Chauhan (surname)
Chauhan is a surname[1][2][3][4][5][6] of various Indian communities. Notable people with this name include:
Notable people
[edit]- Anil Chauhan
- Phagu Chauhan
- Dara Singh Chauhan
- Sanjay Singh Chauhan
- Anshul Chauhan
- Anuja Chauhan
- Ashok Chavan
- Bahadur Singh Chauhan
- Charlie Chauhan
- Chetan Chauhan
- Gajendra Chauhan
- Gogaji Chauhan
- Hammir Dev Chauhan, King of Ranthambore
- Jagjit Singh Chauhan
- Maneet Chauhan
- Mohit Chauhan
- Prabhu Chauhan
- Prithviraj Chauhan, King of Delhi
- Prithviraj Chavan
- Rajesh Chauhan
- Rajkumar Chauhan
- Ravi Chauhan
- Rohit Jugraj Chauhan
- Sanjay Chauhan (politician), mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation
- Sanjay Singh Chauhan (born 1961), Gujjar leader
- Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter) (born 1962), Indian screenwriter
- Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (born 1975), Indian film director and screenwriter
- Sahab Singh Chauhan
- Captain Sanjay Chauhan, Indian soldier
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Sonal Chauhan
- Sonika Chauhan
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- Sunidhi Chauhan
- Vikram Singh Chauhan
- Hemant Chauhan
- Ian Dev Singh Chauhan
- Aditi Chauhan
- Siddharth Chauhan
- Neha Chauhan
- Devesh Chauhan
See also
[edit]- Chuhandanda, Nepalese village named after Kshetri Chuhans
References
[edit]- ^ Pal, Vijay Kumar. Black Dots of Terrorism. Rudra Publications. p. 92. ISBN 978-93-90835-65-2.
Chauhan surname is very common in Hindu and Muslims.
- ^ Mayaram, Shail (2022-06-16). The Secret Life of Another Indian Nationalism: Transitions from the Pax Britannica to the Pax Americana. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-83257-1.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh; Bhanu, B. V.; India, Anthropological Survey of (2004). Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 738. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3.
The name Chauhan, written in earlier records as Chahumana is probably of Central Asiastic origin- perhaps belonging to the Huns. A Hun king Toramana once ruled in Northern India. Another name, Paramara also seems to be of Central Asiatic origin.
- ^ Bhukya, Dr Saidulu. Banjaras of Medieval Deccan: Trade, Transport and Itinerant Communities. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-81512-80-7.
From that day onwards, the Banjaras are divided in to three gothras: Chauhan, Rathod and Pawar. The descendents of these were known as the people from Chauhan gothras (clan). Chauhan were six numbers. The descendents of Rathod were known as people of the Rathod gothras (clan).
- ^ Ram, Sodhi (1989). Indian Immigrants in Great Britain. Inter-India Publications. p. 183. ISBN 978-81-210-0242-4.
Again the region's first or second name helps in distinguishing between the two. For example, for such a surname as 'Chauhan', other names make the distinction as follows: Punjab Region Gujarat Region Other names Male Joginder Lal Nathubhai Female Nachhatar Kaur Dhanuben Surname Chauhan Chauhan Though most of the persons from the ...
- ^ Chaudhry, Minakshi (1998). Exploring Pangi Himalaya: A World Beyond Civilization. Indus Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-81-7387-084-2.
Books
[edit]- Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1987), Regmi Research Series, vol. 19, Regmi Research Centre
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