Is Puri a Sikh name?

Indian (Panjab): Hindu and Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community.
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What nationality is the last name Puri?

Puri is a Khatri surname with origins in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
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Is Puri a Hindu name?

Indian (Panjab): Hindu and Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. The word puri in Panjabi means 'small town', but it is unclear whether this word has anything to do with the name.
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What does Puri mean in Indian?

Puri (sometimes spelled as poori) is a deep-fried bread made from unleavened whole-wheat flour that originated in the Indian subcontinent.
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What does the last name Puri mean?

Indian (Panjab): Hindu and Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. The word puri in Panjabi means 'small town', but it is unclear whether this word has anything to do with the name.
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Which caste is Arora?

Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror. Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the south and west of Lahore.
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Which caste is Kaur?

Kaur is a common name in the Sikh community. In a tradition that began more than 300 years ago, the name Kaur is given to every baptized female Sikh. Most women born into Sikh families, even if they are never baptized, are also given the name Kaur.
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Is Chhabra a Punjabi?

Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name based on the name of an Arora clan.
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Who are Saxena by caste?

Meaning and Origin of: Saxena

Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Kayasth) name from one of the subgroups of the Kayasth community. According to Saxena tradition, their name is from Sanskrit sakhisenā 'friend of the army', a title awarded to them by the kings of Srinagar.
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What is caste of Gupta?

According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times. The Rāmpāl plate of Sri Chandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.
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Which caste is Sanan?

Sanan (सनान) is a gotra of Jats.
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What does KC stand for in Nepal?

KC (or K.C.) is a common Nepalese surname anglicized as an abbreviation of the Chhetri subcaste Khatri Chhetri.
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Is puri North Indian?

While in most parts of North India, wheat is the primary staple, hence the assumption: Poori originates from North India.
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What is puri known as?

Puri is known by several names since the ancient times, and was locally known as "Sri Kshetra" and the Jagannath temple is known as "Badadeula".
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Which caste is powerful in Kerala?

The Nambudiri Brahmins were at the top of the ritual caste hierarchy, outranking even the kings.
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Is Nadar a low caste?

Due to their association with toddy, the Nadars were considered lower than other middle castes, but relatively higher than the low castes, and were also prohibited to enter temples built by higher ranked castes.
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Are Nadars Dalits?

Tamil Nadu's Nadars belong to a community in the middle of India's caste system, occupying a place barely above the untouchables, now called Dalits. Academics and analysts have closely watched the rise of the Nadar caste for clues about the role caste barriers play in holding back India's economic progress.
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What caste is Singh?

Singh (IPA: /ˈsɪŋ/) is a title, middle name or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it eventually became a common surname adopted by different communities including Rajputs and Sikhs.
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Is Bania a high caste?

Banias are classed as vaisyas, the third of the four great categories of Hindu society, and stand below Brahmans and Ksatriyas in caste ranking.
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Which is the highest caste in India?

Brahman, also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit Brāhmaṇa (“Possessor of Brahma”), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India.
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Is Jaiswal a lower caste?

In 2003, Jaiswal Kalwars were classified and listed as an Other Backward Class by some state governments like Delhi & Uttar Pradesh, although Jaiswal Jain and Rajput still belong to General Category in India's positive discrimination system.
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Is Saxena a Punjabi?

Saxena is a surname found amongst Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha community. Mostly found in Northern and Central part of India.
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