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Kapoor

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Kapoor, Kapur
Pronunciation'K_Poor'
Language(s)Punjabi
Hindko
Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)
Origin
Region of originPunjab
Other names
Variant form(s)Kapur

Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri caste[2] found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.[3][full citation needed][4]

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Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:

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Army

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  • General Deepak Kapoor, chief of Army staff, Indian Army
  • H. L. Kapur, former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress
  • Raj Kumar Kapoor, former colonel in Indian Army
  • Sanjeev Kapoor (air marshal), Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. Currently, he is serving as the director general – Inspection and Flight Safety

Artists

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Authors

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Bureaucrats and politicians

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Businessmen

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Chefs

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Directors and producers

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Film actors

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See also: Kapoor family

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Science and technology

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Singers and dancers

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  • Geeta Kapoor, Indian choreographer and television personality.
  • Himani Kapoor, Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.
  • Kanika Kapoor, singer
  • Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer who sang "Mere Desh ki Dharti".
  • Meena Kapoor. Indian playback singer
  • Raman Kapoor, Indian singer and songwriter. He was a contestant on the TV shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Rising Star.
  • Sneha Kapoor, Indian salsa dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She is popularly known as "The Indian Salsa Princess".
  • Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian", pop singer

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kumari, Ashok Pratap Singh& Patiraj (2007). Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-200-9. The Nais have several got/gotra and clans. Among the gotra, the common ones are Kasab/Kashyap, Bhardwaj and Kaundal.Several Rajput clans are distinguished which are also used as surnames by younger, educated persons, viz., Jaswal, Jammual, Patial, Chandel,Katoch and others like Kapoor and Gangotiya.
  2. ^ Kumari, Ashok Pratap Singh& Patiraj (2007). Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-200-9. The Nais have several got/gotra and clans. Among the gotra, the common ones are Kasab/Kashyap, Bhardwaj and Kaundal.Several Rajput clans are distinguished which are also used as surnames by younger, educated persons, viz., Jaswal, Jammual, Patial, Chandel,Katoch and others like Kapoor and Gangotiya.
  3. ^ Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
  4. ^ Patrick Hanks (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names (2003 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19977-169-1. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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