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{{Short description|Kashmiri Pandit surname}}
'''Ganjoo''', also spelt as '''Ganju''' is a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] clan or surname,<ref>{{cite book |year=2008 |author=[[Bansi Pandit|Pandit, Bansi]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsoC6GWr47QC&dq=bhat+butt+name+kashmir&pg=PA99 |url-status=live |access-date=June 5, 2024 |title=Explore Kashmiri Pandits |page=99 |publisher=Dharma Publications |isbn=9780963479860 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=August 20, 2014 |last=Agrawal |first=Premendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2E36BgAAQBAJ&dq=mattu+surname&pg=PT47 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |title=Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour |publisher=Commercial Services |page=86 |isbn=9788193051207 |quote=Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and '''Ganjoo'''. |language=en-IN }}</ref><ref name = 'Wanis'>{{cite book |year=2023 |last1=Wani |first1=Muhammad Ashraf |last2=Wani |first2=Aman Ashraf |url=https://www.google.com.qa/books/edition/The_Making_of_Early_Kashmir/DgymEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |url-status=live |access-date=June 5, 2024 |title=The Making of Early Kashmir- Intercultural Networks and Identity Formation |page=72 |quote=The ethnicity was also constructed on the basis of tribal background, occupations or some contingencies. For instance, the brahamanas were divided into 103 gotras (tribal divisions), and each gotra was divided into distinctive families famous after family appellation called kram. Kram is often the relic of a nickname applied to the ancestor of the subdivision. And when during the rule of Muslims, some of them held different positions in the state apparatus. They came to be called after those offices such as Razdan, Fotadar, Ambardar, '''Ganju''', Karawani, Diwani, Qazi, Muhatasib, Naqib, Amin and Waguzari, which became their permanent surnames. |isbn=9781000836554 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |language=en-IN }}</ref> native to the [[Kashmir Valley]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.
'''Ganjoo''', also spelt as '''Ganju''' is a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] clan or surname,<ref>{{cite book |year=2008 |author=[[Bansi Pandit|Pandit, Bansi]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsoC6GWr47QC&dq=bhat+butt+name+kashmir&pg=PA99 |url-status=live |access-date=June 5, 2024 |title=Explore Kashmiri Pandits |page=99 |publisher=Dharma Publications |isbn=9780963479860 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=August 20, 2014 |last=Agrawal |first=Premendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2E36BgAAQBAJ&dq=mattu+surname&pg=PT47 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |title=Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour |publisher=Commercial Services |page=86 |isbn=9788193051207 |quote=Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and '''Ganjoo'''. |language=en-IN }}</ref><ref name = 'Wanis'>{{cite book |year=2023 |last1=Wani |first1=Muhammad Ashraf |last2=Wani |first2=Aman Ashraf |url=https://www.google.com.qa/books/edition/The_Making_of_Early_Kashmir/DgymEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |url-status=live |access-date=June 5, 2024 |title=The Making of Early Kashmir- Intercultural Networks and Identity Formation |page=72 |quote=The ethnicity was also constructed on the basis of tribal background, occupations or some contingencies. For instance, the brahamanas were divided into 103 gotras (tribal divisions), and each gotra was divided into distinctive families famous after family appellation called kram. Kram is often the relic of a nickname applied to the ancestor of the subdivision. And when during the rule of Muslims, some of them held different positions in the state apparatus. They came to be called after those offices such as Razdan, Fotadar, Ambardar, '''Ganju''', Karawani, Diwani, Qazi, Muhatasib, Naqib, Amin and Waguzari, which became their permanent surnames. |isbn=9781000836554 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |language=en-IN }}</ref> native to the [[Kashmir Valley]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.


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* [[Danko Jones (musician)|Rishi James Ganjoo]] - Canadian Musician
* [[Danko Jones (musician)|Rishi James Ganjoo]] - Canadian Musician


== References ==
== See Also ==
* [[Tikoo]]
* [[Mattoo]]
* [[Parimoo]]


== References ==
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Ganjoo, also spelt as Ganju is a Kashmiri Pandit clan or surname,[1][2][3] native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Notable people

See Also

References

  1. ^ Pandit, Bansi (2008). Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. p. 99. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved June 5, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Agrawal, Premendra (August 20, 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved June 5, 2024. Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo.
  3. ^ Wani, Muhammad Ashraf; Wani, Aman Ashraf (2023). The Making of Early Kashmir- Intercultural Networks and Identity Formation. Taylor & Francis. p. 72. ISBN 9781000836554. Retrieved June 5, 2024. The ethnicity was also constructed on the basis of tribal background, occupations or some contingencies. For instance, the brahamanas were divided into 103 gotras (tribal divisions), and each gotra was divided into distinctive families famous after family appellation called kram. Kram is often the relic of a nickname applied to the ancestor of the subdivision. And when during the rule of Muslims, some of them held different positions in the state apparatus. They came to be called after those offices such as Razdan, Fotadar, Ambardar, Ganju, Karawani, Diwani, Qazi, Muhatasib, Naqib, Amin and Waguzari, which became their permanent surnames.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)