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'''Mahara''' or '''Mahra''' ({{lang-deva|महरा}}) is a [[Chhetri]] surname from [[Nepal]] and Kshatriya surename in [[Uttarakhand]]. In Kali Kumaon, the Mahra(Mahara) and Phartyals were the most famous 'dharras'/(धड़ा) in the recorded history of Kumaon. Have no relation with Mahar community of other states of India. |
'''Mahara''' or '''Mahra''' ({{lang-deva|महरा}}) is a [[Chhetri]] surname from [[Nepal]] and Kshatriya (Rajput)surename in [[Uttarakhand]]. In Kali Kumaon, the Mahra(Mahara) and Phartyals were the most famous 'dharras'/(धड़ा) in the recorded history of Kumaon. Have no relation with Mahar community of other states of India. |
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Revision as of 09:30, 1 May 2023
Mahara or Mahra (Devanagari: महरा) is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and Kshatriya (Rajput)surename in Uttarakhand. In Kali Kumaon, the Mahra(Mahara) and Phartyals were the most famous 'dharras'/(धड़ा) in the recorded history of Kumaon. Have no relation with Mahar community of other states of India.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kalu Singh Mahara, Indian Kumaoni freedom fighter
- Karan Mahara (born 1972), Indian politician
- Krishna Bahadur Mahara (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
- Mahendra Singh Mahra, Indian politician and MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand.
- Ummed Singh Mahra (21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971), Indian Kumaoni posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.