Raina (surname)

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Raina is a surname found among Kashmiri Pandits. [1] The people with this surname predominantly lives in Kashmir as well as diasporic communities across India.

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References

  1. Bhatt, Saligram (2008). Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace: Proceedings of National Seminar by Kashmir Education Culture & Science Society (K.E.C.S.S.), New Delhi. New Delhi, India, Asia: APH Publishing. p. 123. ISBN   978-81-313-0402-0.