Bindra

Last updated February 09, 2025

Bindra is a Punjabi surname found among Khatris and Jat.^[1]^[2] Many Khatris clans were native to the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab before the Partition of India.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the Surname, include:

Abhinav Bindra, Indian sports shooter
Dalbir Bindra, Canadian psychologist
Dolly Bindra, Indian actress
Ishar Bindra, founder-trustee of the Sikh Forum of New York, USA
Inderjit Singh Bindra, Indian cricketer and cricket administrator
Jagjeet (Jeet) S. Bindra, member of the board of directors of LyondellBasell.
Mahesh Bindra, New Zealand politician
Prerna Singh Bindra, Indian environmental journalist
Satinder Bindra, Canadian TV reporter

References

↑ Punjab State Gazetteer. Revenue and Rehabilitation Department, Punjab. 2000. The principal sub - castes among the Khatris in the district are: Malhotra, Kapur, Katial, Chopra, Sehgal, Mehta, Dhawan, Vig, Behl, 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.

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[1] Punjab State Gazetteer. Revenue and Rehabilitation Department, Punjab. 2000. The principal sub - castes among the Khatris in the district are: Malhotra, Kapur, Katial, Chopra, Sehgal, Mehta, Dhawan, Vig, Behl, Uppal, Talwar, etc.

[Hanks-2] 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.

[3] Banga, Indu; Grewal, J. S. (2001). Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The State and Society. Guru Nanak Dev University. ISBN 978-81-7770-029-9.

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