Khaira (کھیہرا) is a Punjabi surname common among [Jatt] not to be confused with Kheirra (کھیڑا)[jatt] in Punjab, India & Punjab, Pakistan. The surname is particularly common in the city of Amritsar where majority of the Khairas were settled before the 1947 Partition of India. There are many variations of this surname such as Khara and Khehra. In India, Khehras live in Faridkot, Batala, Kapurthala, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Moga etc. in addition to Amritsar. In Punjab, Pakistan Khairas or Khehras live in Harappa (Sahiwal), (Girote) Khushab, Gojra (Toba Tek Singh), Kharrian (Gujrat), Dajkot (Faisalabad), Rahim Yar Khan and Lahore etc. Khehras of Pakistani Punjab are mostly migrated (being Muslims) in 1947 from Indian Punjab e.g. Khehras of Harappa migrated from Hassan Bhatti near Ferozepur (from Faridkot state of partition time). Kheirras (کھیڑا) live in Multan, Muzaffargarh (Rung pur Kheirra), Girote and other parts of southern Punjab & in some areas of Sindh, Pakistan.
People with the surname[edit | edit source]
People with surname include:
- Japji Khaira, Australian Panjabi actress
- Jujhar Khaira (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nimrat Khaira (active from 2014), Indian Punjabi singer
- Sukhpal Singh Khaira (born 1965), Indian politician from Punjab
- Ravinder Singh Khaira (born 1986), Indian javelin thrower
Historical references[edit | edit source]
Notable historical references include:
- "Mahima" (Punjabi: ਮਹਿਮਾ) named Sikh of Guru Angad Dev.[1]
- Himachali Rajputs of Jaheer Chand clan. (Jaheer Chand was the son of Tara Chand,[2] the king of Kehloor at the time of Guru Har Gobind).
- Natha Khaira (The headman of village Mirankot) and his son attained martyrdom in defence of Rai Singh (Son of Bhai Mehtab Singh).[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sri Granth: Punjabi Dictionary & Encyclopedia". www.srigranth.org.
- ↑ http://www.searchgurbani.com/main.php?book=mahan_kosh&action=index&word=ਤਾਰਾਚੰਦ
- ↑ "Bhai Mahtab Singh". www.sikh-history.com.[dead link]