Arneja
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The Arneja ancestry is of the Punjab and Sindh. In India, they reside in Punjab (India), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Gujarat and other parts of the country. In Pakistan, they are mainly found in Punjab (Pakistan) and Sindh. They have also spread to all parts of the world due in part to the rising communal tension resulting from the division of India into Pakistan and India. Many Arnejas of Sikh and Hindu affiliation were suddenly forced to move to India at the time of Partition in the late 1940s. Many lost land and property during the exodus.
The Arneja people are of Kshatriya caste and are thus of warrior ancestry. They are a group of Indo-Aryans who remained in the Indus Valley throughout most of their history. There is likely Iranian influence and blood through the migrations of Persians into the South Asian heartland. Today, they can be found throughout the world.
Since the end of World War 2, many Arnejas in India and abroad in North America are educated professionals in Engineering, Medicine, Surgery and other related professions.
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