning the Future and Entrenching the Past" : Presenting the Past: Anxious History and Ancient Future in Hindutva India.|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2005|pages=99}}</ref>
* [[Kishen Pershad|Maharaja Kishen Pershad]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]] (1864-1940) came from a Peshkari Hyderabadi Noble family and served as the [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad state|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] twice <ref>{{Cite book|last=Patel|first=Alka|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GU8zAQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&redir_esc=y|title=Indo-Muslim Cultures in Transition|last2=Leonard|first2=Karen|date=2011-12-07|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-21887-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Leonard|first=Karen Isaksen|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=32aMey7k-IYC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA183&dq=kishen+pershad+khatri&hl=en&redir_esc=y|title=Social History of an Indian Caste: The Kayasths of Hyderabad|date=1994|publisher=Orient BlackSwan|isbn=978-81-250-0032-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bawa|first=Basant K.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=h45uAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=kishen+pershad+khatri&q=kishen+pershad+khatri&hl=en&redir_esc=y|title=The Last Nizam: The Life and Times of Mir Osman Ali Khan|date=1992|publisher=Viking|isbn=978-0-670-83997-1|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Haqiqat Rai|Haqiqat Rai Puri]], beheaded at the age of 14 for refusing to convert to Islam by Governor Zakariya Khan. Puri stood up against his classmates ridiculing Hindu deities.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gaur, I. D., 1956-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227921397|title=Martyr as bridegroom : a folk representation of Bhagat Singh|date=2008|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-81-905835-0-3|location=New Delhi, India|oclc=227921397}}</ref>
=== Kashmir ===
* [[Raja Sukh Jiwan Mal]], The ruler of Kashmir (1753-1762)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jagmohan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWjLtfi-ssIC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA61&dq=raja+sukh+jiwan+khatri&hl=en|title=My FrozenTturbulence in Kashmir (7th Ed.)|date=2006|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7764-995-6|pages=62|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jambu Lochan|Jambu lochan]], King of Jammu State
=== Hindu Martyr ===
* [[Haqiqat Rai]], beheaded at the age of 14 for refusing to convert to Islam by Governor Zakariya Khan. Puri stood up against his classmates ridiculing Hindu deities.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gaur, I. D., 1956-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227921397|title=Martyr as bridegroom : a folk representation of Bhagat Singh|date=2008|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-81-905835-0-3|location=New Delhi, India|oclc=227921397}}</ref>
== Indian military ==
== Indian military ==
* [[Vikram Batra]], [[Param Vir Chakra]] awardee during the [[Kargil War|1999 Kargil War]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 January 2013|title='Yeh Dil Mange More': An ode to Captain Vikram Batra|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-yeh-dil-mange-more-an-ode-to-captain-vikram-batra-4158610-PHO.html|access-date=27 September 2020|website=dailybhaskar|language=en}} {{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-22|title=Vikram Batra’s parents say Shershaah ‘well made’, open up about Dimple Cheema: ‘Said she would live with his memories’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-batras-parents-say-shershaah-well-made-open-up-about-dimple-cheema-said-she-would-live-with-his-memories-7465247/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Vikram Batra]], [[Param Vir Chakra]] awardee during the [[Kargil War|1999 Kargil War]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 January 2013|title='Yeh Dil Mange More': An ode to Captain Vikram Batra|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-yeh-dil-mange-more-an-ode-to-captain-vikram-batra-4158610-PHO.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630203940/https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-yeh-dil-mange-more-an-ode-to-captain-vikram-batra-4158610-PHO.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2018|access-date=27 September 2020|website=dailybhaskar|language=en}} </ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=22 August 2021|title=Vikram Batra's parents say Shershaah 'well made', open up about Dimple Cheema: 'Said she would live with his memories'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-batras-parents-say-shershaah-well-made-open-up-about-dimple-cheema-said-she-would-live-with-his-memories-7465247/|access-date=26 August 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Pran Nath Thapar|General Pran Nath Thapar]], 4th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXX1MAAACAAJ&q=thapar|title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study|date=1988|publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors|pages=175–176|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Pran Nath Thapar|General Pran Nath Thapar]], 4th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXX1MAAACAAJ&q=thapar|title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study|date=1988|publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors|pages=175–176|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Admiral]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]], 8th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":1" />
