Sapru

Sapru, also spelled as Sipru or Saproo is a Kashmiri Pandit clan^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and surname native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Notable people

Tej Bahadur Sapru, lawyer, political and social leader^[6]
Muhammad Iqbal^[7] a poet, philosopher and politician.
D.K. Sapru (Daya Krishen Sapru), commonly referred as Sapru, noted character actor of Hindi film, in 1960s–1970s.^[8]
Tej Sapru, Hindi film and television actor, son of D.K. Sapru.^[9]
Jagdish Narain Sapru, prominent businessman
Reema Sapru, Bollywood film writer, director and producer
Rahul Sapru, first-class cricketer playing for Uttar Pradesh
Jatin Sapru, TV sports journalist, television host, broadcaster and cricket commentator.^[10]
Priti Sapru, actress known for her works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema
Sheikh Abdullah and family, politicians^[11]^[12]
Somnath Sapru, prominent journalist, editor, media consultant and historian

References

^ Lawrence, Sir Walter Roper (2005). The Valley of Kashmir. Asian Educational Services. p. 304. ISBN 978-81-206-1630-1. Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following names:— Tikku, Razdan, Kak, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, Pandit, Sapru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu.
^ Schofield, Victoria (2003). Kashmir in conflict. I.B. Tauris & Co. p. 4. ISBN 1860648983. Retrieved 25 June 2012., ...looms rose to 24,000 by 1813. Despite the religious oppression that many hindus were subjected , they were however, useful to the Afghans because of their administrative experience. Kashmiri Pandits were not prevented into entering into government service & there were some families whose names consistently appear in public service - the Dhars, Kauls, Tikkus & Saprus.
^ Agrawal, Premendra (20 August 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved 5 April 2023. 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.
^ Pandit, Bansi. Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
^ Raina, Mohini Qasba (13 November 2014). Kashur The Kashmiri Speaking People: Analytical Perspective. Partridge Singapore. p. 55. ISBN 9781482899450. Retrieved 5 April 2023. Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following names: Tikku, Razdan, Kak, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, Pandit, Sipru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dhar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu. Of these the members of the Dhar family have probably been the most influential.
^ Mohan Kumar (1981). Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru: a political biography. Vipul Prakashan. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Even now there are many distinguished scholars of Persian among the Kashmiri Brahmins in India. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Raja Narendranath to mention two of them.
^ Jai Narain Sharma (1998). Encyclopædia of eminent thinkers, Volume 17. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170226840. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Mohammad Iqbal, the poet philosopher, was born on November 9, 1877 at Sialkot, and died at the peak of his glory and fame in the early hours of April 21, 1938 at Lahore. Sialkot is a border town on Pakistan side of the Punjab; only a few miles beyond the city on the Indian side begins the land man of Jammu and Kashmir. His grandfather, a Sapru Hindu, embraced Islam. He was the first cousin of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru.
^ D.K. Sapru at IMDb
^ Tej Sapru at IMDb
^ "Exclusive Interview with Jatin Sparu". 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ Syed Taffazull Hussain (13 July 2019). Sheikh Abdullah-A Biography: The Crucial Period 1905-1939. 2019 Edition. Syed Taffazull Hussain. ISBN 978-1-60481-603-7.
^ Ajit Bhattacharjea (2008). Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah: Tragic Hero of Kashmir. Lotus collection/Roli Books. ISBN 9788174366719.

[1] Lawrence, Sir Walter Roper (2005). The Valley of Kashmir. Asian Educational Services. p. 304. ISBN 978-81-206-1630-1. Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following names:— Tikku, Razdan, Kak, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, Pandit, Sapru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu.

[2] Schofield, Victoria (2003). Kashmir in conflict. I.B. Tauris & Co. p. 4. ISBN 1860648983. Retrieved 25 June 2012., ...looms rose to 24,000 by 1813. Despite the religious oppression that many hindus were subjected , they were however, useful to the Afghans because of their administrative experience. Kashmiri Pandits were not prevented into entering into government service & there were some families whose names consistently appear in public service - the Dhars, Kauls, Tikkus & Saprus.

[3] Agrawal, Premendra (20 August 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved 5 April 2023. 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.

[Bansi_Pandit-4] Pandit, Bansi. Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

[5] Raina, Mohini Qasba (13 November 2014). Kashur The Kashmiri Speaking People: Analytical Perspective. Partridge Singapore. p. 55. ISBN 9781482899450. Retrieved 5 April 2023. Among the leading Krams may be mentioned the following names: Tikku, Razdan, Kak, Munshi, Mathu, Kachru, Pandit, Sipru, Bhan, Zitshu, Raina, Dhar, Fotadar, Madan, Thusu, Wangnu, Muju, Hokhu, and Dulu. Of these the members of the Dhar family have probably been the most influential.

[Mohan_Kumar-6] Mohan Kumar (1981). Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru: a political biography. Vipul Prakashan. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Even now there are many distinguished scholars of Persian among the Kashmiri Brahmins in India. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Raja Narendranath to mention two of them.

[Jai_Narain_Sharma-7] Jai Narain Sharma (1998). Encyclopædia of eminent thinkers, Volume 17. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170226840. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2007. Mohammad Iqbal, the poet philosopher, was born on November 9, 1877 at Sialkot, and died at the peak of his glory and fame in the early hours of April 21, 1938 at Lahore. Sialkot is a border town on Pakistan side of the Punjab; only a few miles beyond the city on the Indian side begins the land man of Jammu and Kashmir. His grandfather, a Sapru Hindu, embraced Islam. He was the first cousin of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru.

[8] D.K. Sapru at IMDb

[9] Tej Sapru at IMDb

[10] "Exclusive Interview with Jatin Sparu". 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[Hussain2019-11] Syed Taffazull Hussain (13 July 2019). Sheikh Abdullah-A Biography: The Crucial Period 1905-1939. 2019 Edition. Syed Taffazull Hussain. ISBN 978-1-60481-603-7.

[Bhattacharjea2008-12] Ajit Bhattacharjea (2008). Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah: Tragic Hero of Kashmir. Lotus collection/Roli Books. ISBN 9788174366719.

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