Malhotra
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Malhotra (Hindī: मलहोत्रा) is a Khatri family surname originating from the Indian region of Punjab, common with both Hindu and Sikh families. Malhotra's are Kshatriya caste (the warrior and ruling caste in the varna system).
Along with Khanna, Kapur, & Mehra/Malhotra they are part of the Kshatriya / Khatri Dhai Gar (which means 2 1/2 families).
The Malhotra's are the descendants of the Kshatriya King Yudhishtra (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, yudhiṣṭhira) who was the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, king of Hastinapura and Indraprastha. He was the principal protagonist of the Kurukshetra War, and for his unblemished piety, known as Dharmaraja (Most pious one).
Mehrotra is a modified form of Malhotra , which is itself may be an extended form of Mehra (Panjabi mérā ‘chief’, ‘master’).
The Malhotras are from Punjab and the Mehrotra are from the state of U.P. Mehrotra along with Tandon , Kapoor and Seth are part of the small Khatri community of U.P. Tandon Kapur Seth Verma are also Punjabi Khatris , However the social,cultural , linguistic and religious customs of UP Khatris are distinct from Punjabi Khatris .
In current times the Malhotra family in line with their Kshatriya origins play a prominent role in the Armed forces where they have occupied a large number of the senior posts in the Army, Navy and Air force including that of Chief of Defence staff.
The Malhotra family were the subject of the 500 long Television series "Swabhimaan" directed by Mahesh Bhatt.
[edit] Prominent Malhotra's
ARMED FORCES
- General Om Prakash Malhotra PVSM, 13th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, former Governor of Punjab, Administrator of Chandigarh
- General J. C. Malhotra, (retd) PVSM, AVSM, VSM
- Lt. General Yash Malhotra AVSM
- Lt. General S P Malhotra PVSM
- Major General Raj Krishan Malhotra AVSM
- Major General I C Malhotra
- Major General Deepak Malhotra, Commandant of the Army Selection Centre South
- Surg Vice Admiral S Malhotra, Director General Medical Service (Navy)
- Rear Admiral H C Malhotra
- Vice Admiral Vijay Malhotra
GOVERNMENT
- Professor Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Politician; Deputy head of the BJP, Chairman Parliament Public Accounts Committee
- Justice H.R.Malhotra; Justice Delhi High Court
- R. N. Malhotra; Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Executive Director IMF
- S.G.Malhotra ; Secretary-General Lok Sabha (Parliament)
- Subhash Malhotra; Director General of Police, President of the Indian Police Service Officers’ Association (IPSOA)
- Jagmohan Malhotra, former Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture, Governor Of Kashmir, Lt. Governor of Delhi
- Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra
- Ms Nisha Malhotra, Chief Commissioner Delhi Zone
- VK Malhotra, Commissioner of Police, Kanpur
- S C Malhotra Bombay Police Commissioner
ACADEMIA
- Professor Vivek Malhotra ; Professor of Biology, University of California
- Professor Yudhishtar (Malhotra) ; former Head of the English Department University of Delhi, Governor Hindu College
- Dr Yogesh Malhotra ; Founding Chairman of the BRINT Institute
- Paven Malhotra, Senior Editor of the Harvard International Review
- Prof RC Malhotra former Director IIT, Indian Institutes of Technology
BUSINESS
- Arjun Malhotra, CEO Techspan and founder HCL
- Satish Chandra Malhotra: Industrialist; Chairman Empire Industries
- Harbans Lal Malhotra; Industrialist
- Sanjay Mehrotra ; Founder and President of SanDisk Corporation
- Arjun Malhotra. CEO, Headstrong
- Vikram Malhotra, head of McKinsey & Co.'s New York office
- Dina Nath Malhotra; Publisher, President Emeritus - Federation of Indian Publishers
- Romi Malhotra; Managing Director DELL India
- T K Malhotra Chairman, Automobile Association
OTHER
- Manish Malhotra; Fashion Designer
- Mrs S Malhotra - former Maharani of Indore
- Master Tara Singh (Malhotra) ; Freedom fighter
- Manny Malhotra ; Pro Ice Hockey player, Center for Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers
- Air Commodore Ravish Malhotra, Astronaut
[edit] References
- M.A. Sherring, Hindu Castes and Tribes as represented in Banares, 1872.
- Raja Vanvihari Kapur, The History of Khatris
- The Indian Diaspora in Central Asia and Its Trade, 1550-1900 by Scott Cameron Levi.
http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/governors.aspx
- Denzil Ibbetson, Edward MacLagan, H.A. Rose "A Glossary of The Tribes & Casts of The Punjab & North-West Frontier Province", 1911 AD, Page 501-526, Vol II,
- Temple, R.C. "The Legends of The Panjab", 1884, Reprinted by Institute of Folk Heritage, Islamabd, 1981.
- *http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98jul26/sunday/filmtv.htm
- Khatris An Elite Group http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00006053&channel=civic%20center&threshold=1&layout=0&order=0&start=120&end=129&page=1
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/malhotra_ravish.htm