*[[J. J. Singh|General J.J Singh Marwah]] , 21st [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief]] of Indian Army<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=General (Retd ) J. J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ibbjAAAAQBAJ&q=khatri|title=A Soldier's General-An Autobiography|date=21 November 2012|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-93-5029-515-1|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Air Marshal]] [[Om Prakash Mehra]], [[Chief of Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name=":1" />
*[[Admiral]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]], 7th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.jpg|thumb|Statue of [[Sukhdev Thapar]], along with [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]]]]
*[[Air Marshal]] [[Om Prakash Mehra]], [[Chief of Staff|Chief]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name=":1" />
== Indian independence activists ==
== Indian independence activists ==
* [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev Thappar]], Indian freedom fighter, a senior member of the [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]], he participated in several actions alongside [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru]], and was hanged by the British authorities on 23 March 1931 at the age of 23. He was a Thappar Khatri.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark of a martyr|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070513/spectrum/main1.htm|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66NnbCTpc?url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070513/spectrum/main1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-03-23|access-date=27 September 2020|website=The Tribune|date=13 May 2007}}</ref>
* [[File:Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.jpg|thumb|Statue of [[Sukhdev Thapar]], along with [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]]|191x191px]] [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]], Indian freedom fighter, he participated in several actions alongside [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru]], and was hanged by the British authorities on 23 March 1931 at the age of 23. He was a Thapar Khatri.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark of a martyr|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070513/spectrum/main1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221213929/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070513/spectrum/main1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2007|access-date=27 September 2020|website=The Tribune|date=13 May 2007}}</ref>
* [[Madan Lal Dhingra]], Indian freedom fighter, While studying in England, he [[Assassination|assassinated]] [[Curzon Wyllie|William Hutt Curzon Wyllie]], a British official.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra (Tribute On Death Anniversary)|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hi&u=https://www.jagran.com/blogs/days/madan-lal-dhingra-indian-revolutionary-freedom-fighter/&prev=search&pto=aue|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref>
* [[Madan Lal Dhingra]], Indian freedom fighter, While studying in England, he [[Assassination|assassinated]] [[Curzon Wyllie|William Hutt Curzon Wyllie]], a British official.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra (Tribute On Death Anniversary)|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hi&u=https://www.jagran.com/blogs/days/madan-lal-dhingra-indian-revolutionary-freedom-fighter/&prev=search&pto=aue|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref>
*[[Prem Krishna Khanna|Prem Krishan Khanna]], Indian freedom fighter and a member of the [[Hindustan Republican Association]]. One of the revolutionaries prosecuted for the [[Kakori Conspiracy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Puri |first1=Baij Nath |title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study |year=1988 |publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors |page=146 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Khatris_a_Socio_cultural_Study/7ytuAAAAMAAJ?gbpv=1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Dr. Mehrotra N.C.|title=Swatantrata Andolan Mein Shahjahanpur Ka Yogdan|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=133}}</ref>
*[[Prem Krishna Khanna|Prem Krishan Khanna]], Indian freedom fighter and a member of the [[Hindustan Republican Association]]. One of the revolutionaries prosecuted for the [[Kakori Conspiracy]].<ref name=":8">{{cite book|last1=Puri|first1=Baij Nath|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Khatris_a_Socio_cultural_Study/7ytuAAAAMAAJ?gbpv=1|title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study|publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors|year=1988|pages=142–146|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Dr. Mehrotra N.C.|title=Swatantrata Andolan Mein Shahjahanpur Ka Yogdan|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=133}}</ref>
