Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish.
Bajwa is a Jat surname and tribe name commonly found among the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims of the Punjab region in India and Pakistan.
In India, Virk is a last name which is based on that of a Jat clan supposedly founded by a Rajput called Virak.
Aulakh is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Grewal or Garewal is a family name historically used in India and Pakistan as a gotra (clan) of Jat people.
Bava Batra is the third of the three Talmudic tractates in the Talmud in the order Nezikin; it deals with a person's responsibilities and rights as the owner of property. It is part of Judaism's oral law. Originally it, together with Bava Kamma and Bava Metzia, formed a single tractate called Nezikin.
Das is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.
Sabharwal is a surname originating among Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of the Punjab region in India.
Vohra is an Indian Hindu and Sikh surname based on the name of a clan in the Punjabi Khatri community. Notable people with the surname include:
Dhawan is a surname associated with the Khatri caste found in Punjab, India.
Kannan is a Tamil male given name. Due to a Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna, who is offered the epithet of Kannan in Tamil, meaning, "the one who is to be seen".
Tandon is a surname found among Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Chawla is a surname among Hindus and Sikhs of India. It originates from the name of a clan of the Arora caste, likely stemming from the crop word chawal, which means rice.
Redemption is an essential concept in many religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The term implies that something has been paid for or bought back, like a slave who has been set free through the payment of a ransom.
Sahni, Sawhney, Sahani, or Sahney is a Punjabi Khatri surname found among the Hindus or Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Balakrishna or Balakrishnan is Hindu surname, derived from Bala Krishna. Notable people with the surname include:
Chopra is a Ror and Punjabi Khatri surname. They belonged to the Barah-Ghar / Bahri family-group of the Khatris, which also includes the clans of Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra.
Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jat clan or family name found among the Jats in India and Pakistan, mostly in the Punjab and Haryana regions.
Srivastav or Shrivastava or Srivastava is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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