Bhan

Bhan is a Kashmiri Pandit clan and surname[1][2][3] native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bhan as a surname is also used by Punjabi Saraswat Brahmins.

Notable People with surname :

  • Ashok Bhan (born 1950), retired Indian Police Service officer, Director General of Police Intelligence and Director General of Police Prisons
  • Gopinath Bhan (1898–1968), also called Bhagwan Gopinath Ji, mystic saint of Kashmir in India
  • Maharaj Kishan Bhan (1947–2020), Indian Paediatrician and Clinical Scientist
  • Mona Bhan, cultural anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at DePauw University
  • Pushkar Bhan (1926–2008), radio actor and script writer from Kashmir
  • Shereen Bhan (born 1976), Indian journalist and news anchor

See also

In Scottish Gaelic, the word for white is bàn (also bhàn, bhàin), as in:

  • An Eala Bhàn ("The White Swan"), a Scottish Gaelic love song composed by Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna during the Battle of the Somme
  • Battle of Coille Bhan (Battle of the White Wood) was fought in 1721 near Attadale, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands
  • Beinn Bhàn (disambiguation), meaning White Mountain in Gaelic, is a common name, applied to several hills in different parts of Scotland
  • Beinn Bhan (Applecross), a mountain in the highlands of Scotland, lying on the Applecross peninsula, on the north side of Loch Kishorn
  • Beinn Bhan (Arkaig), a Scottish mountain situated in the Lochaber region of the Highland Council Area
  • Binn Bhan, a mountain in County Galway, Ireland, the highest of the Twelve Bens, and the highest peak in Galway
  • Leine bhan, ("White Shirt"), a distinctive smock which trangressors of ecclesiastical law in Scotland were at one time obliged to wear

Other names including the word Bhan:

  • Takali Bhan, small village in Shrirampur taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India
  • Bhan Syedabad, a small town near Dadu, Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan

References
  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. Agrawal, Premendra (August 20, 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved April 5, 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Pandit, Bansi. Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
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