*[[Purushottam Das Tandon]], Indian freedom fighter who opposed the partition of India, British rule over India and was instrumental in making [[Hindi]] the ''Official Language of the Indian Republic.'' He was awarded the [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award in 1961.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tXX1MAAACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&redir_esc=y|title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study|date=1988|publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors|pages=137|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Purushottam Das Tandon]], Indian freedom fighter who opposed the partition of India, British rule over India. He was awarded the [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian award in 1961.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXX1MAAACAAJ|title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study|date=1988|publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors|pages=137|language=en}}</ref>
== Science, technology and academics ==
== Science, technology and academics ==
* [[Satish Dhawan]], Former Chairman of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO)<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|title=Khatris, a socio cultural study|publisher=M.N Publishers and Distributors|year=1988|location=India|pages=128–131}}</ref>
* [[Satish Dhawan]], former chairman of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO)<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Puri|first=Baij Nath|title=Khatris, a socio cultural study|publisher=M.N Publishers and Distributors|year=1988|location=India|pages=128–131}}</ref>
* [[Har Gobind Khorana]], Nobel-prize winner<ref>{{Cite web|last=shepherd|first=kancha ilaiah|title=Why Haven’t the Shudras Got a Nobel Prize So Far?|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/14/19544/why-havent-the-shudras-got-a-nobel-prize-so-far|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.thecitizen.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Har Gobind Khorana]], Nobel Prize winner<ref>{{Cite web|last=shepherd|first=kancha ilaiah|title=Why Haven't the Shudras Got a Nobel Prize So Far?|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/14/19544/why-havent-the-shudras-got-a-nobel-prize-so-far|access-date=26 August 2021|website=www.thecitizen.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Daya Ram Sahni]], First Director-General of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI)<ref name=":2" />
* [[Daya Ram Sahni]], first director-general of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI)<ref name=":2" />
* [[Ram Nath Chopra]], Father of Indian [[Pharmacology]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Ram Nath Chopra]], Father of Indian [[Pharmacology]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Birbal Sahni]], Indian [[Paleobotany|Paleobotanist]] and elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] of London (FRS) <ref name=":2" />
* [[Birbal Sahni]], Indian [[Paleobotany|Paleobotanist]] and elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] of London (FRS) <ref name=":2" />
* [[Mahesh Prasad Mehray]], Indian [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] and the founder of Sitapur Eye Hospital<ref name=":2" />
* [[Mahesh Prasad Mehray]], Indian [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] and the founder of Sitapur Eye Hospital<ref name=":2" />
*[[Mahatma Hansraj]], co-founder of [[D.A.V. College Managing Committee|Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools (D.A.V)]] on whose memory [[Hansraj College]] was established.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cush|first=Denise|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3N4mGlbutbgC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA283&dq=born+in+a+khatri+family&hl=en|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|last2=Robinson|first2=Catherine|last3=York|first3=Michael|date=2012-08-21|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-18978-5|pages=283|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mahatma Hansraj]], co-founder of [[D.A.V. College Managing Committee|Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools (D.A.V)]] on whose memory [[Hansraj College]] was established.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Cush|first1=Denise|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3N4mGlbutbgC&dq=born+in+a+khatri+family&pg=PA283|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|last2=Robinson|first2=Catherine|last3=York|first3=Michael|date=21 August 2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-18978-5|pages=283|language=en}}</ref>
*[[F. C. Kohli|Faqir Chand Kohli]], also known as "father of Indian software Industry", founder of [[Tata Consultancy Services|Tata Consulltancy Services (TCS)]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Oral History of F.C. Kohli|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkSRrxpQDKA|language=en|access-date=2021-09-18}}</ref>
*[[F. C. Kohli|Faqir Chand Kohli]], also known as "father of Indian software Industry", founder of [[Tata Consultancy Services|Tata Consulltancy Services (TCS)]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Oral History of F.C. Kohli|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkSRrxpQDKA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/xkSRrxpQDKA| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=18 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[Kalpana Chawla]] (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an [[Americans|American]] astronaut and [[engineer]] who was the first woman of [[Indian people|Indian]] origin to go to space.
