Wadhawan
Surname list
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Wadhawan (also spelled as Wadhavan, Wadhwan, Wadhvan) is a Khatri surname. Among the Khatris, it is a part of the "Bahri" sub-caste.[1] The Wadhawan Khatri community owned several villages in the Gujrat district of West Punjab.[2] Bhai Gurdas, the first Jathedar of Akal Takth, writes about Wadhawan Khatris present in Burhanpur in his Varan.[3]
Notable people
- Anup Wadhawan, Indian bureaucrat and IAS Officer who served as Commerce Secretary to the Government of India
- Avinash Wadhawan (born 1968), Indian actor
- Jatin Wadhwan (born 1994), Indian cricketer
- Kanhaiya Wadhawan (born 2001), Indian cricketer