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Encyclopedia > Chopra
Castes of India
Chopra
Classification {{{classification}}}
Subdivisions none
Significant populations in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of Northern India
Languages Punjabi and Hindi
Religions Hinduism, Sikhism

Chopra (Hindī: चोपड़ा, IAST: chopṛa) is a Punjabi family name. The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian Subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous, hereditary groups often termed as jātis or castes. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a rich, fertile and ancient land encompassing most of northern and eastern India, the most populous parts of Pakistan, and virtually all of Bangladesh. ... “Punjabi” redirects here. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the two central official languages of India, the other being English. ... IAST, or International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is the academic standard for writing the Sanskrit language with the Latin alphabet and very similar to National Library at Calcutta romanization standard being used with many Indic scripts. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...

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Etymology and Historical references

According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, 'Chopra is a Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name of unknown meaning. The Panjabi Khatris have a clan called Chopra, as also have the Sikhs.'


The earliest reference to this family name dates back to around 400 AD. One of the important characters of a famous Punjabi legend 'Raja Rasalu' is minister Mahita Chopra. Most scholars agree that Raja Rasalu is a historical figure that ruled from Sialkot and lived sometime between 400 to 500 AD. [Temple] If this is true, then the Chopra family name was developed by that time.


Other references are more recent. The father and son pair of the Diwan Sawan Mal and Mul Raj Chopra were successive governors of Multan under Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early 1800s. Multan shown on a 1669 world map   (Urdu: ملتان) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. ... Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh- al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI , GCIE , GBE The word Mahārāja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for great king or high king (a karmadharaya from mahānt great... Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjabi: ), also called Sher-e-Punjab (The Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ...


List of notable people

Some well known people with this last name include (no relation to each other in most cases):

Baldev Raj Chopra born April 14, 1914) is a director and Producer of Bollywood movies and Indian television sitcoms. ... Daniel Chopra (born 23 December 1973 in Stockholm) is a golfer. ... Deepak Chopra (Hindi: ; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian medical doctor and writer. ... Michael Chopra (born 23 December 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer playing professionally for the Premier League side Sunderland. ... Actor in Bollywood movies, mostly known for playing the villain. ... Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा) born on July 18, 1982,[1][2] is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress who works in Bollywood movies. ... Ravi Chopra is a Indian film director. ... Writer, Director, Producer and Actor in Bollywood movies. ... Yash Chopra (Hindi: यश चोपड़ा, born 27 September 1932) is a writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. ... Aditya Yash Chopra or commonly known as Aditya Chopra (* 21 May 1971) is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and producer of the Bollywood genre. ... Uday Chopra Uday Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian Actor. ... Nikhil Chopra (born December 26, 1973 in Allahabad) is an Indian cricketer. ... This article or section should be merged with Akkash Chopra Akash Chopra is an Indian cricketer, an opener to be more precise. ... Anjum Chopra (born 20 May 1977) is one of the pillars of batting of the Indian womens cricket team. ... Varun Chopra (born 21 June 1987 in Barking, Greater London) is an English cricketer, and has captained the English U-19 cricket team in series against Sri Lanka in 2005 and India in 2006. ...

See also

Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social classification, that evolved due to the enormous diversity in India (where all three primary races met, not by forced slavery but by immigration). ... The Punjabi people (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی, also Panjabi people) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... // Map of early Iron Age Vedic India after Witzel (1989). ... The Khatri a merchantile caste found mainly in Punjab. ...

References

  • Temple, R.C. "The Legends of The Panjab", 1884. Many reprints 1977, 2002 (ISBN 81-7167-636-7, 0405101287)
  • Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
  • Imperial Rule in the Punjab: The Conquest and Administration of Multan, 1818-1881 by J[ames] Royal Roseberry, III. Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 110, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1990), p. 176
  • Griffin, Lepel Henry. The Panjab chiefs, historical and biographical notices, 1865
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Castes and Tribes of the Punjab
Ancient Kshatriya Tribes Ahir • Yadav • Jats • Gurjar • Kamboj • Khash • Mer • Kurmi •
Arains Arain • Chaudhary • Mian • Malik • Sardar • Ramay • Ramday • Mundh • Goheer • Munda • Ghurki • Daula • Chhachhar • Bhutta • Kardar • Hansi • katarbund • Ghalar • Gejial • sapal • Dholanwal • Kukru • Gatku • Kawali • Basroo • Bhutta • Mudh • Chandu • Bhalay • Dhadhay • Dhengay • Rattay • Labanay • Wahnd • Vehra • Jatala • Bhoongay • Pawadhray • Qutub Shahi • Rahail • Behlwan • Saggi • Mulanay • Teer Andaz • Malgoria • Jandialia • Nihal
Brahmins Saraswat Brahmins • Punjabi Brahmins • Mohyal • Chhibber • Datt • Mohan • Vaid • [Lau,lav] • [Bhimwal] • [BALI]
Dalits Punjabi Dalits • Balmiki • Chamar • Chura • Kabirpanthi • Mazhabi • Nai • Ramdasia • Rangrehta • Ravidasi
Jats Jat: List of Jat surnames
Khatris Khatri : Dhaighar • Sekhri • Charghar • Aathghar • Barahghar • Bawanghar • Kukhran • Sareen • List of Khatri subgroups
Arora : Uttradhi • Dakhna • Gujarati • List of Arora subgroups
Bhatia • Sood • Lohana • Tuli • Ahluwalia
Rajputs Rajput • Bagal • Bais • Bhutta • Bhatti • Chadhar • Chauhan • Chibb • Doad • Dogra • Gheba • Haral • Jamwal • Janjua • Jarral • ahluwalia • Johiya • Jaura • Jodhra • Khakha • Kharal • Khati • Khokhar • Mahnike • Mair • Mangral • Manhas • Manj • Meo • Mers • Minhas • Mir • Narma • Naul • Noon • Paramara • Parhar • Pawar • Pundir • Puni • Punwar • Rana • Rawat • Ranial • Rawal • Rawal Rajput • Rathore
Saini  
Shaikhs Shaikh • Paracha • Abbasi • Alavi • Farooqi • Gardezi • Gilani • Hashemi • Osmani • Quraishi • Sayyid • Shaikh Siddiqui
Tarkhans Tarkhan : Bhatti • Chaggar • Dhiman • Gade • Jhangra • Khatti • Lall • Matharu • Nagi • Netal • Siawan • Tharu • Virdi • List of Tarkhan surnames
Others Agarwal • Bakarwal • Bania • Bishnoi • Sardar • Marwari • Maheshwari •

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