== Business and finance ==
== Business and finance ==
*[[Jagdish Chandra Mahindra|Jagdish Chandra]] and [[Kailash Chandra Mahindra]], founders of [[Mahindra & Mahindra]]. It is a part of the [[Mahindra Group]], an Indian [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zWkfAQAAIAAJ|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=15 May 2008|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-20507-9|location=|pages=69–72|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Thapar">{{cite book|last1=Chopra|first1=Pran Nath|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Religions_and_Communities_of_India/HAtuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Pran+Nath+Thapar+khatri&dq=Pran+Nath+Thapar+khatri&printsec=frontcover|title=Religions and Communities of India|publisher=East-West Publications|year=1982|isbn=978-0-85692-081-3|page=115|language=en|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[Jagdish Chandra Mahindra|J.C]] and [[Kailash Chandra Mahindra|K.C Mahindra]] ,founders of [[Mahindra & Mahindra]].It is a part of the [[Mahindra Group]],an Indian [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zWkfAQAAIAAJ|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=15 May 2008|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-20507-9|location=|pages=69–72|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Thapar">{{cite book|last1=Chopra|first1=Pran Nath|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Religions_and_Communities_of_India/HAtuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Pran+Nath+Thapar+khatri&dq=Pran+Nath+Thapar+khatri&printsec=frontcover|title=Religions and Communities of India|publisher=East-West Publications|year=1982|isbn=978-0-85692-081-3|page=115|language=en|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[Mohan Singh Oberoi]] ,founder and chairman of the [[The Oberoi Group]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Mohan Singh Oberoi]] ,founder and chairman of [[The Oberoi Group]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Karam Chand Thapar]], of the [[Thapar Group]] of companies.<ref name="Thapar" />
* [[Karam Chand Thapar]], of the [[Thapar Group]] of companies.<ref name="Thapar" />
*[[Kunal Bahl]], co-founder of [[Snapdeal]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=snapdeal&hl=en|title=INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=2018-11-25|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rana Kapoor]], co-founder of [[Yes Bank]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=yes+bank+wadhawan&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=yes%20bank&f=false|title=INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=2018-11-25|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rahul Bhatia]], co-founder of [[IndiGo|IndiGo Airlines]]<ref name=":6" />
*[[Har Prasad Nanda|HP Nanda]], founder of [[Escorts Limited]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Har Prasad Nanda|HP Nanda]], founder of [[Escorts Limited]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[S.K Burman]] and [[Anand Burman]], founder and chairman of [[Dabur]] respectively<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhandari|first=Bhupesh|date=2009-09-29|title=Lunch with BS: Anand Burman|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-anand-burman-109092900036_1.html|access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref>
*[[Ponty Chadha]], founder of Wave Group<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ&dq=aaj+tak+punjab+kesri+khatri&pg=PT306|title=INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=25 November 2018|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Vinod Khosla]], co-founder of [[Sun Microsystems]]
*[[Ponty Chadha]], founder of Wave Group<ref name=":3" />
*[[Pankaj Chaddah]], co-founder of [[Zomato]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Sabeer Bhatia]], co-founder of [[Outlook.com|Hotmail.com]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Kuldip Singh Dhingra]], co-founder of [[Berger Paints]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Om Prakash Munjal]], founder of [[Hero MotoCorp]] and [[Hero Cycles]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Om Prakash Munjal]], founder of [[Hero MotoCorp]] and [[Hero Cycles]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Aroon Purie]], founder of [[India Today]] and [[Aaj Tak]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT306&dq=aaj+tak+punjab+kesri+khatri&hl=en|title=INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=2018-11-25|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Madhu Trehan]] , co-founder of [[India Today|IndiaToday]] and [[Newslaundry|Newslaundary]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Lala Jagat Narain]], founder of [[Punjab Kesari|Punjab Kesri]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Lala Jagat Narain]], founder of [[Punjab Kesari|Punjab Kesri]]<ref name=":3" />
*[[Lala Harkishen Lal]], also known as "Napoleon of Finance", co-founder of [[Punjab National Bank]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheikh|first=Majid|date=2015-02-15|title=HARKING BACK: Man who introduced electricity to Lahore|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1163686|access-date=2021-09-03|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The rise and fall of Harkishen Lal {{!}} Political Economy {{!}} thenews.com.pk|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/562600-rise-fall-harkishen-lal|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lala Harkishen Lal]], also known as "Napoleon of Finance", co-founder of [[Punjab National Bank]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheikh|first=Majid|date=15 February 2015|title=HARKING BACK: Man who introduced electricity to Lahore|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1163686|access-date=3 September 2021|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The rise and fall of Harkishen Lal {{!}} Political Economy {{!}} thenews.com.pk|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/562600-rise-fall-harkishen-lal|access-date=3 September 2021|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref>
== Bollywood ==
== Bollywood ==
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* [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], Indian actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2010/sep/09/remembering-an-icon-prithviraj-kapoor-185155.html |access-date=26 November 2020 |work=New Indian Express |date=9 September 2010}}</ref>
