Dhawan
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Surname found in India
Dhawan is a surname associated with the Khatri caste found in Punjab, India.[1]
It is popularly believed to mean "runner" or "messenger" which is derived from the Sanskrit word "dhav" (to run).[1] As per the historian R.C. Dogra, Dhawan translates to "messenger of the battlefield".[2] Before 1947, they were found in the districts of Lahore, Jhang, Lyallpur and Shahpur in West Punjab, now part of Pakistan.[3]
Notable people
Notable people who bear the name, although they may not necessarily be connected to the caste group, include:
- Anil Dhawan, Indian actor
- Ashish Dhawan (born 1969), Indian private equity investor and philanthropist
- Ashita Dhawan (born 1980), Indian television actress
- Ashok Dhawan (born 1947), Indian politician
- Bhupender Dhawan, Indian weightlifter and coach
- David Dhawan (born 1951), Indian film director
- Deepak Dhawan (1955–1987), Communist activist from Punjab
- Dilip Dhawan (1955–2000), Indian actor
- Harmohan Dhawan (1940–2024), Indian politician and former member of Parliament
- Ishaan Dhawan (born 1995), Indian actor
- Jyotsna Dhawan, Indian cell and developmental biologist
- Krishan Dhawan (1926–1994), Indian actor
- Mehar Chand Dhawan (born 1912), Indian sprinter and triple jumper
- Prem Dhawan (1923–2001), Indian lyricist
- Rajeev Dhavan (born 1946), Indian lawyer and human rights activist
- Rani Dhavan Shankardass, Indian social historian and prison reform expert
- Ravi S. Dhavan (1942–2016), Indian judge
- Rishi Dhawan (born 1990), Indian cricketer
- Robin Dhowan, Indian admiral and the 22nd Indian Navy Chief
- R. K. Dhawan (1937–2018), Indian politician
- Rohit Dhawan (born 1983), Indian film director
- Ruhanika Dhawan (born 2007), Indian actress
- Sabrina Dhawan, England-born Indian screenwriter and producer
- Sacha Dhawan (born 1984), English actor
- Satish Dhawan (1920–2002), Indian aerospace engineer and rocket scientist
- Shanti Swaroop Dhavan (1906–1978), Indian statesman, diplomat and jurist
- Shikhar Dhawan (born 1985), Indian international cricketer
- Shruti Dhawan (born 1982), Indian tennis player
- Varun Dhawan (born 1987), Indian actor
References
- 1 2 Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003), Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set, Oxford University Press, USA, pp. xcvii, 84, 454, ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4
- ↑ Dogra, R. C.; Mansukhani, Gobind Singh (1995). Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-7069-8368-5.
- ↑ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
Surname list
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