Bindra is a Punjabi surname found among Khatris and Jats.[1][2] Many Bindra Khatris were located in Rawalpindi district.[3][4]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan/religion, include:
- Abhinav Bindra, Indian sports shooter
- Dalbir Bindra, Canadian psychologist
- Dolly Bindra, Indian actress
- Ishar Bindra
- Jagjeet (Jeet) S. Bindra
- Mahesh Bindra, New Zealand politician
- Prerna Singh Bindra, Indian environmental journalist
- Satinder Bindra
References
- ↑ Punjab (India) (2000). Punjab State Gazetteer. Revenue and Rehabilitation Department, Punjab.
The principal sub - castes among the Khatris in the district are : Malhotra , Kapur , Katial , Chopra , Sehgal , Mehta , Dhawan , Vig , Behl , Bindra , Uppal , Talwar , etc.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). Hanks, Patrick; et al. (eds.). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0199677764. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Bindra: ... Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat clan.
- ↑ Banga, Indu; Grewal, J. S. (2001). Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The State and Society. Guru Nanak Dev University. ISBN 978-81-7770-029-9.
- ↑ Turner, Alweyne (1902). A Digest of Civil and Revenue Cases Reported in the Punjab Record., Vol. 22-35, 1887-1900: 1887-1900, with Index of Headings, Sub-headings, Cross-references and Table of Cases in the Digest. Civil and Military Gazette Press.