* [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], Indian actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2010/sep/09/remembering-an-icon-prithviraj-kapoor-185155.html |access-date=26 November 2020 |work=New Indian Express |date=9 September 2010}}</ref>
* [[Raj Kapoor]], Indian actor<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khilnani |first1=Sunil |title=Incarnations India in 50 Lives |date=2016 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=9780241208236 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Incarnations/poiGCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=raj+kapoor+khatri+caste&pg=PT366&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
* [[Raj Kapoor]], Indian actor<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khilnani |first1=Sunil |title=Incarnations India in 50 Lives |date=2016 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=9780241208236 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Incarnations/poiGCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=raj+kapoor+khatri+caste&pg=PT366&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>
*[[Balraj Sahni]], Indian actor<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Dwyer|first=Rachel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lzr8DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA4&dq=khatri&hl=en|title=Yash Chopra|date=2019-07-25|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-83902-132-9|pages=4|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Balraj Sahni]], Indian actor<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Dwyer|first=Rachel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lzr8DwAAQBAJ&dq=khatri&pg=PA4|title=Yash Chopra|date=25 July 2019|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-83902-132-9|pages=4|language=en}}</ref>
*[[B. R. Chopra|B.R Chopra]], Indian actor<ref name=":7" />
* [[B. R. Chopra|B.R Chopra]], Indian director<ref name=":7" />
* [[Rajesh Khanna]], Indian actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title=Rajesh Khanna's rooh is still in Aashirwad |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/rajesh-khannas-rooh-is-still-in-aashirwad-9782.html |website=Filmfare |access-date=8 February 2021 |language=en |date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Rajesh Khanna]], Indian actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title=Rajesh Khanna's rooh is still in Aashirwad |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/rajesh-khannas-rooh-is-still-in-aashirwad-9782.html |website=Filmfare |access-date=8 February 2021 |language=en |date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[Kabir Bedi]], Indian Actor<ref name=":2" />
*[[Ayushmann Khurrana]], Indian actor<ref name=":5">{{Citation|title=Ayushman Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra said that they are Khatri|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JhSQKtKj9E|language=en|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[Sidharth Malhotra]], Indian Actor<ref name=":4" />
*[[Ayushmann Khurrana]], Indian actor<ref name=":5">{{Citation|title=AYUSHMAN KHURRANA AND PARINEETI CHOPRA SAID THAT THEY ARE KHATRI {{!}}{{!}} KHATRI SOORME|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JhSQKtKj9E|language=en|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Parineeti Chopra]], Indian actor<ref name=":5" />
*[[Parineeti Chopra]], Indian actor<ref name=":5" />
*[[Akshay Kumar]], Indian actor<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rai|first=Rajesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YzkrDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA106&dq=akshay+kumar+khatri&hl=en|title=Religion and Identity in the South Asian Diaspora|last2=Sankaran|first2=Chitra|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-55159-5|pages=106|language=en}}</ref>
== Politics ==
== Literature and Poetry ==
* [[Inder Kumar Gujral]], 12th Prime Minister of India<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ghai|first=Rajat|date=7 May 2014|title=The office of Prime Minister: A largely north Indian upper-caste, Hindu affair|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-office-of-prime-minister-a-largely-north-indian-upper-caste-hindu-affair-114050700846_1.html|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Manmohan Singh]], 13th Prime Minister of India<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ilaiah Shephard|first=Kancha|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Shudra/V34fEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1|title=The Shudra : Vision of a New Path|publisher=Penguin Random House India|isbn=9789390914241}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Nair|first=Supriya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SI3eDQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT308&dq=khatri+supriya+nair&hl=en|title=The Caravan Book of Profiles|date=2017-01-11|publisher=Random House India|isbn=978-93-5214-049-7|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Gulzarilal Nanda]], Two-time Acting Prime Minister of India
*[[Manohar Lal Khattar]], 10th Chief Minister of Haryana<ref>{{Cite web|last=Padmanabhan|first=Sneha Alexander,Vishnu|date=2019-10-15|title=BJP and caste equation in Haryana|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/how-the-bjp-cracked-haryana-s-caste-conundrum-11571122458510.html|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.livemint.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Sheila Dikshit|Sheila Kapoor Dikshit]], Former Chief Minister of Delhi<ref>{{Cite book|last=Padalkar|first=Ravindra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbgUEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT297&dq=JAWAHAR+LAL+NEHRU+PUNJABI+KHATRI&hl=en|title=Ruling Dynasties of Independent India - Volume 1|date=2021-01-16|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-63714-799-3|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Madan Lal Khurana]], Former Chief Minister of Delhi<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XAO3i_gS61wC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=madan+lal+khurana+khatri&hl=en|title=Religion, Caste, and Politics in India|date=2010|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-04-7|pages=298-299|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Bhim Sen Sachar]], was the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]], thrice.
