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Khatris claim to be Rajput and believe that their community name is a corrupt form of Kshatriya. They are largely engaged in mercantile activities. … Before independence Khatris were one of the major communities of Punjab who traced their origin to one segment of Kshatriya of Manu’s Varna. What isRead More →

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Indian (chiefly Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name based on the name of a prominent mercantile community in the Panjab. … Several well-known Sikh gurus, including Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, have come from the Khatri community. The vast majority of the Khatris are, however, Hindus. IsRead More →