Pathania is a surname of Indian origin. It is also a sub-clan of the Tomar (Tanwar/Toor) Rajput clan from northern India.[1][2][3] The royal family of Nurpur kingdom belonged to this clan.[4][5]
Notable people
People with the surname Pathania, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include:
- Anant Singh Pathania, Indian army general and Maha Vir Chakra recipient
- Bhawani Singh Pathania, Indian National Congress politician
- Bhiguraj Pathania, Indian cricketer
- Diwesh Pathania, Indian cricketer
- Rakesh Pathania, Bharatiya Janata Party politician
- Raghbir Singh Pathania, Indian soldier in World War I
- Shivya Pathania, Indian model and television actress
- Sujan Singh Pathania, Indian National Congress politician
- Virender Singh Pathania, Directors General of the Indian Coast Guard
- Virendera Singh Pathania, Indian Air Force pilot, Vir Chakra and Vayusena Medal recipient
- Shamsher Pathania, Sqdr. Leader IAF in Fighter
See also
- Pathankot, city in Punjab, India named after the clan
- Jarral (Toor)
References
- ↑ Punjab (India) (1979). Punjab District Gazetteers: Gurdaspur. Supplement. Controller of Print. and Stationery.
- ↑ Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvīr (1992). Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-0101-8.
- ↑ Goswami, Modhumita (27 July 2022). An Army Wife on a Trapeze: Travel, Tales and more. Blue Hill Publications. ISBN 978-93-92929-52-6.
- ↑ Rosemary Crill; Kapil Jariwala, eds. (2010). The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860. Mapin. p. 142. ISBN 9788189995379.
- ↑ Brentnall, Mark (2004). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. Indus Publishing. pp. 350–358. ISBN 978-8-17387-163-4.
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