Puri (surname)

Puri is an Indian surname from the Khatri community of Punjab.[1]

They have origins in the district of Lahore in Majha Punjab. Puri Khatris were the hereditary governors (qanungos) in Pathankot and Batala.[2] Gharat Khasa village near Sialkot was also held by the Puri Khatris.[3]

Origin and etymology

The Dictionary of American Family Names by the Oxford University Press notes that puri means a small town in Punjabi but it is uncertain whether this is related with the surname.[4]

Another theory derives it from the Purus,[5][6] the mythological Indo-Aryan tribe.

Buddha Prakash, Professor of History and of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Director of the Institute of Indic Studies, said:

The Purus settled between the Asikni and the Parusni, whence they launched their onslaught on the Bharatas, and after the initial rebuff in the Dasarajna War, soon regrouped and resumed their march on the Yamuna and the Sarasvati and subsequently merged with the Bharatas, Some of their off-shoots lingered on in the Punjab and one of their scions played a notable part in the events of the time at Alexander's invitation. They probably survived in the Punjab under the name of Puri, which is a sub-caste of the Khatris.[5]

Notable people

Bankers

Businessmen and Managers

Film actors

Independence activists and martyrs

Journalists
  • Balraj Puri, journalist, writer and human rights activist
  • Kavita Puri, British journalist, radio broadcaster, and author. She wrote the 2019 book, "Partition Voices: Untold British Stories"
  • Narottam Puri, Indian sports journalist and broadcaster.
  • Pratima Puri, Indian journalist best known for being Doordarshan’s first newsreader.
  • Rajinder Puri, Indian cartoonist, veteran columnist and political activist. He was on the staff of The Hindustan Times and The Statesman.
  • Shri Gopal Puri, Indian journalist

Politicians

Singers
  • Sanam Puri, Lead Vocalist of the Independent music band SANAM and Bollywood Singer
  • Samar Puri, Guitarist in the band SANAM, popularly known as 'Flying Guitarist'. He is also the sibling of Sanam Puri.

Science and academia

Spirituality

Sports

See also

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
  2. Hira, Bachan Singh (1996). Social Change in the Upper Bari Doab, 1849-1947. Guru Nanak Dev University.
  3. Singh, Fauja (1981). Some Aspects of State and Society Under Ranjit Singh. Master Publishers.
  4. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
  5. Prakash, Buddha (1964). Political and Social Movements in Ancient Panjab. Delhi, Patna, Varanasi: M. Banarsidass. p. 77.
  6. Kosambi, Damodar Dharmanand (1966). Ancient India: A History of its Culture and Civilisation. Delhi: Pantheon Books. pp. 81–83.
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