*[[Mangal Sein]], was the deputy chief minister of [[Haryana]] from 1977 to 1979.
*'''[[Giani]]''' [[Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir|Gurmukh Singh Musafir]], Former Chief Minister of Punjab
== Sports ==
* [[Amrita Pritam]] (born in [[Gujranwala]]), Punjabi author<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Anjali Gera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YWB0GmmoOSMC&dq=amrita+pritam+arora+khatri&pg=PA2 |title=Partitioned Lives: Narratives of Home, Displacement, and Resettlement |last2=Bhatia |first2=Nandi |date=2008 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-1416-4 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Devaki Nandan Khatri]], Hindi author<ref>{{Cite book |last=Puri |first=Baij Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ytuAAAAMAAJ&q=devakinandan+khatri+punjabi+family+a+socio+cultural |title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study |date=1988 |publisher=M.N. Publishers and Distributors |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Abhinav Bindra]], First Indian to win an Individual Olympic Gold Medal<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gagandeep|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8WdwBgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP3&dq=abhinav+bindra+khatri&hl=en|title=Abhinav Bindra|date=|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=978-93-5186-056-3|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kapil Dev|Kapil Dev Nikhanj]], captained the Indian cricket team that won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sardesai|first=Rajdeep|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FK9oDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA132&dq=kapil+dev+khatri&hl=en|title=Democracy's XI|date=October 2017|publisher=Juggernaut Books|isbn=978-93-86228-48-2|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Virat Kohli]], cricketer
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* [[Inder Kumar Gujral]] (born in [[Jhelum]]), 12th Prime Minister of India<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ghai|first=Rajat|date=7 May 2014|title=The office of Prime Minister: A largely north Indian upper-caste, Hindu affair|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-office-of-prime-minister-a-largely-north-indian-upper-caste-hindu-affair-114050700846_1.html|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Gulzarilal Nanda]] (born in [[Sialkot]]), Two-time Acting Prime Minister of India<ref name=":8" />
*[[Giani]] [[Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir|Gurmukh Singh Musafir]] (born in [[Attock]]), Former Chief Minister of Punjab
*[[Balraj Madhok]], [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] veteran and founder of [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] & [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]
*[[Sheila Dikshit|Sheila Kapoor Dikshit]] (born in [[Kapurthala]]), Former Chief Minister of Delhi<ref>{{Cite book|last=Padalkar|first=Ravindra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbgUEAAAQBAJ&dq=JAWAHAR+LAL+NEHRU+PUNJABI+KHATRI&pg=PT297|title=Ruling Dynasties of Independent India - Volume 1|date=16 January 2021|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-63714-799-3|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Madan Lal Khurana]] (born in [[Lyallpur]]), Former Chief Minister of Delhi<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XAO3i_gS61wC&q=madan+lal+khurana+khatri|title=Religion, Caste, and Politics in India|date=2010|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-04-7|pages=298–299|language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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List of notable members of the Khatri community
Following is a list of notable members of the Khatri community in India.
Nawab Kapur Singh (1697–1753)(Virk Khatri), Founder of modern day city Kapurthala, Punjab and he was also the founder of Dal Khalsa a Sikh Misl (Singhapuria).[6]
Haqiqat Rai Puri, beheaded at the age of 14 for refusing to convert to Islam by Governor Zakariya Khan. Puri stood up against his classmates ridiculing Hindu deities.[18]
Purushottam Das Tandon, Indian freedom fighter who opposed the partition of India, British rule over India. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 1961.[27]
↑Khushwant Singh A History Of The Sikhs Vol. 1. p. 216. Mokham Chand, the most distinguished of the Darbar's generals was the son of Wisakhi Mal, a Khatri tradesman of the village Kunjah, near Gujrat
↑ 8.08.1Bobby Singh Bansal, Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan, Hay House, Inc, 1 December 2015
↑Udayakumar S.P (2005). "Ramarajya: Envisioning the Future and Entrenching the Past" : Presenting the Past: Anxious History and Ancient Future in Hindutva India. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 99.
